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Century trees rarely bloom
The owner of the garden, Gerald Brantley, has put a sign to attract tourists to see plants rarely bloom. Even if it is not 100 years old, this plant rarely flowers, even…
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Discovering mosquito species without 'blood meal'
Researchers found that, instead of spawning in ponds and marshes, culex molestus mosquitoes have adapted to underground life, especially in septic pits and unused rainwa…
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Gene helps increase rice yield and quality
First, scientists at the Academy of Social Sciences (China) conducted a study of Pakistan Basmati rice, a well-known world famous rice variety, and found that GW8 gene h…
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Nature rebelled against biotechnology
In 2003, biotech giant Monsanto developed a genetically modified corn that is resistant to rootworm by using Cry3Bb1 Protein, derived from the bacterium Bacillus thuring…
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Giant butterflies, wingspan 30cm appear in Gia Lam
During the past few days, people in hamlet 7 (Dong Du, Gia Lam, Hanoi), suburban Hanoi, were surprised when they saw the giant butterfly, with wingspan of 30cm, appeared…
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Watch out for deadly parasite infections from cats
The parasite Toxoplasma gondii not only resides on cats but also lives on any warm-blooded animal. People may be infected with T. gondii parasites when exposed to cat fe…
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Discover the world's smallest fly
The world's smallest fly has just been discovered in Thailand, has a body length of only 0.4mm - less than a fifth of the fruit fly and less than 1 grain of salt. Dr. Br…
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Mysterious bacteria on Easter Island
Scientists have discovered a mysterious bacterium on Easter Island (Chile), able to improve the memory of the elderly, even treat Alzheimer's disease. A group of scienti…
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The more parasites live longer
The more parasites in the ecosystem, the less likely the hosts will be infected with the parasite. These parasites compete and push each other out of their residence. An…
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First appeared cassava mealybug damage pink powder in Vietnam
According to the Plant Protection Department, now in Tay Ninh province, new pests appear on cassava (cassava), called pink powder mealybugs. This is a dangerous pest, di…
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The unique gift of fireflies
In addition to glowing to seduce mates, male fireflies also offer a unique
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Genetically modified mosquitoes prevent dengue
Brazil will release an army of genetically modified mosquitoes into the environment to prevent dengue epidemic spread across Brazil, causing nearly 500,000 people to get…
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Bacteria from marine algae - new weapons to prevent cavities effectively
It was a surprising finding by scientists at the University of Newcastle (UK), while they were studying the bacterial strain of marine algae called Bacillus licheniformi…
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Honey can replace antibiotics
According to the Russian news agency Rosbalt, experts at the Department of Microbiology at the Amsterdam Medical Research Center have discovered the bee's immune system…
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Cockroaches 'invasion' city of Italy
Large red cockroaches - insects with a body length of up to 7cm, appear throughout Naples in large numbers and health workers constantly spray cockroaches to underground…