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Detecting H7N9 virus in Guangdong
Flu epidemic

Detecting H7N9 virus in Guangdong

Chinese health authorities have for the first time discovered a H7N9-positive specimen in Guangdong province, located in the southern part of China, adjacent to Vietnam.

December 14, 2018
The emergence of mutant bird flu virus in Cambodia
Flu epidemic

The emergence of mutant bird flu virus in Cambodia

A strain of mutated bird flu has just been found on specimens in Cambodia, but it is not known if the strain is more toxic than the H5N1 virus that killed four people he…

December 14, 2018
Explore the snowman mystery with DNA technology
New technology

Explore the snowman mystery with DNA technology

The world's leading geneticists will analyze DNA on specimens believed to belong to the Yeti snowman to uncover the truth about this mysterious creature.

December 12, 2018
Create insect models from 3d printer
New technology

Create insect models from 3d printer

An Australian scientific body, the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO), has decided to apply 3D printing technology to insect research.

December 11, 2018
Research new fossils
New technology

Research new fossils

Physicists have come up with a new method of studying paleontological sites, which allow to see the anatomical elements that the naked eye and the microscope can not see…

December 11, 2018
New techniques have seen fossils unprecedented
New technology

New techniques have seen fossils unprecedented

Scientists created the first three-dimensional picture of tiny fossils dating back to 850 million years, using pre-existing laser technology. They did not even have to s…

December 11, 2018