Biology
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Invasive species (IX) The pig: Frankenstein’s laboratory in the mountains of Spain
The wild boar ( Sus scrofa ) is a species that has lived with man practically forever. The capture and selection of specimens…
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Archaea
The archaea are a group of unicellular organisms like bacteria, but so different from those that are classified in their own taxonomic…
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The red panda, the great unknown
The red pandas are small mammals with long, hairy tails, which have characteristics red and white marks on her silky hair. Although they…
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What is CRISPR, the technique that will change genetic manipulation?
The term CRISPR stands for  clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats. , which translates in Spanish as “clustered and regularly .” What is CRISPR? These…
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The tasty (and troublesome) American crab biology The tasty (and troublesome) American crab
The American crayfish , Procambarus clarkii , is a decapod crustacean that inhabits freshwater courses and is native to the coast of the Gulf of…
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Platypus: a very nice animal
The platypus is a most unique animal , a mammal with a duck’s bill, otter legs that lays eggs, has hair,…
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28,000 species of plants with medicinal use are documented
A study carried out by the Royal British Botanical Garden of Kew in London has registered 28,187 species of medicinal plants in their latest…
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What is a dominant gene and a recessive gene?
The transmission of characters between parental organisms and their offspring is a complex and fascinating subject. The first person to carry…
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Invasive species (11): Caulerpa taxifolia, the Mediterranean killer algae
When a species receives the nickname “killer” it is usually for a good reason. This is the case of Caulerpa taxifolia , commonly…
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Invasive species (X): Azolla, the amazing water fern
Azolla is a rare-looking genus of ferns . These plants, unlike common ferns, are tiny and grow in floating colonies on bodies of water. The…
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