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The smallest dolphin on the edge of extinction
Oceanography

The smallest dolphin on the edge of extinction

Scientists have once again voiced the fact that Maui dolphins, the smallest and rarest among dolphins, are facing extinction. Their only habitat is on New Zealand's west…

December 17, 2018
Mummy for over 200 years in Dong Nai is female
Archeology

Mummy for over 200 years in Dong Nai is female

On September 20, at Dong Nai Museum, archaeologists and doctors of Ho Chi Minh City University of Medicine and Pharmacy conducted the treatment of Cau Xeo ancient tomb m…

December 17, 2018
Does the plant have sex?
Biology

Does the plant have sex?

In plants, as with most animals, the male part is associated with sperm production and the female part of the egg.

December 17, 2018
Strange creatures have 7 genders
Biology

Strange creatures have 7 genders

When protozoan Tetrahymena thermophila mate, there are 7 types of paired genes that regulate sex so the gender of the next generation will be different from their parent…

December 17, 2018
Bisexual butterflies are born
Biology

Bisexual butterflies are born

A bisexual butterfly has just been born at the Natural History Museum of London, England. Luke Brown, a butterfly expert at the London Museum of Natural History, said on…

December 17, 2018
Homosexuality: Do genes?
Biology

Homosexuality: Do genes?

Korean scientists hope to find a link between genes and homosexuality in humans.

December 17, 2018
Sperm is 600 million years old
Biology

Sperm is 600 million years old

There is a sex gene, found in all animals whose function has virtually unchanged during evolution.

December 17, 2018
Study population by X chromosome
Biology

Study population by X chromosome

The department of genetics at Leicester University is well known for its studies of human population using the Y chromosome, which includes the relationship between the…

December 17, 2018