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Mystical mushrooms bring spiritual feeling
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Mystical mushrooms bring spiritual feeling

An active substance in a hallucinogenic fungus can create sacred feelings that bring long-term positive effects. Active ingredients called psilocybin increase feelings o…

December 16, 2018
Breeding two rare and precious orchid species
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Breeding two rare and precious orchid species

Experts from the Institute of Applied Technologies have successfully propagated two precious orchid species: Humankind (Vietnamese endemic) and Comedy Tam Dao (Indochine…

December 16, 2018
The most auditory mosquito in all insects
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The most auditory mosquito in all insects

Scientists have known for a long time that male mosquitoes are buzzing to find partners for themselves. But the most recent study shows an interesting result: Although t…

December 16, 2018
Discover the largest bitter tea tree in Vietnam
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Discover the largest bitter tea tree in Vietnam

Ms. Hoang Thi Hoan (65 years old), in Hung Son commune, Trang Dinh district, Lang Son, said her hilly garden has an ancient bitter tea tree which is considered to be the…

December 16, 2018
Bacteria turn soil into gold
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Bacteria turn soil into gold

Science magazine (USA) published yesterday a report by Australian scientists about the discovery of a bacterium that can turn soil into gold, scientific name is Ralstoni…

December 16, 2018
Microbial energy cells
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Microbial energy cells

Every year, an average of 33 billion gallons of domestic wastewater must be treated preliminary before being discharged into the river. If only the electricity is calcul…

December 16, 2018
'Vietnamese hybrid 24' - rice 'Vietnamese brand'
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'Vietnamese hybrid 24' - rice 'Vietnamese brand'

After the introduction of the first Vietnamese hybrid rice variety, Viet lai 20 won the science and technology award in 2005, the scientists of the Rice Research Institu…

December 16, 2018
Gut bacteria appeared from 11,000 years ago?
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Gut bacteria appeared from 11,000 years ago?

Science discovered Helicobacter pylori bacteria that specialized in human intestinal harassment in 1981, but according to the US research team, led by microbiologist Mar…

December 16, 2018
Snuppy has two new girlfriends
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Snuppy has two new girlfriends

Although there was no leader, the two members of the Korean scientist Hwang Woo-suk's group continued to make a new breakthrough in the field of dog cloning - they just…

December 16, 2018
Aries (Betula platyphylla) - Beautiful tree
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Aries (Betula platyphylla) - Beautiful tree

The birch trees grow upright, the branches are thin, the leaves are white, the branches are soft, the wind blows and it looks from a distance like a bunch of dancing fem…

December 16, 2018
Breeding Platensis algae in Binh Thuan
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Breeding Platensis algae in Binh Thuan

Binh Thuan is one of the localities with the highest number of sunny days in the country. In addition to the negative impacts caused by the hot sun, this weather factor…

December 16, 2018
Reproduction does not need sex
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Reproduction does not need sex

Since the world's first baby was born from a test tube in 1978 in the UK, legal and religious regulations in Western countries have minimized new research in the field o…

December 16, 2018
Sensory function of plants
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Sensory function of plants

In the colorful plant world there are many mysterious natural phenomena. There are plants that are not only able to hear, send, and touch but also have emotional and tal…

December 16, 2018
The most famous ancient trees in the world
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The most famous ancient trees in the world

From their high branches, for centuries watching them. Those old ancient trees are a testimony of human history, and they deserve to be respected

December 16, 2018