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Wifi waves kill leaves
A study in the Netherlands has just said: radiation emitted from wi-fi transmitters causes plants to melt and die leaves.
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Detecting female sexual hormones in plants
Until now, scientists still think that only animals produce female sex hormones, progesteron, a chemical group of steroids produced by the ovaries to prepare the uterus…
Biology
Cultured successfully transgenic potato strains
Scientists from India's National Plant Genome Research Institute have successfully cultivated a genetically modified potato strain.
Biology
Vietnam is obsolete with genetically modified technology
Despite being the second largest rice exporter in the world, 6.7% of Vietnam's population still lacks food. One of the reasons
Biology
Many plants face extinction
Recent research results in the UK show that more than a fifth of the world's plant species are facing the risk of extinction.
Biology
Detecting chewing plants to reduce stress, hunger
During the past centuries, indigenous South Africans often chew on a plant that they believe helps to remove stress ...
Biology
Discover the tree with the largest set of genes
A rare plant species in Japan with scientific name Paris japonica carries on it the largest genome ever known.
Biology
Argentina produces biofuels from marine algae
Argentina's Oilfox SA has inaugurated the first algae-based biodiesel plant in Latin America, with the goal of gradually replacing the production of biofuels from soybea…
Biology
Producing biofuel from dry straw and trees
Scientists at the University of Twente (Netherlands) have just studied a new method that can extract biofuels with high efficiency and low cost from agricultural and for…
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Australia breeds pineapples that are rich in vitamin C
After many years of research, Australian scientists have finally created a pineapple variety that the country can boast of a kangaroo country, named Australian Jubilee.
Biology
Find raw materials for Ethanol production plant
6 biofuel plants have been licensed with an annual demand of about 1.2 million tons of cassava chips, in which Quang Nam factory has operated. Businesses are worried abo…
Biology
Long cucumber record
A British gardener has grown the longest-known cucumber in the world, with a length of 47 inches (about 119cm). With this achievement, she can be named in the Guinness B…
Biology
Trees also think and remember like people
Scientists say the tree transmits information about the intensity and quality of light from leaves to leaves like our nervous system.
Biology
The tree cannot be immortal without pollination
Some plants can reproduce asexually, so many people think they can live forever, but a new study shows that this is not the case.
Biology
Watercress 'prevents cancer'
Eating watercress daily is one of the ways to help people prevent the risk of cancer, British scientists said.