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Controversy about life at Chernobyl
After 20 years of nuclear disaster, the level of radiation at Chernobyl caused insects to stay away from the area.
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Biology
Discover new layers of fish in the gut
According to a new discovery by Canadian biologist Claire Healy, the gut is the
Biology
Growing too fast leads to premature death in honey bees
Research shows that the transition to flight activity in a naturally occurring living organism can have consequences that affect the rate of aging.
Biology
Can create life!
DNA is like a guide to biological life. Each species has a unique set of instructions, ie genes. Long ago, the home
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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.
Biology
Analysis of the organism genome to re-establish the evolutionary tree
Researching the largest bird genome so far is not only surprising but also completely changes their evolutionary tree. Research has challenged the current classification…
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Single-celled organisms also have communication systems
When it comes to cellular communication networks, a primitive single-celled bacterium called Monosiga brevicollis outperforms animals with billions of cells. Researchers…
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The basis of communication between cells within the choanoflagellate
What are the common characteristics of a cell and a cell-structure choanoflagellate? Definitely more than what we can know. A new study of the choanoflagellate genome sh…
Biology
Deep sea creatures provide clues to the evolution of humanity
Studying the genome of a marine creature by scientists at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California San Diego brings a new light source to expl…
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Strange proteins of organisms like harsh environments
Recently scientists have clarified the life of bacteria in harsh environments. Research by Professor Peter Golyshin of Bangor University, with an international research…
Biology
Mutant mosquitoes fight malaria
In a cramped, humid laboratory in London, mosquitoes swarming in net-covered cages are being investigated for ways to control malaria.
Biology
The difference between fruit flies and humans
According to scientists who have discovered a new way to estimate the total number of interactions between proteins in any mechanism, fruit flies are different from huma…
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Is nano bacteria a living organism?
Tiny molecules called nanobacteria have confounded scientists in many ways since people discovered it 20 years ago, but the most controversial question it poses is wheth…
Biology
Microorganisms skip the process of releasing oxygen, absorbing carbon dioxide during photosynthesis
A surprising discovery made by scientists at the Carngie Institute
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Challenging the aging process
Aging and aging are an inevitable part of the lives of most plants and animals. However, some species still live to an extremely rare age, such as a yew tree in England.…