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Researchers examine and trace apple DNA. Learn how the apple species trace their evolutionary roots back to Asia almost 56 million years ago.

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When a fruit fly buzzes across your kitchen, you probably don’t see a sophisticated robot. But to researchers at Harvard University’s Rowland Institute, this tiny insect represents the future ...

BEIJING, April 19 (Xinhua) -- Chinese scientists have devised a detailed map of wild and cultivated rice genes, providing resources for the development of superior and more productive crop varieties ...

Understanding and reasoning about the physical world rely on a specific brain network, in which the area PF of the left inferior parietal lobe plays a central role.