Scientists are closer to cracking a 5,000-year-old mystery surrounding the ancient trade and production of decorated ostrich eggs. Long before Fabergé, ornate ostrich eggs were highly prized by the elites …read more Source:: Science
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Making a transparent flexible material of silk and nanotubes
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•The silk fibers produced by Bombyx mori, the domestic silkworm, has been prized for millennia as a strong yet lightweight and luxurious material. Although synthetic polymers like nylon and polyester …read more Source:: Science
Argentine lab peddles prized export: thoroughbred polo horse embryos
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•CARDALES, Argentina (Reuters) – Argentina is famous for its Malbec red wine and beef, but it boasts two lesser-known but equally prized exports: the sperm and frozen embryos of thoroughbred …read more Source:: UKScienceNews