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Verpa ring
Biology

Verpa ring

The bell is a high leg fungus, its jellyfish body is like a transparent silk veil. So the botanists named it

December 16, 2018
There are several species of toxic microalgae?
Biology

There are several species of toxic microalgae?

Dr. Nguyen Ngoc Lam - Head of marine zooplankton, Nha Trang Institute of Oceanography (Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology) - said that in Khanh Hoa waters alone,…

December 16, 2018
The secret of spider silk
Biology

The secret of spider silk

French scientists have learned about the natural properties of spider silk fibers, especially in terms of strength and torsion. They studied why a spider clinging to a t…

December 16, 2018
Synthetic biology: Robbery of creation
Biology

Synthetic biology: Robbery of creation

A severe fever is spreading in many laboratories around the world, infecting biologists, physicists, chemists and computer experts. Symptoms: want to reproduce life in a…

December 16, 2018
Heart-shaped carrots
Biology

Heart-shaped carrots

When harvesting carrots at the garden in Katsuragi, Japan, Katsuko Nishikawa found two carrots sticking together to form a heart shape. Amused by the heart shape of the…

December 16, 2018
Bread plants Arctocarpus altilis
Biology

Bread plants Arctocarpus altilis

Bread made from wheat flour but residents on some South Pacific islands eat bread from the tree. It is the bread tree. Nutrition fruit bread very rich, many t

December 16, 2018
BaoBab fat tree
Biology

BaoBab fat tree

On the Eastern African steppe there is BaoBab tree, a very strange shape. The waistline is about 50m, it takes up to 40 people holding each other's hands to embrace 1 ro…

December 16, 2018
Bacteria make the world's most durable glue
Biology

Bacteria make the world's most durable glue

Geckos, mussels and oysters must now step aside - when physicists find the owner of the world's most persistent glue, the Caulobacter crescentus species, which specializ…

December 16, 2018
Discovered genes resistant to frost in plants
Biology

Discovered genes resistant to frost in plants

Australian scientists have found a gene that can prevent frost damage to wheat plants. Estimating this gene helps save millions of dollars every year for farmers around…

December 16, 2018
Disease-resistant tomato graft
Biology

Disease-resistant tomato graft

In addition to worrying about the output, tomato farmers still watch out for other worries: the wilt caused by Ralstonia solanacearum, which is raging every year. But no…

December 16, 2018
Pagoda tree
Biology

Pagoda tree

In the temples in some places such as India, Srilanca, Myanmar where the Bodhi Tree is planted (Ficus reliosa.Linn). In the sutta the Bodhi Tree is called

December 16, 2018
Deep catch - Drosera
Biology

Deep catch - Drosera

The worm catcher Drosera, also known as the High Mao, is a perennial herbaceous plant capable of catching worms. The tree is 10-20cm tall, has a clear stem, leaves grow…

December 16, 2018
How do ants guide each other?
Biology

How do ants guide each other?

After two years of research on ant species, two professors Nigel Franks and Tom Richardson at Bristol University (UK) have discovered evidence of how to guide and teach…

December 16, 2018
Canada's new DNA testing method
Biology

Canada's new DNA testing method

Researchers at Laval University (Canada) have found a new way to simplify the discovery of genetic abnormalities, identify bacteria or viruses, and even discover gene mu…

December 16, 2018