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The strange sex life of a melon
French scientists have just discovered a gene that can change the sex of the melon flower, so that a plant can produce both male and bisexual flowers.
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Mexican people planted corn 10,000 years ago
The ancestor of the original corn plant grows wild in completely different Mexico, the modern plant is the most important food source in the world. While the evidence ob…
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Analysis of the organism genome to re-establish the evolutionary tree
Researching the largest bird genome so far is not only surprising but also completely changes their evolutionary tree. Research has challenged the current classification…
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Toothpick: A new molecular tag that identifies minerals and teeth
Considering a lot of plant viruses to understand the causes, material scientists at the University of Technology and National Standards have discovered a small biologica…
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Plants from 2000 year old seeds still grow well
Just over 3 years old and about 4 feet tall, Methuselah is growing well. 'It's so lovely' is Dr. Sarah Sallon's comment on this date palm tree, its parents can be a sour…
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Loyal to the roots
From small lavender flowers to rampant beef stalks, there is nothing outstanding about the Lake Big-shale coast weed that gives the idea that this may be a wonder in the…
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Dispersed or extinct?
According to a professor at the Queen's University, plants living in areas outside their natural habitat are unlikely to improve their viability when global temperatures…
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How plants respond to gravity, pressure and impact
Scientists at Washington University at St. Louis was the first to identify two proteins that act as mechanically sensitive ion tube activity in plant roots. They have lo…
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Leaves have internal thermostats
Whether in Canada or the Caribbean, leaves don't have to worry about outside temperatures - they have built-in weather controllers for the purpose of keeping them comfor…
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Discover important plant enzymes
Scientists from the Brookhaven Laboratory - the US Department of Energy have found important enzymes involved in the conversion of isoflavonoids - natural plant products…
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Miraculous fruits turn sour into sweet
Lemon loses sour taste, sweet vinegar is like wine, bitter beer becomes like milk chocolate. That's the use of a red berry from West Africa.
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GM crops do not harm beneficial beetles
Genetically modified plants using Bt (Bacillus thuringiensis), a common soil bacterium, to kill pests will not harm the natural enemies of pests, according to a new stud…
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The impact of climate change on bacteria
Global climate change will not only affect plants and animals, but also affect bacteria, fungi and other bacterial populations - microorganisms that exhibit countless im…
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Sweet sorghum Fantastic!
Sweet like sugarcane, which looks like corn, is extremely easy to grow, not only can it be used for human food, animal feed, but also as a raw material for biofuel prepa…
Biology
Space vegetables
You can lose your soul when you come across a 9.5 kg tomato, squash weighs 95 kg, eggplant weighs 6.3 kg, a cucumber is 0.6 m long or 23 cm long ...