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From auxin growth stimulant to herbicide
Biology

From auxin growth stimulant to herbicide

In nature, auxin is the hormone that helps plants grow. However, when synthesized into other substances, including herbicides, auxin can be harmful to humans.

December 17, 2018
Natural choice when making proteins?
Biology

Natural choice when making proteins?

Yale University chemists did what nature chose not to do - to create protein-like molecules from unnatural blocks, according to an article published online recently in A…

December 17, 2018
Mold (Aspergillus) - Doctor of fermentation
Biology

Mold (Aspergillus) - Doctor of fermentation

In the mushroom family there is a doctor, which is a milestone. Mycelium of the mold has a diaphragm of a multicellular mold. Its colonies are colorful, creating differe…

December 16, 2018
Pigs contain omega-3 fatty acids
Biology

Pigs contain omega-3 fatty acids

Scientists from Pittsburgh, Harvard, Missouri (USA) universities have successfully bred pigs producing omega-3 fatty acids and someday they can be used to make very good…

December 16, 2018
Synthetic biology: Robbery of creation
Biology

Synthetic biology: Robbery of creation

A severe fever is spreading in many laboratories around the world, infecting biologists, physicists, chemists and computer experts. Symptoms: want to reproduce life in a…

December 16, 2018
Strange 'resistance' of earth bacteria
Biology

Strange 'resistance' of earth bacteria

The two most common bacteria - E-coli and Shewanella Oneidensis (SO) have surprised scientists, because they can survive under a test pressure greater than 17,000 times…

December 16, 2018