The basic aim of scientific research is the betterment of mankind. Those who dedicate their lives to the laboratory for decades are immortalised through discoveries that are crucial to mankind. Their discoveries give humans more strength and confidence. The list of achievements from last year's scientific and technological advancements is not a small hope for this new year. Those hopes range from solar-style energy production to gene editing.
Last year, we took a crucial step on our way to a universe that holds fantastical secrets. The world has one of the most important scientific achievements of this century with the release of the first images by NASA, combining the images captured by the James Webb space telescope. The journey of the world since the origin of the universe in search of valuable secrets and information will be a little easier. In the coming months, James Webb is expected to shed light on problems such as how gas structures evolve into stars and how the ionisation process took place in elements such as hydrogen after the Big Bang explosion.
One of the most revolutionary discoveries in human history, the secret outline of the human genome, was presented in the US 22 years ago. The human genetic map is our textbook for self-identification. At that time, the world knew that gene mapping and sequencing were going to make a huge difference in the field of medicine. The world heard with pride that a teenage girl in Britain was completely cured of leukaemia through genetic modification, one of the major achievements of the past year. This was achieved through a process called base editing. Our genetic makeup contains the instructions for how our body should function. Base editing is a technology that allows the precise study of an individual's genetic makeup and the fine-tuning of its molecular structure.
Another great achievement was that when a pig's heart was transplanted into an American by the University of Maryland Medical Center in the US, it proved that organs from other animals can be used for organ transplantation. Last year, researchers in Israel and the US developed a biological computer (microprocessor) capable of monitoring various substances in the environment, and Dr. David Sinclair from Harvard Medical School in the US demonstrated that ageing cells in mice can be changed to their previous versions that are youthful.
The nuclear fusion experimental achievement of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory researchers in the US shows a new way for the world to face a severe energy crisis. If this process, which takes place in the stars, can be carried out on a controlled scale on Earth, the hope of energy without nuclear waste will come true. The successful return of the unmanned Orion probe, launched as the first phase of NASA's Artemis mission, to orbit the moon and return to Earth will fuel efforts to return humans to the moon.
In this way, the many critical achievements achieved by the science and technology sector last year make humanity rich in hope in this new year. Let scientific progress and morality go hand in hand.
Summary: The Year of Science is a time to hope for the betterment of mankind.
