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Iran-Made Actinomycetous Biofertilizer Increases Tomato Yield, Quality, Shelf Life

TEHRAN (ANA)- A member of the Agricultural Biotechnology Research Institute could produce actinomycetous biofertilizer specifically for tomatoes, improving the yield, quality, and shelf life of the plant.

Animals Developing Same Chronic Diseases as Humans

TEHRAN (ANA)- Across the planet, animals are increasingly suffering from chronic illnesses once seen only in humans.

Scientists Recover 40,000-Year-Old Mammoth RNA Still Packed with Clues

TEHRAN (ANA)- Researchers have sequenced the oldest RNA ever recovered, taken from a woolly mammoth frozen for nearly 40,000 years.

55-Million-Year-Old Fossils Reveal Bizarre Crocs Dropped from Trees

TEHRAN (ANA)- Scientists uncovered Australia’s oldest known crocodile eggshells, revealing the secret lives of ancient mekosuchine crocodiles that once dominated inland ecosystems, a recent report said, adding, the crocs filled surprising niches, including terrestrial stalking and possibly tree-dropping ambushes.

Scientists Reverse Kidney Damage in Mice, Hope for Humans Next

TEHRAN (ANA)- Researchers uncovered how fatty molecules called ceramides trigger acute kidney injury by damaging the mitochondria that power kidney cells.

Scientists Discover Microbes That Breathe Iron to Detoxify Planet

TEHRAN (ANA)- Microbiologists discover bacteria that eliminate toxic sulfide and use iron minerals to grow.

Scientists Shocked as Bumblebees Learn to Read Simple “Morse Code”

TEHRAN (ANA)- In a first-of-its-kind study, scientists found that bumblebees can tell the difference between short and long light flashes, much like recognizing Morse code.

Scientists Uncover Hidden Universal Law Limiting Life’s Growth

TEHRAN (ANA)- Japanese researchers uncovered a universal rule describing why life’s growth slows despite abundant nutrients.

Life Found in Place Scientists Thought Impossible

TEHRAN (ANA)- Deep beneath the ocean, scientists uncovered thriving microbial life in one of Earth’s harshest environments—an area with a pH of 12, where survival seems nearly impossible.

Modern Donkey Farming

TEHRAN (ANA)- Donkeys (Equus asinus), often historically relegated to roles of purely utilitarian labor, are experiencing a significant resurgence in interest across the globe.

Iran Sells Livestock Embryo Production Technology to Russia

TEHRAN (ANA)- A member of the Avicenna Research Institute’s academic staff announced the finalization of a contract between the Academic Center for Education, Culture and Research of Iran and a Russian company to sell heavy livestock embryo production technology for $500,000.

Iran’s Academic Center for Education, Culture, Research Produces Aquatic Vaccines

TEHRAN (ANA)- A member of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine of Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz in Southwestern Iran announced that the specialists at the Academic Center for Education, Culture and Research have managed to produce home-made aquatic vaccines.