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Discover the gene that forms the fruit shape
The gene, SUN, is only the second gene discovered to play an important role in forming the long form of many different tomato varieties, according to Esther van der Knaa…
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Dollar larvae are cloned to deceive the enemy
In nature there are many creatures trying to make their bodies become as big as possible to threaten their enemies. But sand dollar larvae have a different strategy to a…
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Advantages of parasitic plants and animals.
The irony is that by damaging parasites sometimes help the host. Scientists have discovered that pollinated wasps, Pleistodontes imperialis and an Australian species (Fi…
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The 'corruption' of the royal class spread in the world of ants
According to researchers at the University of Leeds and Copenhagen, the world of ants is far from being a collaborative social model, it is flooded with fraud and corrup…
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How do you understand the evolutionary tree (Part I)
Only one image has made pages in Charles Darwin's Origin Species - first published in 1859 - with more fame. It is a tree diagram - like a tree branch branching over tim…
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How do you understand the evolutionary tree (Part II)
In this article, we will clearly explain the misconception of the changes that occur at the branches at the vertices, especially the section between the top and the top.…
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Tug of war in the cell
The process of transporting in our body's cells is like the process of transporting goods on the roads. Molecular engines, which are special protein molecules, act as ca…
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The law of evolution is complex
Scientists have found evidence that the laws of evolution make animals more complex. Surveying fossils in the past 550 million years, the team conducted observations of…
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Enzymes designed to protect themselves promise many medical applications
Chemists at the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) and the University of Washington have recently built successful
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Eyesight of mantis shrimp reveals a new observation mode of animals
According to the article by Current Biology researchers published on March 20, 2008, mantis shrimp can be seen in an unprecedented way in any other animal before. This d…
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Major advances in biofuel technology: Garbage today, Ethanol tomorrow
The University of Maryland study, which began with the Chesapeka Bay bacterium, has turned into a process that can transfer large amounts of all industrial waste, from b…
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Microorganisms skip the process of releasing oxygen, absorbing carbon dioxide during photosynthesis
A surprising discovery made by scientists at the Carngie Institute
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New collection of butterflies on Phu Quoc Island
Wildlfife At Risk (WAR) has released a new set of 20 postcards on some of Phu Quoc's butterfly species. The purpose is to encourage and support ecotourism development he…
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Create human embryos containing DNA from 2 women & 1 man
British scientists have created human embryos containing DNA from 2 women and 1 man, a potentially progressive process to prevent cases such as epilepsy, diabetes and he…
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Preventing old age diseases: Consuming energy rather than dieting
By making mice 'skeletal muscles use less energy efficiently, researchers say they have delayed the death of mice and the symptoms associated with old age diseases, incl…