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By knowing how genes pass on instructions and why the instructions sometimes become garbled, eventually it may be possible to introduce new genetic information into cells and correct defects…One day, scientists believe, genetic, genetic engineering may provide a cure for gene-influenced cancers and other diseases as well.

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“Stones have been known to move and trees to speak,”said Shakespeare’s Macbeth, voicing an old superstition. Today a team of scientists at the University of Washington in Seattle, led by Professor David b F. Rhoades, claim to have evidence that proves that trees really do “talk.’’ Humans cannot hear their conversations, but one can be understood by another.

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The possible effects of cosmic rays have also intrigued scientists. It is known that radioactivity can cause mutations in the genetic material of living creatures. Given the similarity between cosmic rays and radioactivity, could cosmic rays – in combination with the radioactivity of the earth’s surface – have had the same effects on life-forms? Scientists believe that this is a strong possibility.

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Try this experiment and you’ll find that it is not easy for you to break an egg.

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Water Powered Rocket.

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This is a lab summary about the many properties that water demonstrates. The experiment was performed in a controlled area. All the water that was used was 100% distilled.

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Question: Does a Nerf Gun that has its spring stretched fire farther than an unmodified Nerf Gun?

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Learn how to test sports drinks for Sugar, Electrolytes (Salt), and Solids. The Beneficial ingredients in Sports drinks.

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All of them use things that you can get at home!

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Is it possible for a mouse to here, understand and replicate sound? Ever want a mouse to play a keyboard? It turns out that this mouse is able to play a note that it hears by selecting the right note on a keyboard.