Biology
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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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
Biology
New technology makes butanol - a better biofuel than ethanol
The team of researchers headed by an environmental engineer at Washington University in Louis is plying with new techniques to produce a biofuel better than ethanol call…
Animal world
Floods in Australia reveal giant spiders larger than dogs
According to the Washington Post, this March period is the rainy season in Australia. North Queensland has always suffered from flooding throughout the state during this…
Animal world
The giant python repeatedly attacked people in Indonesia?
According to the Washington Post, two pythons to attack people in Indonesia this year are very remarkable. The attackers are the longest and strongest pythons in the wor…
Animal world
The ambitious project aims to
Professor Adam Summers of the University of Washington (UW) is working on an ambitious project: Scanning and digitizing images of all the fish species on Earth.
Animal world
This is a species that detects very good explosives
Instead of relying on humans or dogs for bomb detection, why not
Animal world
The rare tiger was born in America
Two Sumatran tigers, the result of their parents' two-year study, were born at the zoo in Washington State, USA.
Animal world
Decoded the mackerel genome
Scientists at Washington Medical School, St. Louis Louis and other places have deciphered the genome of snapper, a relative of guppies and a popular aquarium fish in fam…
Animal world
Owl owl attacks the joggers
Two incidents occurred near Washington DC, one in England and one in Vancouver, taking place at dusk or early morning, due to various owl attacks, including big North Am…
Animal world
Animals have a premonition about earthquakes
Zoo officials in Washington DC said the animals were felt before the 5.8 magnitude quake struck on Tuesday (August 23, 2011).
Animal world
Chicken has amazing visual ability
Researchers from the Department of Medicine, University of Washington, USA, have discovered chicken eyes with incredible visual ability, opening up research directions f…
Animal world
Effect of female mouse urine on male mice
According to researchers at St. Mary's Medical School. Louis of Washington University, a group of steroids found in female mouse urine runs straight to the male mouse he…
Animal world
'Reverse evolution' is found in Seattle fish (USA).
When an area of polluted lakes near Seattle is cleaned up, a small species of thorny fish called freshwater sticklebacks must
Animal world
America: The appearance of bisexual fish due to water pollution
On September 6, US authorities announced that an unusual male fish had brought undeveloped eggs in the Potomac River area, supplying clean water to people in the capital…