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Scientists decipher the sequence of pear genes
In a press release on June 6, the Beijing Gene Institute said the research achievements laid the foundation for the development of higher-yielding, better-quality pears…
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Why mantis female sexual cannibalism?
The cannibalism after mating is common in mantis and some other animals such as spiders, scorpions, crickets, grasshoppers, beetles. This is a problem that evolutionary…
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Stunned art of cockroaches
Robot lab at the University of California (USA) uses slow-speed camcorders to secretly record roaches of cockroaches. They found that the insect used its hind legs to cl…
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Ants smarter than people?
Ants are able to solve complex problems, Australian scientists believe. Thanks to information, ants find optimal routes in the maze where people are always lost. People…
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Typical carnivorous plants
The crown, the scientific name is Drosera burmannii Vahl. The frame has more than 170 subspecies. They are the most common carnivorous plants in the world, they are foun…
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Clonal seeds of Ngoc Linh ginseng
Research 'Asexual propagation research and production of root biomass of Ngoc Linh ginseng
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Love 'madness' lover is about to die
According to researcher Walter Tschinkel at Florida State University (USA),
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Russia first decoded DNA of ancient trunk
Russian scientists have for the first time deciphered the DNA sequence of the ancient timber tree Metasequoia whose remains are found on Axel Heiberg Island, north of Ca…
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Horror rat carnivore
This is a plant close to Nepenthes spathulata, a carnivorous pitcher plant found on Indonesian and Sumatra islands of Indonesia. This plant can grow to more than 5 meter…
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Vietnam's 'flying flowers'
Insects are likened to 'flying flowers' because they often have wings and bodies with vivid colors. In nature this is the group of animals with the most species on earth.
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He knows to heal himself
Research author Michel Simone-Finstrom, University of North Carolina (USA) said: When the beehive appears fungal pathogens and some individuals have been infected, worke…
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Huge pumpkin thanks to 'talking to people'
Chatting with regular trees is one of the measures a British gardener makes to create pumpkins with a mass of more than 140kg and bigger than an armchair.
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Ambergris plant
Perfume is very volatile in the natural environment. So when producing high quality perfumes, it is necessary to have incense to prolong the time of creating aroma on hu…