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What is Multicellularity: Definition and Discussions
Single-celled organisms dominated life on Earth for billions of years. The evolution to multicellular life however changed the entire landscape because it resulted in the emergence […]
Environmental Impacts of Blockchain Technology
Several experts and industry observers have expressed concerns over the negative environmental impacts of blockchain technology, including the expanding popularity of cryptocurrencies and emerging applications […]
What is CRISPR? How CRISPR Gene Editing Works?
A 2014 MIT Technology Review article by A Regalado described CRISPR as “the biggest biotech discovery of the century.” This was not an overstretch. CRISPR […]
Plastic Pyrolysis Pros and Cons: Converting Plastics Into Energy
Pyrolysis represents the thermal degradation of materials at high temperatures within a stable or inert atmosphere. The process has several industrial uses and applications. Nonetheless, […]
Contributions and Legacy of Yuan Longping: The Father of Hybrid Rice
Nature, one of the leading multidisciplinary science journals, describes him as a “crop scientist whose high-yield hybrid rice fed billions.” True enough, for his contributions […]
Host-Parasite Coevolution Theory of Sexual Reproduction
The host-parasite coevolution theory suggests that sex and sexual reproduction have evolved in part as a defense against parasites. It also suggests that the continued […]
Climate Emergency Declaration
Several governments, scientists, climate activists, and media organizations around the world have declared a climate emergency to underscore further the need to tackle climate change […]
Studies: Playing Video Games Can Make You Smarter
Non-gamers might describe them as unproductive and social recluse individuals who spend countless hours a day in front of their personal computers, favorite gaming consoles, […]
How LIGO Works? How Does It Detect Gravitational Waves?
The Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory or LIGO is a large-scale physics experiment and observatory constructed and operated to detect gravitational waves. The mission of this […]