Scientists from the University of Oxford have developed a microscopic transport system in which the movement of cargo is controlled by DNA. The study was published in the journal Nature Nanotechnology . The system is based on the natural transport system of eukaryotic cells. It consists of “rail” microtubules, fluorescent cargoes attached to DNA, and motor proteins. The latter were created by combining the natural motor protein kinesin and a protein that binds to a specific DNA sequence.

The film “Thor 2: The Dark World” (Thor: The Dark World), about a demigod from another world who finds himself on Earth, became the box office leader in the US and Canada over the weekend of November 8-10, reports Reuters . The film grossed $86.1 million in North American theaters. In total, since October 30, when the film was released in a number of countries, the film has earned $327 million worldwide, of which $11 million came from screenings in IMAX theaters.

Since November 11, the Bank of Russia has revoked the license to carry out core activities from two credit organizations: the Samara Interregional Volga-Kama Bank for Reconstruction and Development (Volga-Kama Bank) and the Moscow Stroindbank. This is stated in the official press releases of the regulator (you can read them here and here ).

Former head of YUKOS Mikhail Khodorkovsky has been nominated for the Golden Pen journalistic prize. this on November 11 . reported The press center of Khodorkovsky and Lebedev Khodorkovsky was nominated for the prize by the editors of Novaya Gazeta. The convicted entrepreneur is presented as a freelance writer for the publication, which published six of his articles between 2012 and 2013.

The song by The Uchpochmack project “Someday,” which features Zemfira’s vocals, topped the chart in the Russian branch of the iTunes online store. Sales data for the period from November 4 to November 10 is available to Lenta.ru. The track "Someday" appeared on iTunes on November 5. Despite the English title, the song is sung in Russian. Zemfira's name is not mentioned in the store in connection with this composition.

A domestic gas explosion occurred in a residential building in the village of Zagorskie Dali, Sergiev Posad municipal district, Moscow region. This was reported by the Regional Directorate of the Ministry of Emergency Situations. The incident occurred on November 11 at approximately 9:30 am in a nine-story building. As a result of the explosion, part of the house between the eighth and ninth floors was damaged; According to preliminary data, four apartments were damaged.

Philippine President Benigno Aquino declared a national disaster in the country on November 11 due to the devastating consequences of the powerful Typhoon Haiyan, GMA News reports. The head of state made a corresponding statement during a televised address to the people. A number of measures will be introduced in the affected areas of the Philippines to quickly overcome the consequences of the natural disaster.

Defender of the English football club Manchester United Nemanja Vidic was taken to hospital after the game with London Arsenal. Sky Sports reports this with reference to Manchester United head coach David Moyes. Vidic suffered a head injury during a collision with teammate, goalkeeper David de Gea. Moyes described the incident as an accident, adding that from the outside the collision between defender and goalkeeper looked terrible.

The Russian government opposes the proposal to sell Rosneft a 20 percent state stake in the Novorossiysk Commercial Sea Port (NCSP). newspaper writes about this in its issue dated November 11 The Vedomosti , citing unnamed sources. According to the publication, in a report to Russian President Vladimir Putin, the government will indicate that the preferred options would be either the sale of the state-owned stake in NCSP to a strategic investor, or its placement on the stock exchange.

At least two people were killed as a result of a domestic gas explosion in the Moscow region. reports this Interfax with reference to the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs for the Moscow Region. A source in the emergency services of the Sergiev Posad region clarified that there was a child among the dead. Two more residents of the building where the explosion occurred sought medical help. According to RIA Novosti , they were hospitalized.

In the United States, the author of the term “fiscal cliff,” journalist Walter Stern, died on November 2 at the age of 89. An obituary appeared in The New York Times on November 8. The cause of Stern's death has not been announced. The journalist lived in the settlement of Roslyn Harbor in New York State. The authors of the article claim that the phrase “fiscal cliff” first appeared in the October 20, 1957 issue of The New York Times, authored by Stern.

An unnamed Iranian rock musician living in New York shot and killed three of his bandmates on the night of November 11, wounded a fourth and committed suicide, reports the Associated Press . According to preliminary data, the reason for the disagreement between the members of the Yellow Dogs group could be the desire of the other musicians to kick out the alleged killer.

Medical documents indicating that Marilyn Monroe had plastic surgery were sold at auction, reports Agence France-Presse . The auction took place in California and was organized by the auction house Julien's Auctions. For the recordings they managed to earn 25 thousand 600 dollars (who exactly became the buyer of Monroe’s cards is not specified). The money will be donated to an organization that provides assistance to people in need of recovery operations.

Enthusiasts have filmed a remake of the film “The Hunger Games”, in which cats played the roles, reports the Social News Daily resource. A viral video called “CATS remake HUNGER GAMES with Cardboard!” appeared on the YouTube channel on Thursday, November 7 and at the time of writing, it had received about 80 thousand views. The video description states that the actors for this production were cats taken from the California shelter Petopia Animal Rescue .

Cornelius Gurlitt, in whose apartment about one and a half thousand works of art were discovered, is in Munich and lives at the same address. This is the opinion of journalists from the publication Paris Match, who photographed the 79-year-old gray-haired man and posted his photo on their website. According to correspondents, they saw Gurlitt leaving his house in Munich. At the same time, the information that Gurlitt is alive and in Germany was confirmed by Der Spiegel.