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Canada: Catching very rare blue lobster
Oceanography

Canada: Catching very rare blue lobster

Bobby Stoddard and his crew members in the Port of Clarks in Nova Scotia (Canada) have caught an extremely rare blue lobster. Mr. Stoddard has caught 3,000 lobsters in 3…

December 17, 2018
More scary mutations than genetic changes?
Biology

More scary mutations than genetic changes?

Last July, Monsanto withdrew its sale of genetically modified seeds with biotechnology in the EU, which paved the way for competitors to challenge Monsanto's market shar…

December 17, 2018
Genetic mutations can cause schizophrenia
Biology

Genetic mutations can cause schizophrenia

The gene mutation associated with schizophrenia seems to have severed the connection between the two regions of the brain responsible for memory.

December 17, 2018
Stutter disease is related to gene mutations
Biology

Stutter disease is related to gene mutations

Understanding the causes of stuttering in children has always been a problem for scientists, but recently US scientists have discovered that stuttering is related to gen…

December 17, 2018
Find the culprit causing hirsutism
Biology

Find the culprit causing hirsutism

A woman named Julia Pastrana was famous around the world in the mid-18th century thanks to the beard and hair covering her body.

December 17, 2018
Gene mutations create the aroma of jasmine rice
Biology

Gene mutations create the aroma of jasmine rice

Thai scientists have identified the gene that makes rice fragrant. They quickly applied for a patent to protect this secret. This mutation occurs in one of the genes tha…

December 16, 2018
Rare elk has white fur
Animal world

Rare elk has white fur

A white-haired moose attracted much attention after resident Hans Nilsson shot a wandering animal in the Värmland region in southwestern Sweden.

December 16, 2018