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Discovered the gene that indicated curly hair
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Discovered the gene that indicated curly hair

Australian scientists found that the gene makes human hair curly or straight. The discovery could pave the way for the creation of hair straightening drugs.

December 17, 2018
New discovery of adaptive function of plants
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New discovery of adaptive function of plants

Plants have the function of regulating the growth state according to the four-season temperature change, so what do they rely on to recognize the temperature change of t…

December 17, 2018
Watermelon fruit weighs nearly 60kg
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Watermelon fruit weighs nearly 60kg

Watermelon fruit weighing nearly 60kg has just been introduced at the Chinese agricultural product processing and circulation fair.

December 17, 2018
Cotton food
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Cotton food

If American scientists' research is successful, there will be a new food that provides millions of people. These are genetically modified cottonseed.

December 17, 2018
Tiny orchid flowers
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Tiny orchid flowers

Scientists say they have just discovered a new plant species. It is a tiny orchid flower with a petal width of only 2.1 mm.

December 17, 2018
Japan feeds stem cells from adult skin
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Japan feeds stem cells from adult skin

Kyoto University scientists have succeeded in cultivating multipurpose artificial stem cells (iPS) taken from adult skin fibroblasts.

December 17, 2018