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How plants respond to gravity, pressure and impact
Scientists at Washington University at St. Louis was the first to identify two proteins that act as mechanically sensitive ion tube activity in plant roots. They have lo…
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The beard's beard function for memory
We all know that the right and left brain hemispheres perform different tasks. Lesions in the left hemisphere weaken language use and perception. The right hemisphere of…
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Bacteria predict environmental changes
New research shows that even bacteria can evolve to predict things that are going to happen based on clues.
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Be careful about stem cell therapy
A single part may contain more than one type of adult stem cell - exploring complicating the prospect of using stem cells to replace damaged tissue to cure diseases, acc…
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For the first time, the image of ovulation is recorded
Scientists have captured a close-up image of a human egg falling out of an ovary, completely coincidentally during a normal operation.
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Genetic tools help clean drinking water
A type of genetic tool used by medical researchers can also be used as a new approach to filter harmful bacteria and viruses from the water.
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Look at the first cell on earth in a new perspective
A team at Harvard University recently created a model of a primitive cell, or protozoan, in a laboratory capable of growing, copying and containing DNA.
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New technology benefits pharmaceutical corporations
Pharmaceutical companies can save millions of pounds thanks to a new technology that can control crystal formation. This technology was developed by University of Leeds…
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LEARN ABOUT ORIGINAL CELL (Part 4)
Adult stem cells are very different from those separated from embryos or fetuses and are present in developed tissues, for example in animals or humans after being born.…
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Bacteria are good for controlling germs
The US Department of Agriculture (ARS) has invented a new way to treat food safety that can increase the effectiveness of traditional food safety methods.
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LEARN ABOUT ORIGINAL CELL (Part 5)
The most promising application of stem cells comes from the ability to transform into many different mature cells with full functionality. Stem cells are a potential sou…
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Is ADHD an advantage of nomadic tribes?
According to a new study, attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) may be useful for Kenyan nomads. Scientists have demonstrated that ADHD-related DRD4 gene versi…
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The parasite turns the host into a bodyguard
There are many examples of parasites that bring about strange behavior changes for their hosts. For example, trematodes can cause ants, intermediate hosts, to move onto…
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LEARN ABOUT ORIGINAL CELL (Last part)
Controversy on embryonic stem cell research involves one of the fundamental problems that the whole society cares about in the debate about avoiding pregnancy, abortion…
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Study population by X chromosome
The department of genetics at Leicester University is well known for its studies of human population using the Y chromosome, which includes the relationship between the…