Scientists believe that cheap methods of reading and analyzing plant DNA will solve the problem of obtaining biofuel, American biologists have proposed using genetic engineering methods to combat global warming. In their opinion, the cost of conducting genetic research has decreased so much that the creation of special varieties of millet for processing in fuel has become a reality.

14:18 // 05/13/2009 The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) published the data that 40% of coral reefs near Southeast Asia had already been destroyed due to global warming and excessive operation of coastal waters. The “coral triangle” of Indonesia occupies only one hundredth from the surface of the Earth, but at the same time concentrated a third of all coral reefs and three quarters of the species of corals, the Air Force reports.

The new device for the diagnosis of metastasis was tested on mice by American scientists from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) created a micro -caner that can be implanted into the body to track malignant tumors. The invention has passed testing in mice and should allow more quickly monitor the formation of metastasis in cancer. The device developed by researchers is a plastic tablet with a diameter of 5 millimeters.

22:19 // 05/13/2009 CSKA became the finalist of the Cup of the country, defeating the metropolitan "Dynamo" in a dramatic confrontation in Khimki near Moscow. Until the 85th minute of the second half, the army men comfortably led 2-0 thanks to the goals of Wagner Lava (from the penalty) and Zhirkov. But then miracles began to happen.

14:33 // 05/13/2009 Two armed people were captured by 15 people while trying to rob a bank in the city of Kushadasy on the coast of the Aegean Sea in the Western Turkey. The head of the city police tried to negotiate with the robbers on Megafon and told them the number of his mobile phone. The Turkish authorities report that one hostage was already released and sent to the hospital, writes Reuters .

The country's authorities want to ban the popular Internet service, the Greek authorities decided to block the popular Google Street View service, which provides three-dimensional photographs of the streets of the world cities for viewing online. The Athenian Information Protection Agency forbade cars with Google cameras to take pictures on the streets of Greek cities. Now Greece expects explanations from Google whether the service is an interference in private life.

20:50 // 13.05.2009 The Bank of Russia does not exclude a further decrease in the refinancing rate and other key cash rates subject to controlled inflation, the first deputy chairman of the Central Bank Alexei Ulyukaev said on May 13, RIA Novosti reports. “If inflation will be controlled as we expected, it is reasonable to assume that a decrease in bets will be within these limits,” said Ulyukaev. Source: gzt.ru

The 62nd Cannes Festival opened with an American fantastic animation, which sets the tone for many shows a fascinating open back of the Italian diva on black and white festival posters beckoning to light, spaciousness and adventures. The giant yellow transformer at the Carlton Hotel covers the embankment of Kruisette with a shadow and is about to dart from the heat across the road, overcome a strip of sand and dives into the Mediterranean wave.

15:08 // 05/13/2009 Media reports that have appeared about the completion of the criminal investigation against employees of the Euroset company, including its former head of Yevgeny Chichvarkin, are not true, the SCP of the Russian Federation, received by RIA Novosti , said.

16:37 // 05/13/2009 Muscovites, due to the crisis, did not buy less food and alcohol products, but began to give preference to cheaper goods. The volumes of the commodity check by the number of purchases did not decrease, but the cost of the check decreased by 8-10%, the head of the capital's department of consumer market and services, Vladimir Malyshkov, told reporters, writes RIA Novosti .

In the west of Turkey, the bank robbers hold 12 people hostage. Currently, the police are trying to make contact with criminals and calls them for negotiations. According to Turkish media, on May 13, two masked people broke into the building of the Vakifbank State Bank in the city of Kushadasy, a popular resort in the west of Turkey. At the time of robbery, there were 15 employees who were taken hostage.

12:42 // 05/13/2009 The Chinese Ministry of Health confirmed the second case of Pig influenza. Analyzes of a 19-year-old student who returned from Canada last week showed a positive result for the H1N1 virus. A sick student living in the city of Ginan in the east of China is placed in isolation. According to the ministry, his condition is improving. Meanwhile, the authorities are trying to establish people with whom he could contact from the time of his return.

10:25 // 05/13/2009 Astronauts "Atlantis" discovered numerous damage on the protective sheathing of shuttle. According to NASA, on the eve, during the next check, the astronauts found a chain of crevel 53 cm long at the casing at the junction of the fuselage with the right wing. According to preliminary estimates, the damage was received during the start of the shuttle on Monday. In photographs, widespread on the eve of NASA, you can see ten small scratches.

In Moscow, the semifinals of the Eurovision Supply contest are held in the table degree of a flock of noisy foreigners with bright badges. Muscovites recall the Olympics-80: then they tried to take out all the ladies of easy behavior, alcoholics, parasites, farmers, and even most children from the city to turn it into a giant spacious decoration for the sport festival. Now the scale is not the same: in Moscow - just Eurovision.

In the European Court of Human Rights, tomorrow is expected to be sentenced to the next series of complaints filed against the Russian authorities by residents of the North Caucasus. Only the plaintiffs in the first and second cases act as victims of a military campaign in Chechnya. In the third case, a resident of Dagestan complains about the brutal circulation during imprisonment.