• 10种新近发现的食虫植物简介

    10-06-02 Each year The International Institute for Species Exploration at Arizona State University names the Top 10 new species described in the previous calendar year. The list for 2009 was published to coincide with(与一致) the 303rd anniversary on May 2...

  • 斯坦福科学家从植株中提取出微弱电流

    10-04-14 In an electrifying(令人振奋的,惊人的) first, Stanford scientists have plugged in to(对很感兴趣) algae(海藻) cells and harnessed a tiny electric current. They found it at the very source of energy production photosynthesis(光合作用) , a plan...

  • 斯坦福科学家从植株中提取出微弱电流

    10-04-14 In an electrifying(令人振奋的,惊人的) first, Stanford scientists have plugged in to(对很感兴趣) algae(海藻) cells and harnessed a tiny electric current. They found it at the very source of energy production photosynthesis(光合作用) , a plan...

  • 科学家揭开罂粟合成可待因和吗啡之谜

    10-03-15 Researchers at the University of Calgary have discovered the unique genes that allow the opium poppy(罂粟) to make codeine(可待因) and morphine(吗啡) , thus opening doors to alternate methods of producing these effective painkillers(止痛药)...

  • 伊朗布什尔核电站将于今年开放

    10-01-22 Iran's first nuclear power plant will be operating by mid-2011, Iranian and Russian officials say. 伊朗首座核电站将于2011年中期开始运营。 Russia has been building the plant for Iran since the mid-90s The Bushehr plant was begun in 1974 and abandoned...

  • 烟草植株改变开花时间以阻止毛虫蚕食

    10-01-22 We normally think of pollinators传粉者 as providing a valuable service to plants, and they certainly do. In exchange for作为的交换 nectar花蜜,甘露 , pollinators like the well-known honey bee carry pollen花粉 from one plant to the other and thus pro...

  • 伊朗计划新建10座铀浓缩工厂

    09-11-30 Iran's government has approved plans to build 10 new uranium enrichment plants, according to state media. 伊朗官方媒体称,伊朗政府通过了建立10座新铀浓缩工厂的计划。 Iran's second uranium enrichment facility came to light in September The government...

  • Banana marks seed bank milestone 香蕉种子:国际种子站收录里

    09-10-16 An international seed bank has reached its target of collecting 10% of the world's wild plants, with seeds of a pink banana among its latest entries. 随着一种粉色香蕉种子的最新加入,一所国际种子站达到了收集世界上野生植物种子10%的目标。 A wild banana...

  • 'Veggie' spider shuns meat diet “素食主义”蜘蛛无视“荤菜”

    09-10-13 A spider that dines almost exclusively on plants has been described by scientists. 科学家发现了几乎仅以植物为食的蜘蛛。 The spiders have to dodge ants to get to the leaf tips It is the first-known predominantly(优越地,卓越地) vegetarian spider; a...

  • 'Barcode' to help identify plants “条码”帮忙鉴定物种

    09-07-30 An international team of scientists has agreed on a standard DNA barcode for plants that will allow botanists to identify species quickly and easily. 一组国际科学家为植物制定了统一的DNA条码,这将帮助植物学家更快、更简单地区分物种。 There are an esti...