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How emus and ostriches lost the ability to fly
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Bacteria can be coaxed into making the toughest kind of spider silk
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In a first, a fossilized egg is found preserved inside an ancient bird
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DNA from extinct red wolves lives on in some mysterious Texas coyotes
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This honeybee parasite may be more of a fat stealer than a bloodsucker
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A protein in mosquito eggshells could be the insects’ Achilles’ heel
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Abaca
A plant, Musa textilis, of the banana family that is valuable for its hard fiber (also known as Manila hemp) and native to Borneo and the Philippines. Abaca is one of the strongest of the hard fibers. Commercially, it is known as Manila hemp. The…
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Abscisic acid
One of the major plant hormones that plays an important role in plant growth and development. Abscisic acid (ABA) is ubiquitous in vascular plants; the highest levels are found in young leaves and in developing fruits and seeds. Abscisic acid is…
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Abscission
The process whereby a plant sheds one of its parts. Leaves, flowers, seeds, and fruits are parts commonly abscised. Almost any plant part, such as very small buds and bracts to branches several inches in diameter, and scales or sheets of bark, may…
