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Creating multicellular life in vitro
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Creating multicellular life in vitro

For a long time, biologists have been trying to understand the origin of complex life forms from single-celled microorganisms that evolved into reproductive forms of mul…

December 17, 2018
Tiny water bug: the most
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Tiny water bug: the most

According to new research by French and Scottish scientists, the tiny aphid species with scientific name Micronecta Scholtzi is the world's largest sound-producing anima…

December 17, 2018
Insert selected DNA sequences into plants
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Insert selected DNA sequences into plants

Researcher Christopher A. Cullis has found that the environment not only eliminates harmful and useless mutations through natural selection, but also affects beneficial…

December 17, 2018
Molecular signals from insect antennas
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Molecular signals from insect antennas

Insects have a very keen sense of smell. With extremely low odor molecules in the air, it is enough for them to be identified by neurons on the antennas.

December 17, 2018
Bisexual butterflies are born
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Bisexual butterflies are born

A bisexual butterfly has just been born at the Natural History Museum of London, England. Luke Brown, a butterfly expert at the London Museum of Natural History, said on…

December 17, 2018
The second human genome
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The second human genome

A collection of genetic information encodes all microorganisms that are in harmony in our bodies, collectively called microbiomes, forming a second human genome.

December 17, 2018
why are bats afraid of water?
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why are bats afraid of water?

According to LiveScience, scientists learned why bats are so afraid of water and never dare to fly when it rains. They calculated that if the bat feathers get wet, when…

December 17, 2018