Scientists have identified DRT7, a bacterial protein that appears capable of starting DNA synthesis without a traditional DNA template.
In a new study, researchers show that DRT7 can produce a first DNA strand through a protein-primed process, then use another domain to build the complementary strand. The study describes it as the first enzyme shown to perform this kind of template-independent first-strand synthesis followed by second-strand synthesis.
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What if death were just a checkpoint? Cryonics exists at the edge of science and belief.
While hundreds of people have already chosen long-term cryonic preservation, the field remains hypothetical, with no proven revivals to date.
What’s being preserved isn’t life itself, but time, structure, and the possibility that future science may one day know more than we do now.
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The words we use at work are always catching up to the world we live in.
When generations sound different, they are reflecting different tools, pressures, and assumptions about how work should happen. And as more generations work side by side, communication may become one of the clearest signals of where the future of work is heading.
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Which one are you?
Reading fiction isn’t just a hobby, research shows that readers of novels outperform others in social cognition, develop stronger empathy, and experience stories almost as if they were real life, and these effects are measurable and backed by neuroscience.
Share this with someone who loves reading and show them that novels are quite literally life-changing.
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Some futures begin as a line of fiction.
Future Stories 2026 is now open for sci-fi short stories up to 2,500 words. Choose one of the provided one-liners, take it somewhere unexpected, and submit before 31 July for a chance to be recognized at the Dubai Future Forum 2026.
For more info about the guidelines, visit the link in bio.
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Astronomical events are often described as brief and explosive. This one refuses that rhythm.
First observed in 2018 and studied again years later, a known supermassive black hole is still increasing in power after tearing apart a star. The behaviour challenges assumptions about how long these systems remain active and how energy moves through galaxies over time.
Some of the most extreme processes in the universe may not be sudden at all, but prolonged, patient, and still unfinished.
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شتلة صغيرة.. تكبر في بيوتكم ومزارعكم، وتضفي على أحياء دبي جمالاً وظلاً وحياة. #هيئة_تنمية_المجتمع #عام_الأسرة #موسم_شجرة_الشعلة
A small sapling …
growing in your homes and on your farms, bringing shade, beauty, and life to Dubai’s neighborhoods.
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مقتطفات من مشاركة مختبرات دبي للمستقبل في "اصنع في الإمارات" لعام 2026.
من الروبوتات الذاتية المطوّرة بالتعاون مع جامعة خليفة إلى أدوات الملكية الفكرية المتقدمة، عكست المشاركة جهوداً متواصلة لدعم منظومة الصناعة والتكنولوجيا في دولة الإمارات.
#دبي_للمستقبل #مختبرات_دبي_للمستقبل #اصنع_في_الإمارات2026
Highlights from Dubai Future Labs’ participation at Make it in the Emirates 2026.
From autonomous robotics developed in collaboration with @khalifauniversity to advanced intellectual property tools, the showcase reflected ongoing efforts to support the UAE’s industrial and technology ecosystem.
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Dubai Future Labs (DFL) is participating in Make it in the Emirates 2026, showcasing future-focused innovations supporting the UAE’s industrial and innovation ecosystem.
At the exhibition, Dubai Future Labs demonstrated an autonomous collaborative mobile manipulation robot named Picker, developed in collaboration with Khalifa University, and an autonomous warehouse logistics robot called Bolt.
It also provided a sneak peek into the Dubai IP Hub’s new IP Builder for Copyrights, the first in a wider series of IP builders that will include a Trademark Builder and a Patent Builder.
Visit Dubai Future Labs at the UAE Pavilion Atrium, A-15 & A-17.
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تشارك مختبرات دبي للمستقبل في فعاليات "اصنع في الإمارات" لعام 2026، حيث تعرض ابتكارات متقدمة تُسهم في دعم منظومة الصناعة والابتكار في دولة الإمارات.
وخلال المعرض، قدمت مختبرات دبي للمستقبل روبوت "بيكر" للتعامل الذاتي والتنقّل التعاوني، المطوّر بالتعاون مع جامعة خليفة، إلى جانب روبوت "بولت" المخصص للعمليات اللوجستية الذكية داخل المستودعات. كما قدمت لمحة سريعة عن "نظام إنشاء حقوق الملكية الفكرية" كجزء من منصة دبي للملكية الفكرية، الأول ضمن سلسلة متكاملة من الأدوات، تشمل "نظام إنشاء العلامات التجارية" و"نظام إنشاء براءات الاختراع".
زوروا منصة مختبرات دبي للمستقبل في جناح الإمارات – A-15 و A-17.
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If your body could tell you exactly what it needs, would you still eat the same way?
For too long, nutrition has been standardised, but biology isn’t standard. As personalised systems emerge, nutrition may become something tailored to us in real time.
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This is not the work of science fiction; it’s what scientists are building right now!
These unbelievable breakthroughs are proof that science is moving faster than we think… And this is only the beginning.
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