Two vibrant, spiny millipedes, unlike any seen before, have been formally described by researchers. Their dragon-like appearance and hidden habitat sparked immediate scientific curiosity. But beyond ...

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Edward A. Birge. Springer Verlag, New York. 2000. Pp. 559. Price £44.50, hardback. ISBN 0 387 98730 4. This is very much a pre-genomic, ‘E. coli-centric’ treatise on prokaryotic genetics with a ...

Kabuki became a popular dramatic art form, with its use of make-up and facial expressions rather than masks, as well as its ...

The kidney is an excellent model in which to study the mechanisms of organogenesis. During kidney development, the epithelial ureteric buds branch and induce the surrounding mesenchymal cells to ...

We know that most cancers happen because of aging, lifestyle choices, and exposure to harmful environmental factors like chemicals or UV rays from the sun. Sometimes changes that lead to cancer are ...