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Mantis
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Mantis

It is a large insect, 40 - 80 mm long, has two front wings and two wings after a wide development. The rear wings look like glass panels and only on the front edge on th…

December 17, 2018
American kiosks
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American kiosks

Grass height from 0.5 to 0.8 m. Square body, smooth. Leaf-shaped leaves, 5 - 10cm long, wide l, 3 - 3.5cm, pointed heads and prison stumps, leaf edges are sawn and sawn…

December 17, 2018
why are Grasshopper gather in packs?
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why are Grasshopper gather in packs?

Professor P. Simpson (University of Oxford, England) and his colleagues found sensitive hairs on the hind legs of grasshoppers, stimulating the need to gather in their h…

December 17, 2018
Why is the fruit ripe?
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Why is the fruit ripe?

Plant hormones (hormones) such as ethylene, gibberelline, auxine, brassinosteroid, abscisic acid, cytokinine ... act at the molecular level and interfere with the regula…

December 17, 2018
A species of creeper knows 'sniffing'
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A species of creeper knows 'sniffing'

The parasitic rose does not have a nose but it knows how to smell its prey and attack crops like tomatoes, carrots, onions, citrus, alfalfa and flowers.

December 17, 2018
Spotted spiders from ... legs
Biology

Spotted spiders from ... legs

Spider silk is usually created from the lower abdomen, but German researchers have recently found the hairy tropical spider that releases silk that is sticky at the feet…

December 17, 2018
2 new fungal species in Nam Cat Tien
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2 new fungal species in Nam Cat Tien

Associate Professor - Dr. Le Xuan Tham, deputy director of Ho Chi Minh City Nuclear Center (VN Atomic Energy Institute), said that two new fungal species were discovered…

December 17, 2018
Duplicate mice from white blood cells
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Duplicate mice from white blood cells

American scientists cloned mice from white blood cells using the same technology as Dolly sheep. The results show that it is possible to clone animals from mature (diffe…

December 17, 2018
The strange disappearance of poplar trees
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The strange disappearance of poplar trees

A lot of long stories have been told about the noticeable drop in the number of vibrating poplar trees in the western United States. In fact, things are much worse than…

December 17, 2018
'New weapon' to decode DNA patterns
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'New weapon' to decode DNA patterns

British police are experimenting with a new technology that can help decipher mysterious DNA patterns so far and solve thousands of cases that have yet to find a solutio…

December 17, 2018
Average life ... 10 years old
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Average life ... 10 years old

If you calculate the average age of all the cells in your body, you will not be too old ... 10 years old. The cells in turn are regenerated, helping your body in a state…

December 17, 2018