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Cooperation in human genome research
In fact, for every group of more than 3,000 people, there will be at least one part of their individual genome arranged in a sequence, so learning about individual genom…
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'Spider web' in Pakistan
The web covered the trees in a village in Pakistan after a terrible flood last summer, creating an unusual sight.
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Transgenic dairy cows produce human milk
Newborn babies can eat breast milk produced from dairy cows after scientists have successfully created a genetically modified cow that can give milk the same as human mi…
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Study how the bacteria communicate
Researchers at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem, Israel, have discovered a way in which bacteria can communicate with each other through nanotubes.
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Strange banana trees show more than 100 flowers
In recent days, many curious people rushed to Mr. Tran Quoc Cuong's house (in Kinh Cu hamlet, Hung Dien B commune, Tan Hung district, Long An province) to see strange ba…
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Dragonfly species change color as adults
Wild Animal Protection (WAR) announced the discovery of a new species of dragonfly for Vietnam, Melaleuca dragonfly (Aethriamanta aethra).
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Discovered an unprecedented large spider fossil
Scientists say they have discovered a large fossil spider never seen in China's Inner Mongolia region.
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Admire the huge 75-year-old corpse
After 75 years of waiting, caregivers of giant Titan Arum flowers have the opportunity to admire the first flower.
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'Desert' dragonfly in England
The changing climate of the Earth leads to a change in the habitat of some animals. Dragonflies have taken advantage of this situation to turn many parts of England into…
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Coconut fruit weighs nearly 9 kg
Pair of coconut with each fruit weighing nearly 9 kg displayed at the exhibition of Golden Rice Cotton Fair in Soc Trang is taking place, attracting hundreds of turns of…
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New discovery about the origin of rice
A group of researchers found rice may have first appeared about 9,000 years ago in China's Yangtze River valley ...
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Teamwork helps fire ants to die in floods
Fire ants use their own bodies to connect with other ants to form lifesavers, capable of floating on the water to help them survive when the water rises.
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Research on global warming through petrography
Four paleontologists from Canada and the United States have studied fossils of a giant ant in the Denver Museum, thereby understanding how global warming affects the dis…
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New success on clonal ginseng breeding
After a long wait, the asexual ginseng plants were introduced by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Duong Tan Nhut - Deputy Director of Tay Nguyen Institute of Biology (Da Lat, Lam Dong C…
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Sequoia - the longest 'Witness' on the planet
More than 4,000 years ago, in the country of Egypt, pharaohs were building Pyramids in the wet lands of California sprouting the first sequoia seeds.