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Kakapos: Species conservation with genetic information

Kakapos are nocturnal, flightless parrots. © Jake Osborne The New Zealand flightless parrot Kakapo is critically endangered. Detailed genetic data should now help to make...

Cotton swab test for the rainforest

Smear of a leaf to obtain animal DNA traces.© HIOH / Andreas Sachse Recording the biodiversity in rainforests is important for their protection, but also...

Science and research in hair surgery

Medical research brings advances in modern hair surgery. © Africa Studio (#145026653) / Adobe Stock if(document.documentElement.clientWidth<=1220){ //var...

Muscle cancer cells converted into muscle cells

Normal muscle cells have an elongated, fusiform shape, as shown here. Degenerate rhabdomyosarcoma cells, on the other hand, tend to be rounded. ...

How Venus doesn’t burn her mouth

To protect itself, the Venus Flytrap closes its traps when it senses the heat of an approaching fire. © aLittleSilhouetto, illustration top right:...

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