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That's amazing! ONCE IN 80 YEARS 😍🤩Puya raimondii, queen of the Andes, is the largest species of bromeliad, reaching up ...
18/09/2026

That's amazing! ONCE IN 80 YEARS 😍🤩

Puya raimondii, queen of the Andes, is the largest species of bromeliad, reaching up to 15 m (50 ft) in height and carry 20,000 flowers. It is native to the high Andes of Bolivia and Peru. It has been considered a Protocarnivorous plant (ensnaring birds).
Its reproductive cycle lasts approximately 80 years.

Now researchers report its first genome to promote its conservation and evolutionary study. Comparative genomics showed P. raimondii diverged from Ananas comosus about 14.8 million years ago, and the long terminal repeats were likely to contribute to the genus diversification in last 3.5 million years. The gene families related to plant reproductive development and stress responses significantly expanded in the genome. At the same time, gene families involved in disease defense, photosynthesis and carbohydrate metabolism significantly contracted, which may be an evolutionary strategy to adapt to the harsh conditions in high Andes.

Photo credit: Waldemar Niclewicz
Read more: in https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0888754321002160

Almost 500 different tomato varieties are featured on this table, grown and preserved by Michael Schick from Bronnen, Ba...
17/09/2026

Almost 500 different tomato varieties are featured on this table, grown and preserved by Michael Schick from Bronnen, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany 😮😍🍅
There are hundreds of varieties. From marble-sized grape or cherry tomatoes, to juicy salad , meaty paste tomatoes, and huge, sweet, beefsteak tomatoes. Their colors range from deep crimson to orange, yellow, green, purple, and chocolate.

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This is how research work is carried out technically! 😁
16/09/2026

This is how research work is carried out technically! 😁

AI can process millions of data points in seconds, but can it run an entire protocol on cold pizza, dark humor, and 3 AM...
15/09/2026

AI can process millions of data points in seconds, but can it run an entire protocol on cold pizza, dark humor, and 3 AM coffee? I don’t think so 🍕☕

Ancient trees are often understood as a lucky few who have escaped aging. But a new study of the native aging forests of...
13/09/2026

Ancient trees are often understood as a lucky few who have escaped aging. But a new study of the native aging forests of the Pyrenees suggests a nearly opposite picture: Extreme longevity trees do not age without, but break down ageing into local, slow, and affordable death. When the branches, tips, or partial formation layers stop growing, the remaining tissue reconnects, allowing the whole tree to survive at a lower metabolic and growth rate. What is truly scarce is not just "longevity genes," but complex habitats that allow this process to continue for hundreds of years

What would make someone walk away from one of the world’s leading AI labs? 😮Jacob Coxon, who spent the past three years ...
10/09/2026

What would make someone walk away from one of the world’s leading AI labs? 😮

Jacob Coxon, who spent the past three years working on AI pretraining at OpenAI and Anthropic, says the industry is racing toward self-improving superintelligence faster than humanity can develop reliable safeguards.

Even more striking: Anthropic Alignment Science Lead Evan Hubinger said he and colleagues seriously believe AI could potentially cause human extinction, putting his personal estimate at more than 10% within the next decade. He also acknowledged that alignment for superintelligence remains unsolved.

⚠️ The big question isn't whether AI will become more powerful.
It's whether our ability to control it will keep pace with its capabilities.

🧠 AI safety isn't just a technical problem anymore — it's a global conversation about who controls the future.

Do you think the AI race is moving too fast?

What if changing just one letter in our DNA could help explain disease?There are ~9 billion possible single-letter chang...
09/09/2026

What if changing just one letter in our DNA could help explain disease?
There are ~9 billion possible single-letter changes in the human genome. AlphaGenome Atlas turns this vast genetic landscape into a map, helping researchers predict which variants may matter most, and where to look next.

What a beautiful way to pay tribute to Antonie van Leeuwenhoek (the father of Microbiology) 😍🔬🦠Image credit: Prof. Kla...
08/09/2026

What a beautiful way to pay tribute to Antonie van Leeuwenhoek (the father of Microbiology) 😍🔬🦠
Image credit: Prof. Klaus Kemp

Did you know? In Russia, there is a statue of a mouse knitting DNA, honoring their contribution to scienceIn Central Rus...
07/09/2026

Did you know? In Russia, there is a statue of a mouse knitting DNA, honoring their contribution to science
In Central Russia, an adorable statue pays homage to the animals that lose their lives in the name of science every year. And, when one looks closer, it’s apparent that this mouse isn’t knitting an ordinary scarf or a hat. But knitting a double-strand of DNA. It is located in Siberia in the city of Novosibirsk, the sculpture shows a scholarly-looking mouse knitting.
Mice have long been used to help researchers make breakthrough scientific discoveries. Not only does their small size and low cost make them appealing, but their short lifespan and quick breeding cycle mean that scientists can observe many generations in a short time.
Mice have long been used to help researchers make breakthrough scientific discoveries. Not only do their small size and low cost make them appealing, but their short lifespan and quick breeding cycle mean that scientists can observe many generations in a short time.

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