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The complete genome of the vine promises grapes more resistant to climate change

By A'ndrea Elyse Messer-Penn StatePortal

The grapevine genome, the first from a fruit crop, was presented in 2007 by a French-Italian team. The results revealed that the vine (Vitis vinifera, that of the Pinot noir grape) contains more than twice as many genes involved in the production of…

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13/09/2023
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Primate coalitions: how and why do they form them?

By Laura CamonPortal

To improve their position in the hierarchy, many ape species have to make pacts between individuals to gain power.

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13/09/2023
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Nishimura, the 'green comet', is approaching Earth, how can we see it?

By A'ndrea Elyse Messer-Penn StatePortal

During these days we are visited by comet C/2023 P1 (Nishimura), which crossed the Earth's orbit on August 15, three days after being discovered, and whose closest point to Earth will be this Wednesday, when it will be at about 127,000,000…

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13/09/2023
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James Webb confirms the existence of a rare ocean world where life could occur

By A'ndrea Elyse Messer-Penn StatePortal

In 2019, two studies combining data from the Hubble, Kepler and Spitzer space telescopes detected a significant amount of water vapor in the atmosphere of K2-18b, an exoplanet about 120 light years away, between …

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13/09/2023
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What the Indian spacecraft on the Moon has already taught scientists

By A'ndrea Elyse Messer-Penn StatePortal

The Vikram lunar lander and the Pragyan rover of the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) rest on the surface of the Moon after giving their country one of those feats that remain marked in national history...

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12/09/2023
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Denying the alarms, doubting the data and experts: why the right is suspicious of science

By Javier SalasPortal

The most conservative distrust scientists because they perceive that their identity is at risk, influenced by populist elites and after decades of misinformation

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12/09/2023
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¿Mereció el Nobel el padre de la oveja ‘Dolly’?

By Javier SampedroPortal

Ian Wilmut, que murió ayer a los 79 años, fue un científico de una pieza que sufrió la controversia de la clonación

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12/09/2023
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