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For the first time decoding the woody gene
American black poplar has become the third plant, after rice and a grass called Arabidopsis thaliana, to be secreted about the genetic structure. This success can be
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We are eating genetically modified food without knowing it
Most animal feed samples on the Vietnamese market currently contain genetically modified products (such as corn and soybeans) at a certain rate, according to a recent su…
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Causing a 'civil war' to destroy ants
According to the Los Angeles Times, US researchers believe they have found a way to cause a
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Research and successfully apply orchid growing on new media
The thesis 'Research on the production of synthetic substrates for cultivation of economic value orchids and ornamental plants' conducted by the Da Lat Nuclear Research…
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White carrots
A new type of carrot - white carrot - starts to appear in the UK market. Plant researchers say white carrots are said to be sweeter and more watery than red carrots, but…
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Disease looks from the perspective of evolutionary theory
Dealing with a disease, we often ask 'why' (why do I have it?). The question can be approached by two explanations: one is to explain the root cause directly, and the ot…
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Tree seeds wake up after 200 years
Scientists from the Millennium Seed Bank, belonging to the Royal Botanic Gardens in Kew (UK), have stimulated the seeds of three plants stored since 1803 to germinate.
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Tree forest live by fog
Plants in a rare forest in the desert region of Oman have supplied themselves with seasonal fog, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology scientists revealed. The pheno…
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99% of insects benefit humans
That is the claim of scientists at a special insect festival taking place in the southern Dutch city of Wageningen. At this point, people will attend many useful activit…
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The life cycle of a protein observed by a single molecule solution
Using a highly sensitive technique, the single-molecule measurement technique, scientists at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign observed the life cycle of Re…
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In 2010 there will be artificial meat
In the morning, you enter the bar and order beef, chips and 1 cup of coffee. All of these foods have excellent color and taste. But the ingredients make up
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Take stem cells without destroying the embryo
People do not need to destroy embryos anymore when they want to remove stem cells for medicine. An American biology company succeeded in separating cells from embryos
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Will you produce genetically modified potatoes for 2015?
BASF Chemical Company in the UK is applying for a license to develop the first experiments on planting and harvesting genetically modified potatoes. They hope that in 10…
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Live to 200 years, people will be like?
Science will turn people's longevity aspirations into reality. If that happens, what will be the consequence? Last year, Te chnology Review published the SENS Chal award…