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Observe complex pigment mixtures in living cells
In a technological advance that allows researchers to observe active cells when performing photosynthesis, they have developed a method that can enhance the effect of bi…
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New technology makes butanol - a better biofuel than ethanol
The team of researchers headed by an environmental engineer at Washington University in Louis is plying with new techniques to produce a biofuel better than ethanol call…
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The evolution of sleep
The roundworm C. elegans, the main subject of research, may be the key to opening the door to one of the central biological mysteries: Why we sleep. Researchers at the U…
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Embryos who cross animals have created monsters?
Embryogenesis by implanting from male skin cells into women's eggs, or injecting the genetic genes of human skin cells into the eggs of animals ... New methods to create…
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Challenging the aging process
Aging and aging are an inevitable part of the lives of most plants and animals. However, some species still live to an extremely rare age, such as a yew tree in England.…
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Research new mosquito killing methods
Being bitten by mosquitoes always makes us feel sharp, especially when the mosquito carries malaria, yellow fever, dengue or West Nile virus. But if researchers at Arizo…
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Giant palm on Madagascar island
The palm has a height of 18m and a canopy diameter of 5m, this is the largest palm tree ever discovered in this island region with this diverse ecosystem and one of the…
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Situation of China's biotechnology industry
The Chinese government views agricultural biotechnology as a tool to: improve the nation's food, increase agricultural productivity, increase farmers' incomes, promote s…
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Will map DNA of 1000 people
Any two people will have 99% homologous genomes. But the remaining 1% of the small differences are
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Genetic modification, even small, has great consequences
A study by researchers at McGill University found that small differences in DNA sequences in individuals could cause a major contrast in gene synthesis of genes, leading…
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Color butterfly wings structure
Nowhere in nature is there a lot of colors like the wings of butterflies, but scientists still face many obstacles in understanding how to create these colors. Marco Gir…
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Mice help the vaccine industry grow
Swiss scientists have created a mouse strain that carries the human immune system. Genetically modified mice without immune systems are injected with cord blood of human…
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Effect of cell wall protein in fruit
Scientists at the University of California, Davis studying tomatoes discovered two plant enzymes in the cell walls of the plants that combine to make ripe tomatoes more…