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Identify dinosaur colors
Archeology

Identify dinosaur colors

A group of British and Chinese scientists claimed they had identified the true color of a dinosaur.

December 17, 2018
Purple tomatoes were born
Biology

Purple tomatoes were born

Thanks to genetic engineering, scientists created purple tomatoes, which are better than regular tomatoes and bring many benefits to human health.

December 17, 2018
Causes turn dragonflies from gold to red
Biology

Causes turn dragonflies from gold to red

Chemical balance between the pigments in the dragonfly's abdomen determines their color. When oxidants are present, these cells are yellow and when there are reductants,…

December 17, 2018
Admire the strange red grapes, black shell
Biology

Admire the strange red grapes, black shell

Technological Seeds company, specialized in producing hybrid vegetables (Israel) has developed a tomato variety with red intestine, black shell.

December 17, 2018
Hornets use solar energy
Biology

Hornets use solar energy

This Eastern bee species belongs to the bumblebee family, which has a special structure on the abdominal cavity that helps capture sunlight, and a special pigment that c…

December 17, 2018
Why leaves are red in autumn
Biology

Why leaves are red in autumn

Due to the yellow color attracting the attention of harmful insects, many plants deal with their own red leaves to reduce their losses in the fall.

December 17, 2018
why do the butterflies have their eyespots?
Biology

why do the butterflies have their eyespots?

Some butterflies often carry symmetrical circular spots on their wings. It is thought that the eye spot terrifies the enemy by imitating the eyes of the enemy.

December 17, 2018
Observe complex pigment mixtures in living cells
Biology

Observe complex pigment mixtures in living cells

In a technological advance that allows researchers to observe active cells when performing photosynthesis, they have developed a method that can enhance the effect of bi…

December 17, 2018
Human gene changes color of fish
Biology

Human gene changes color of fish

Scientists have changed mutated yellow zebrafish to a yellowish white standard fish with dark stripes, by inserting the pigmentation genes into fry. In one

December 16, 2018
Modern bird eggs have the color
Animal world

Modern bird eggs have the color

Although the period of the giant dinosaurs has retreated far away, however, their genetic traces are still preserved today.

December 16, 2018