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Insects evolved a completely different tactic to sniff
In the work published in the April 13 online edition of Nature, researchers at Rockefeller University and Tokyo University revealed that insects have adopted a fundament…
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Decoding the process of bacterial division
Duke University researchers have recently made great strides in understanding the mechanism of bacterial division. This success can bring new antibiotic treatments to pr…
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Study bloodless worms to treat iron deficiency
Based on a nearly bloodless worm, researchers at the University of Maryland have discovered an important clue about how iron in human blood can be absorbed and transport…
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Discover new biofuels
A new bacterium made for cellulose can be used to make ethanol and other biofuels. Scientists at the University of Texas at Austin say that the bacterium can provide a s…
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Transforming mushrooms into fuel: promises greener cleaner energy
The government's team of academic researchers announced that a fungus like spider that adheres to military uniforms and tarpaulin sheets could hold a key to progress in…
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Antifungal tomatoes
Scientists at the University of Amsterdam have discovered how to keep tomatoes from wilting - the answer lies in the molecular level. The article about how the plant def…
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Enhance the value of Melaleuca trees
Scientists from Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology have just studied the technology of extracting Melaleuca and activated carbon from Melaleuca. Melaleuca leaves…
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Discover the maturation and spread of dengue virus
Purdue University biologists have identified why the dengue virus must undergo structural transformation to mature in host cells, and how important these changes are. fo…
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Natural selection promotes species formation
In an experiment that was first conducted in nature, evolutionary biologists at the University of British Columbia (UBC) have obtained evidence of one of Charles Darwin'…
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3D virus image has the biggest resolution ever
Wen Jiang, an assistant professor of biological sciences at Purdue University, led the team to use a single electronic cold microscope technique to get 3D images of viru…
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Warning mechanism and cell self-destruction when poisoning or disease
Cells are encoded with a number of programs to self-destruct. Many cells die peacefully while others do it hard. According to notes by a group of Washington University s…
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The 'corruption' of the royal class spread in the world of ants
According to researchers at the University of Leeds and Copenhagen, the world of ants is far from being a collaborative social model, it is flooded with fraud and corrup…
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Enzymes designed to protect themselves promise many medical applications
Chemists at the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) and the University of Washington have recently built successful
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Major advances in biofuel technology: Garbage today, Ethanol tomorrow
The University of Maryland study, which began with the Chesapeka Bay bacterium, has turned into a process that can transfer large amounts of all industrial waste, from b…
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Biotechnology in Japan
Japan views biotechnology as a very important industry, old biotechnology industries such as fermentation, enzyme production, product additives and fermented foods play…