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20.10.2009, 15:15 13 comments

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FDA weighs approval of first genetically engineered fish

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Operation Phoenix: science fiction or science fact?

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23.07.2010, 09:53 2 comments

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New shelter constructed over Chernobyl ruins

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Wildlife crisis worse than economic crisis – IUCN

Life on Earth is under a serious threat. World leaders fail to reverse the trend by 2010 despite commitments made in 2002.

How did plants develop a taste for flesh?

Published: 23 September, 2009, 15:05
Edited: 14 October, 2009, 11:00


Venus Flytrap

Carnivorous plants like the Venus flytrap lure and devour insects to get extra nutrition. But how they managed to develop the complex and energy-intensive structures needed to catch their prey remains a mystery.

 
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