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Learn about smart design
Imagine you find a robot-like planet. They have been programmed so that robots look exactly like the raw materials. And imagine next, there was a scientist visiting from…
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For the first time, the bacterial gene was created - the largest chemical structure synthesized in a laboratory
The team of 17 people from the J. Craig Venter Institute (JCVI) has just created the largest artificial DNA ever by synthesizing and assembling 582,970 base pairs of a b…
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Mouse carnivore
A species of carnivorous plants recently found by ecologist Charles Clarke (James Cook University) in a quagmire, near the Jardine River National Park, Cape York, Queens…
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Are all races of Adam and Eva?
We always wonder why different human strains are born from the same origin. Just like children with different hair colors like gold, black, brown, red are born from pare…
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Starting a science
6.45 am on December 21, everyone at the molecular biotechnology laboratory (Department of Biology, Ho Chi Minh City University of Natural Sciences) bursts out of happine…
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One more step towards stem cells
A group of American scientists claimed to have extended the findings of Japanese researchers' last month's discovery of human skin stem cells, the most important finding…
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New plastic material decomposes faster
A new type of plastic that decomposes by bacteria has a faster decomposition rate than current plastics and is environmentally safe. This new material is a modified form…
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Enemies are also useful
It is thought that the complex social organization of some insects has grown to a level where individuals of these species cannot exist alone alone.
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Control of harmful insects by gender 'switch'
Scientists announced in December 2007 that they have detected molecular receptors, otherwise known as
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Fabrication of new oil repellent
Engineers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have just designed the first simple process in producing very strong oil-repellent materials. The material can be…
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Biometric: Open the door with the eyes
Researcher Sammy Phang, Queensland University of Technology, said it was not a science fiction story when thinking about how soon our eyes could become the key to openin…
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Biofuel: Need a comprehensive look
In addition to the benefits of developing biofuels, there are also many environmental, economic and social risks. These are two sides of a development process. The probl…
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Discover the mystery that goes on the water
Walking on the water seems to be a miracle to humans, but it is normal for water beetles and scientists have also discovered the mystery of this miraculous ability. Curr…
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Research on evolutionary theory: Long life of beetles
The new study shows that most modern beetle groups are present around us since dinosaurs and have become more diverse than ever.