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People were born due to
Biology

People were born due to

A successful double-inverted invertebrate, kicks off the process of evolving hundreds of millions of years to form humans and other high-level animals, scientists claim.

December 17, 2018
Russia first decoded DNA of ancient trunk
Biology

Russia first decoded DNA of ancient trunk

Russian scientists have for the first time deciphered the DNA sequence of the ancient timber tree Metasequoia whose remains are found on Axel Heiberg Island, north of Ca…

December 17, 2018
Insert selected DNA sequences into plants
Biology

Insert selected DNA sequences into plants

Researcher Christopher A. Cullis has found that the environment not only eliminates harmful and useless mutations through natural selection, but also affects beneficial…

December 17, 2018
Decode helminth genes
Biology

Decode helminth genes

US scientists have decoded the DNA of a parasitic worm that causes helminths.

December 17, 2018
Human genome mystery
Biology

Human genome mystery

Scientists have not yet grasped the number of genes needed to make humans, but only more human genes than chicken genes but less than tiny grapes.

December 17, 2018
The world is about to regenerate an extinct cow
Biology

The world is about to regenerate an extinct cow

Italian scientists announced that they are about to succeed in regenerating a large breed that once lived in Europe for thousands of years, but has become extinct since…

December 17, 2018