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These stunning genetically engineered plants shine bright green

[ad_1] This article originally appeared on VICE US. Bioluminescence, or life’s ability to emit light, is shown in the transient flashes of fireflies, the auroral glow of ocean plankton, and the mysterious lures of predatory animals. However, plants have never developed bioluminescence in nature, although scientists have tried to design …

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Giant asteroid ready to pass Earth on Wednesday

[ad_1] One more asteroid It is expected to pass more than a mile across Earth on Wednesday, although scientists insist it poses no danger. Known as (52768) 1998 OR2, the asteroid will hit about 6.3 million km away, 16 times the distance to the moon, when it gets closer. The …

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These stunning genetically engineered plants shine bright green

[ad_1] This article originally appeared on VICE US. Bioluminescence, or life’s ability to emit light, is shown in the transient flashes of fireflies, the auroral glow of ocean plankton, and the mysterious lures of predatory animals. However, plants have never developed bioluminescence in nature, although scientists have tried to design …

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Are they posing a threat to Earth’s existence?

[ad_1] It was in 2017 that astronomers discovered Oumuamua, touted as the first interstellar object to reach the solar system. In 2019, an amateur astronomer discovered another interstellar object now known as 2I / Borisov. Now, a team of researchers has discovered a swarm of 19 asteroids that currently lurk …

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Fighting the invisible enemy: what these coronavirus images reveal

[ad_1] Updated April 28, 2020 10:31:05 For more than two decades, Dr. Jason Roberts has been routinely observing underworld microscopes and observing the behaviors of some of nature’s deadliest nanometer-sized insurgents. Roberts, a senior scientist at the Victoria Infectious Diseases Reference Laboratory in Melbourne, is also a virologist consultant to …

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