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Why are some people left-handed?
10% of the population prefers to write with their left hand, proving that the ramifications of the human brain are still a mystery.
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Space science
Hundred years after migrating to Mars, will humans 'evolve' into a new species?
The possibility of humans evolving into a new species on Mars is possible, but cannot be confirmed with certainty.
Animal world
There are only 2 northern white rhinos left, how to save them?
There are only two northern white rhinos left in the world, and scientists are working to save the species from extinction.
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Awakening your own superpowers: Science or fiction?
Thanks to genetics or through training, even normal people can develop superpowers.
Health
'Decoding' the origin of multiple sclerosis
New research shows that the migration of ancient people in Eurasia may have influenced the risk of many diseases of modern Europeans...
Life
The girl has an extremely rare disease, 'one in a billion'
Little girl Faith, 5 years old, has a rare genetic mutation that causes her to suffer from many diseases at the same time. It is considered a case that only occurs in ov…
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Detection of gene variation that leads to left-handedness
Researchers identified rare variants of a gene involved in controlling cell shape and found that the number of this gene variant was 2.7 times higher in left-handed peop…
Health
The most expensive drug in the world is approved by the US FDA
The US FDA has approved the world's most expensive drug at a price of 4.25 million USD per dose to treat rare diseases in children.
Archeology
DNA technology helps reconstruct the face of Chinese emperors of the Northern Zhou period
Ancient DNA recovered from the remains of a sixth-century Chinese emperor has helped reconstruct the leader's face.
Biology
Are genetically modified foods really scary?
All over the world, people regularly produce genetically modified soybeans, corn, cotton, alfalfa, canola, apples, papayas, potatoes, summer squash, and sugar beets.
Animal world
Labrador retrievers have a strange gene that makes them always hungry and fat easily
Research identifies a genetic mutation that increases the risk of hunger and obesity in Labradors and Flat Coated Retrievers.
Oceanography
Scientists decipher the secret of the immortal jellyfish's longevity
Scientists in Spain have sequenced the genetic code of Turritopsis dohrnii - an organism with the ability to continuously reverse its life cycle - in the hope of uncover…
Animal world
Scientists hope to revive the extinct Tasmanian tiger
A project to regenerate the Tasmanian tiger from ancient and new genes is underway in Melbourne, Australia.
Scientific works
The chicken or the egg came first - the question has the answer
'The chicken or the egg came first' - a difficult and controversial question that has long been answered. But it also brings up more conundrums.
Animal world
Close-up of the unique almost 50cm long ears of a goat in Pakistan
Goats with half-meter-long ears caused a stir in Pakistan becoming a local celebrity.