Biology
Planting sesame oil to collect biofuel
A research group of Plant Cell Technology Department - Institute of Tropical Biology (HCMC) is experimenting with planting jatropha to produce biofuel. Each hectare of j…
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Biology
Kien Giang: Officially announced new plant species discovered
Mr. Truong Quang Tam, Institute of Tropical Biology in Ho Chi Minh City, said: Begonia bataiensis Kiew, first discovered at Ba Tai mountain (Kien Luong district, Kien Gi…
Biology
Natural selection of butterflies
An international team of researchers has documented an unusual example of the natural selection of tropical butterfly species - speaking in terms of genetics - counter-a…
Biology
Mosquito gene map has been completed
An international team has completed the genetic mapping of Aedes aegypti, creating a precursor to finding ways to prevent yellow fever and tropical fever transmitted by…
Biology
Ants also know how to build bridges
Some ants in tropical forests in Latin America have 'engineering units' that work very effectively. To facilitate the worker ants transporting food to the nest, ants Eci…
Biology
How does soil nutrients affect tropical forests?
Tropical forests are one of the most diverse plant populations on earth, and scientists have been studying for decades to identify the evolutionary and ecological proces…
Biology
Kien Giang: Discovering new plant species
Tropical Biology Institute (Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology) in collaboration with HOLCIM Cement Company has just discovered a new plant species with scientifi…
Biology
The longest tree - White rattan tree
In tropical forests, tropical Asia, many big trees suffer from one type
Biology
Rhizophora - Coast guard
Rhizophora grows in tropical and tropical Asia in muddy areas of the coast, small trees. Worldwide there are 82 mangrove varieties.
Biology
Rafflesia arnoldii - Rafflesia arnoldii
The King of Flowers is the largest flower in the world, growing in tropical forests on the Indonesian islands and Sumaitra; Malaysia. The shape of this flower is very bi…
Biology
Identify gender to produce high yielding dairy cows
Experts from the Institute of Biotechnology (Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology) have just completed the technology of sex determination for embryos to produce hi…
Biology
Create monkey head mushrooms adapted to tropical conditions
For the first time in Vietnam, experts of the TW2 Pharmaceutical Joint Stock Company have created monkeys with a high temperature, from 28 to 33 degrees Celsius. This su…
Biology
The poisonous tree species causes many deaths in Vietnam
Cat eye tree also has many other names such as mimosa, virgin brown or virgin swamp. This tree has relatives with many virgin trees growing in Vietnam.
Animal world
Exotic transgender animals: Body collisions are ... transgender
Scientists discovered the sea snail, also known as Crepidula marginalis, which was born with a male genitalia and at a certain time they would turn into females.
Animal world
Discovered a special frog species that sounds like ... goat
Colombian scientists announced that they have discovered a special frog, blue bone and goat-like cries in the country's tropical forests.