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Bacteria of seabed sediments can
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Bacteria of seabed sediments can

Bacteria in the seabed sediments can take advantage of metallic minerals in sediments, form the nano-grid and generate electricity.

December 17, 2018
Ants determine direction by smell
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Ants determine direction by smell

Thanks to the ability to sense many smells at once, a desert ant in Tusinia uses odor information to create an image of the surrounding environment.

December 17, 2018
Kill plants with insects
Biology

Kill plants with insects

He has just experimented with a campaign to prevent weed invasion with a tiny louse native to Japan.

December 17, 2018
Successfully cultured auditory neurons
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Successfully cultured auditory neurons

Scientists from Kyoto University (Japan) have successfully cultivated original auditory neurons based on the use of multifunctional stem cells (iPS) from rat skin.

December 17, 2018