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Bread mold keeps the secret of disabling the gene causing the disease
Most people see bread when they see bread, they leave it. The remaining percentage sees a potential world of small mold species. A University of Missouri scientist, alon…
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Antifungal tomatoes
Scientists at the University of Amsterdam have discovered how to keep tomatoes from wilting - the answer lies in the molecular level. The article about how the plant def…
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Enhance the value of Melaleuca trees
Scientists from Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology have just studied the technology of extracting Melaleuca and activated carbon from Melaleuca. Melaleuca leaves…
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Discover the secret of spider silk stamina
According to new disclosures published by researchers at MIT's Department of Environmental & Civil Engineering (CEE), the strength of biological materials such as spider…
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New step of artificial photosynthesis
Scientists at the Jülich Research Center have taken an important step on the long path to imitate artificial photosynthesis. They can synthesize a stable group of inorga…
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Survival tactics of a species of African fly larvae
The larvae of an African fly can survive terrible droughts thanks to its ability to transform into a candy-like form. Scientists can rely on this ability to study ways t…
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Discover the maturation and spread of dengue virus
Purdue University biologists have identified why the dengue virus must undergo structural transformation to mature in host cells, and how important these changes are. fo…
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Algae will become the key source of hydrogen fuel in the future
As gasoline prices continue to rise, drivers are expecting an alternative fuel source to keep them from tightening their belts.
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Bacteria by antibiotics
Antibiotics work to kill bacteria, not to nourish them. But scientists at Harvard have discovered hundreds of bacteria in the soil that can take advantage of drugs as th…
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Natural selection promotes species formation
In an experiment that was first conducted in nature, evolutionary biologists at the University of British Columbia (UBC) have obtained evidence of one of Charles Darwin'…
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The ability to repair genes can compensate for sex
Birds and bees all have sexual intercourse between males and females, but tiny creatures of the bdelloid rotifer class seem to be completely satisfied with their sexless…
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Why do the little guys still have mates?
In the beetle world, the big guys often win the race to find a mate, by grabbing the enemy's love to chase it away. But the biggest is not always the best. All beetles -…
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Improve fiber material from bamboo
Concerns about long-lasting yarns are creating favorable conditions for the booming of bamboo forests, in which bamboo-based fabrics are becoming the leading environment…
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Microorganisms can be the killers of corals
According to the scientists' speech on April 2, 2008 at the 162th Society for General Microbiology session, corals can die slowly due to changes occurring to the bacteri…
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Bacteria that are resistant to fungi can protect wheat
Bacteria that reside in beneficial flowers will soon participate in the prevention of Fusarium graminearum, a pathogenic fungus of