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Bacteria can regulate the sex of the host
Some bacteria can adjust the proportion of females and males in some insects.
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Termites do not necessarily have to reproduce sexually
Scientists at the University of North Carolina and three other universities in Japan have demonstrated for the first time that lords can reproduce in both sexual and ase…
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Detection of the 15th gene causes congenital blindness
A group of scientists from the US, Canada and the Netherlands have just announced that they have discovered a gene associated with congenital blindness LCA.
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Trees grow fast thanks to the greenhouse effect
Plants are growing at a faster rate because of the increasing amount of carbon dioxide in the air.
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Use bacteria to produce biofuels
The ability to turn CO2 into methane with electric current from some species of bacteria can help humans create huge renewable sources of renewable energy.
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Pressure makes people evolve faster
Scientists claim that human evolution has not stopped because our genes are responding to changes from the outside environment.
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Extinguish desire to keep your partner
Male fruit flies often secretly release protein into the partner's body, making females no longer want to mate with other guys.
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'Western salary of women' in the ant world
US scientists have found a tropical ant species reproduce without mating with males. Their team is full of ants.
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Iran successfully cloned a female goat
Iranian scientists have just released a female goat by cloning method.
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New findings on stroke-related genes
According to a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine (US), scientists have discovered important genetic differences that significantly increase the risk…
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Genome analysis of heat-resistant and drought-resistant cereals in the face of climate change risks.
Global climate is changing, and these changes have affected the supply and safety of food.
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Natural anti-mosquito compound
Isolongifolenone, a natural compound found in Tauroniro (Humiria balsamifera) in North America, is found to be able to block mosquitoes and lice.
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Goat secretes human milk
Russian scientists have found a way to manipulate genes to create female goats that can secrete the same milk as human milk, used as a raw material to produce effective…
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Detecting mechanisms to prolong human life
Italian scientists have found a mechanism that can help people live longer, which is neutralizing a blood molecule that regulates blood pressure codenamed AT1A.
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Detection of gene variants increases the risk of myocardial infarction
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