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What determines species diversity?
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What determines species diversity?

Countless animals, animals and microorganisms are occupying every corner from the mainland to the deep sea on our planet. They create this world, turn light into fuel, t…

December 16, 2018
The plastic makes the female mouse
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The plastic makes the female mouse

When will female mice behave like male mice? When you give it a small amount of bisphenol A - the chemical is similar to estrogen. It is worth mentioning that this chemi…

December 16, 2018
Aphids are also capable of diving like humans
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Aphids are also capable of diving like humans

In order to stabilize the underwater posture, divers often wear a inflatable jacket or be slightly deflated. The aphid species (Anisops deanei) specializing in backyard…

December 16, 2018
Metamorphosis of plants
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Metamorphosis of plants

In the dense forest of Maine and Florida in the United States, there is an Indian aracea, all four seasons are green, in 15-20 years of growth always change sex, from ma…

December 16, 2018
Nanotechnology: Using viruses to make materials
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Nanotechnology: Using viruses to make materials

Scientists from the John Innes Center in the UK have succeeded in using the Vigna unguiculata virus to cause yellow and black spot disease in peas as a material in nanot…

December 16, 2018
Wonderful transmission of plants
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Wonderful transmission of plants

Some plants use seeds to transmit life, others use tiny cells called spores to transmit life. Like man, for the future of life is small,

December 16, 2018
Paulownia fortunei (seem) Hemst
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Paulownia fortunei (seem) Hemst

The firecracker is a fast growing tree, straight body, wide canopy, large hairy leaves, sticky substance, can vacuum, clean air, very strong resistance to toxic gases su…

December 16, 2018
Pigs contain omega-3 fatty acids
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Pigs contain omega-3 fatty acids

Scientists from Pittsburgh, Harvard, Missouri (USA) universities have successfully bred pigs producing omega-3 fatty acids and someday they can be used to make very good…

December 16, 2018
Experimental mice have glowing hearts
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Experimental mice have glowing hearts

According to Corney University-Welsh, scientists from the US and Japan have raised experimental mice with glowing hearts, fluorescent molecules with calcium implanted in…

December 16, 2018