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Why fruits ripen and flowers die
Famous for its effects on ripening fruits and flowers, ethylene plant hormones shorten the shelf life of fruits and plants by putting them in a state of
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Theory of new 'engine'
For decades biologists have known that cells use very small molecular motors to move chromosomes, mitochondria, and other organelles in the cell.
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The mysterious genome forms the thumb in humans
Yale scientists have recently discovered some information that contributes to evolutionary changes in human limbs, allowing us to stand up and use tools.
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Detecting 'sleeping genes' in fruit flies
While scientists and physicists know what happens if you don't sleep 6 to 8 hours a night, they still haven't explained what really controls our sleeping needs. Research…
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The relationship between sex and age in worms
A group of scientists studying sex pheromone in worms found that this pheromone simultaneously controls a stage in the worms' life cycle, the long-lived larval stage.
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Decode the genome of the world's most harmful insect
Scientists from the CSIRO Foundation and the University of Melbourne in Australia and Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas, are about to make a discovery that co…
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Ability to develop new anti-bacterial drugs
Researchers at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem have achieved a breakthrough in controlling the dangerous pathogen's bacterial pathway system - a promising achievement…
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How plants respond to gravity, pressure and impact
Scientists at Washington University at St. Louis was the first to identify two proteins that act as mechanically sensitive ion tube activity in plant roots. They have lo…
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New technology benefits pharmaceutical corporations
Pharmaceutical companies can save millions of pounds thanks to a new technology that can control crystal formation. This technology was developed by University of Leeds…
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Bacteria are good for controlling germs
The US Department of Agriculture (ARS) has invented a new way to treat food safety that can increase the effectiveness of traditional food safety methods.
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Control of harmful insects by gender 'switch'
Scientists announced in December 2007 that they have detected molecular receptors, otherwise known as
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Discover new role of protein
A family of proteins known to be surprisingly resistant to bacteria, while also helping to identify a dog with black, white, or half-white, half-black fur, according to…
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Stem cells are suitable for swinging action
US scientists found that stem cells prefer to be swayed and moved gently, in the same way, but more so when they are in the mother's womb.
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Mosquitoes will no longer transmit disease in the future
A decade ago scientists announced it was possible to put a foreign gene into a mosquito's genome. A year ago, scientists announced the successful use of an n-capable art…
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Biodiversity controls the balance of ecosystems
The speed of extinction of species is increasing rapidly, creating many difficulties and troubles for people. It is an affirmation of a comprehensive study conducted by…