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Planting sesame oil to collect biofuel
Biology

Planting sesame oil to collect biofuel

A research group of Plant Cell Technology Department - Institute of Tropical Biology (HCMC) is experimenting with planting jatropha to produce biofuel. Each hectare of j…

December 17, 2018
Natural selection of butterflies
Biology

Natural selection of butterflies

An international team of researchers has documented an unusual example of the natural selection of tropical butterfly species - speaking in terms of genetics - counter-a…

December 17, 2018
Mosquito gene map has been completed
Biology

Mosquito gene map has been completed

An international team has completed the genetic mapping of Aedes aegypti, creating a precursor to finding ways to prevent yellow fever and tropical fever transmitted by…

December 17, 2018
Ants also know how to build bridges
Biology

Ants also know how to build bridges

Some ants in tropical forests in Latin America have 'engineering units' that work very effectively. To facilitate the worker ants transporting food to the nest, ants Eci…

December 17, 2018
How does soil nutrients affect tropical forests?
Biology

How does soil nutrients affect tropical forests?

Tropical forests are one of the most diverse plant populations on earth, and scientists have been studying for decades to identify the evolutionary and ecological proces…

December 17, 2018
Kien Giang: Discovering new plant species
Biology

Kien Giang: Discovering new plant species

Tropical Biology Institute (Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology) in collaboration with HOLCIM Cement Company has just discovered a new plant species with scientifi…

December 17, 2018
Rhizophora - Coast guard
Biology

Rhizophora - Coast guard

Rhizophora grows in tropical and tropical Asia in muddy areas of the coast, small trees. Worldwide there are 82 mangrove varieties.

December 16, 2018
Rafflesia arnoldii - Rafflesia arnoldii
Biology

Rafflesia arnoldii - Rafflesia arnoldii

The King of Flowers is the largest flower in the world, growing in tropical forests on the Indonesian islands and Sumaitra; Malaysia. The shape of this flower is very bi…

December 16, 2018