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Japan can extract Bio-ethanol from seaweed
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Japan can extract Bio-ethanol from seaweed

Scientists from Northeastern Japan University and Northeast Electric Company have successfully researched new technologies that can extract Bio-ethanol with high efficie…

December 17, 2018
Abuse of antibiotics creates 'viruses'
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Abuse of antibiotics creates 'viruses'

An expert on infectious diseases confirms the emergence of 'viruses' carrying NDM-1 resistance genes as a result of using antibiotics in the country.

December 17, 2018
Bacteria can also 'sniff'
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Bacteria can also 'sniff'

Scientists have declared: bacteria have a nose and are able to smell. This is considered a surprising discovery about evolution.

December 17, 2018
Watercress 'prevents cancer'
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Watercress 'prevents cancer'

Eating watercress daily is one of the ways to help people prevent the risk of cancer, British scientists said.

December 17, 2018
The silent savior of the Gulf of Mexico
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The silent savior of the Gulf of Mexico

Scientists in the US have discovered a new strain of bacteria that eat oil rapidly growing in the Gulf of Mexico and helping to destroy oil particles.

December 17, 2018
Test two drugs Ebola and Marburg
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Test two drugs Ebola and Marburg

US scientists have successfully tested two drugs AVI-6002 and AVI-6003 on monkeys infected with Ebola and Marburg virus.

December 17, 2018
Tea contains more caffeine than coffee
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Tea contains more caffeine than coffee

Above is the conclusion of Dr. Pham Thanh Quan, Head of Chemical Engineering Department, Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology after nearly 5 years of research.

December 17, 2018
Relax with flowers
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Relax with flowers

According to one study, there is a complete scientific basis to believe that flowers have great ability to stir up happiness and increase satisfaction.

December 17, 2018
Turn algae into plastic
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Turn algae into plastic

Treating the amount of algae released after biofuel production, Indian scientists turned them into plastics.

December 17, 2018