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Cultured successfully transgenic potato strains
Scientists from India's National Plant Genome Research Institute have successfully cultivated a genetically modified potato strain.
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Bacteria sleep 100 million years in the Arctic Ocean
The thermophilic bacteria on the ocean floor of the Arctic Ocean may have slept for 100 million years to wait for
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Vietnam is obsolete with genetically modified technology
Despite being the second largest rice exporter in the world, 6.7% of Vietnam's population still lacks food. One of the reasons
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Many plants face extinction
Recent research results in the UK show that more than a fifth of the world's plant species are facing the risk of extinction.
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Decode 99% of the genome sequence of cocoa trees
On Wednesday, US scientists said they had decoded 99% of the genetic sequence of cocoa trees. This result can provide more information
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Find the virus related to blood sucking insects
International scientists have successfully studied in the laboratory the causes, pathogens of blood-sucking insects.
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The future: People can regenerate their bodies like animals
A rather interesting scientific information has revealed that scientists have discovered a gene that allows insects to regenerate their body parts after being removed.
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Detecting chewing plants to reduce stress, hunger
During the past centuries, indigenous South Africans often chew on a plant that they believe helps to remove stress ...
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Silkworms change genes for artificial silk production
Notre Dame University (France), Wyoming University (USA) and biotechnology company Kraig Biocraft (USA) have succeeded in producing genetically modified silkworms capabl…
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Plankton thrives on volcanoes
Plankton are the foundation of the marine food chain, they need sunlight to carry out photosynthesis as well as other nutrients like nitrate, phosphate and iron to feed…
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Discover the tree with the largest set of genes
A rare plant species in Japan with scientific name Paris japonica carries on it the largest genome ever known.
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The great role of artificial gene combination technology
American scientists have successfully combined artificial mitochondrial genome on white mice from 8 DNA segments formed by 60 nucleotides.
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Detecting mechanisms to inhibit food allergies
During the experiment, Japanese scientists discovered mechanisms to inhibit food allergies in animal bodies.
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The incredible record of insects
Entomologist Richard Jones has introduced a unique and exotic insect collection with incredible records ...
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The giant butterfly was discovered
A strange butterfly is about as many times as regular butterflies have been discovered.