biology

How does a 'zombie' bacterium come back to life?

Scientists have detected unexpected activity in physiologically dead bacteria, deciding when it is safe to 'resurrect' if the environment is friendly to them.

They discover a new species of mini orchid in Peru

It is the smallest orchid species that we can find in this South American country.

Plants use 9.4 quadrillion watt-hours of energy a year to suck up sap

The water-drawing power of plants is colossal, new research finds.

Of Viagra, nitric oxide and the Nobel prize

25 million prescriptions in the first three years of its approval and hundreds of deaths due to misuse or abuse are the spectacular figures for Viagra, a drug turned television star.

The Central Dogma of Molecular Biology

The flow of information within a cell is one of the key points in molecular biology.

Plants produce their own 'aspirin' when stressed

Stress-induced salicylic acid production could help plants survive drought and insect attacks.

They record a female squid transporting her eggs to protect them

The female squid carried hundreds of eggs in a kind of lace sheet as she swam through the deep waters of Monterey Bay.

1,200-year-old underground water discovered

This discovery could allow us to understand how life can thrive on other worlds in the face of the previous discovery of microorganisms that inhabit the deepest subsurface of the Earth.

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Schedules of the Valencia GP of MotoGP in Cheste and how to see it

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"Don't talk to me!": Danni Büchner makes a clear announcement to hated party guests

Danni Büchner is invited to Sam Dylan's Halloween party. But the "Goodbye Germany" emigrant has no desire for many other party guests. And find clear words.

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