Animal world
Mutations cause horses to change color to gray and white from a young age
The image of a white horse is a symbol of a great influence in human culture throughout the world.
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Articles about Mutation
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Animal world
Shrimp escaped death thanks to green
Two Britons caught a bright blue shrimp, the result of an extremely rare genetic mutation in this species. Steve Hatch and his uncle discovered it when they caught shrim…
Animal world
Life expectancy and cancer: Long life will not cancer?
In nature there is a close relationship between age and the likelihood of cancer. For mice with an average life expectancy of 2 years, the age of the most likely to deve…
Scientific application
IAEA supports countries to assess and manage water resources
IAEA provides countries with information and skills to apply nuclear technology to better assess and manage national water resources.
Environment
Motorcycle exhaust is more toxic than automobile exhaust
Japanese scientists at Kanazawa University came to an unexpected conclusion: compared with automobile emissions, motorcycle emissions pollute the environment more seriou…
Environment
Genetic mutations help Russians survive World War II
A series of mutations related to metabolic processes have helped nearly 1.5 million Russians survive the most devastating World War II siege campaign.
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Genetic mutations
There is a white man who comes to evangelize on a small island in Africa. After a while, the black chieftain's wife gave birth to a white child.
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Cat singularity resembles the legendary Egyptian sphinx
The newly organized international cat competition in Romania has the participation of many kitten cats from many countries.
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Animals have strange shapes
For many different reasons, there are animals that are born with strange shapes such as six-legged calves, three-horned cows, two-headed snakes or three-eyed fish.
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The lobster has the most strange shape in the world
Admire the lobsters with mutated colors, the more unusual ones found in the US state of Massachusetts.
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The bizarre two-headed animals
Genetic changes have created bizarre two-headed animals, from cats, fish, and cows to pythons, turtles, crocodiles and grasshoppers.
Videos
Detect extremely rare two-headed snakes right in the yard
This small, two-headed snake is found in a garden in Richmond, Virginia, USA.
Videos
Video: Crumbling two heads survived birth in Pakistan
Mutant calves surprise many people while surviving longer than anticipated a day
Videos
Video: Gene mutation helps bacteria resistant to antibiotics
The whole world is facing the situation of antibiotic-resistant bacteria increasing due to the mutation of the gene.
Science Events
Vietnam won the IAEA's award for mutating rice varieties
Vietnam has won 3 out of 23 awards, including an