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Storehouses of Heredity - The Chormosomes
A human cell contains 23 pairs of chromosomes - what is their structure and function?
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Science Panorama
What is a Biological Weapon?
From the worst epidemics to anthrax envelopes - all about biological weapons
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The Cell’s Production Line
The Endoplasmic Reticulum and the Golgi produce proteins and fat molecules, dispatching them to their destinations
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Science History
The Monk Who Discovered Heredity In a Grain of Pea
The 200th birthday of Gregor Mendel, who revealed the basic laws that govern how traits are passed down through generations
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Abortions: Science vs. Politics
As abortion bans, supposedly science-based, come into effect in some U.S states, what does science know about abortions?
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Growing Steaks All The Way to Mars
An Israeli technology that makes it possible to grow beef outside a cow’s body, without harming any animals and in a process that consumes far fewer resources than those required to raise an entire animal for meat
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Nature’s Jewelry
The spectacular appearance and intoxicating fragrance of flowers are meant to attract the eyes, the nose and the heart
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Why Is Blood Type O the Most Common?
There seems to be apparent evolutionary advantage for one blood group over another. How did type O blood become the most prevalent?
