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Why is there a sentence
All of us are. As soon as I finished eating a party, the terrible sleepiness came and made it almost impossible for me to open my eyes.
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Prospective drug treatment caused by the wrong twisting process of protein
The discovery by scientists at Scripps Research Institute has yielded a prospect of a new drug to treat people suffering from the wrong twisting of proteins.
Archeology
Discovering human species knows how to process food 20,000 years ago
Italian scientists have found archaeological evidence proving that humans have grinded flour 20,000 years ago, and that many years people have used cereal grains in the…
Biology
Why do some fruits have starch?
You do not want to gain weight because you eat starchy foods and you have used fruit because you think they do not contain starch, is this correct?
Biology
High-starch diets have helped the brain get bigger?
Scientists have come up with a major hypothesis that a starch-rich diet has helped our human brains grow larger.
Biology
Production of microbial fertilizer from cassava residue
Due to high organic matter content, cassava residue is often used as organic fertilizer for plants.
Biology
Drought proof by biotechnology
With the super absorbent polymer from tapioca starch, the Institute of Chemistry (Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology) has successfully applied water-absorbing pol…
Animal world
Dogs are domesticated by eating leftover food
According to the scientific journal Royal Society Open Science, French scientists claim that right from the first days of being with humans, dogs ate human leftovers.
Animal world
Domestic dogs are formed by the 'landfill'.
Anyone who has a dog knows that they have a habit of rummaging through the trash to find food. However, according to scientists, their actions may stem from a deeper cau…
Scientific application
Production of plastic bags to self-destruct from wheat flour
Plastic bags (packaging) capable of biodegradation on the basis of mixing between 60% of normal plastic with 30% of starch (usually flour) is a study by TS. Ha Thuc Chi…
Scientific application
Sweet solutions for plastic garbage
An Israeli researcher claims, he has found a sweet solution to a problem that is causing headaches in the world - a row of plastic goods that are discarded and stacked .…
Scientific application
Process of processing cassava starch from cassava tubers
Different tools can be used to grind cassava into porridge. Using two hands to grind cassava tubers on the manual grinding table of cassava with thorny metal plates ...
Scientific application
Technique of working horses
The average pulling force of horses equals 13-15% of body weight. In a short time traction may be 70-80%. Depending on the number of working hours, traction, the speed o…
Scientific application
Production of alcohol from agricultural waste
Currently, in Vietnam, the production of alcohol is mainly from sugar molasses so the efficiency of alcohol production is not high, not yet taking advantage of alcohol-b…