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DNA lice reveal human migration
Biology

DNA lice reveal human migration

New research results published in PLOS ONE also show that efforts to remove blood-sucking parasites may need to focus on local communities, rather than trying to destroy…

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
Warriors of Jatai bees
Biology

Warriors of Jatai bees

Researchers at the University of Sussex, England discovered in colonies Jatai bees with soldier bees. This is the first study of soldier bees published in PNAS.

December 17, 2018
Creates ants like monsters
Biology

Creates ants like monsters

The ants 'monsters' with their heads and large jaws have been created by scientists by activating ancient genes.

December 17, 2018
Creating multicellular life in vitro
Biology

Creating multicellular life in vitro

For a long time, biologists have been trying to understand the origin of complex life forms from single-celled microorganisms that evolved into reproductive forms of mul…

December 17, 2018
Listen to mice 'sing' like birds
Biology

Listen to mice 'sing' like birds

A group of scientists from Osaka University (Japan) have created genetically modified mice that can 'sing' birds. This success can ...

December 17, 2018
Sperm is 600 million years old
Biology

Sperm is 600 million years old

There is a sex gene, found in all animals whose function has virtually unchanged during evolution.

December 17, 2018
Bacteria can also 'sniff'
Biology

Bacteria can also 'sniff'

Scientists have declared: bacteria have a nose and are able to smell. This is considered a surprising discovery about evolution.

December 17, 2018
Human are on the endangerer?
Biology

Human are on the endangerer?

Humans and some other animals will become extinct in the next 100 years as the population booms and consumerism grows unrestrained.

December 17, 2018