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2005 Biomedical Nobel Prize - A realm goes back to bacteria
Two Australians selected for the prestigious 2005 award: Digestive System Specialist Barry J. Marshall (54) and a pathologist
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The parasitic world
Eternal love: parasites are still attacked by parasites! Schistosomes cause a terrible disease, bilharziose, which lives in human blood vessels to draw red blood cells.
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A marine species can limit greenhouse gases
The Salpa aspera scientific creature plays an important role in limiting greenhouse gas carbon dioxide. Biologists discover this creature that looks like this jellyfish…
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South Africa combats climate change with ... earthworms
A luxury hotel in South Africa is raising thousands of earthworms to
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Many flowers in Europe are disappearing with bees
Many bees and the flowers they pollinate have diminished biodiversity in many European countries, especially in the UK, Germany and the Netherlands for the past 25 years…
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Bacteria specializing in oil consumption
Alcanivorax Borkumensis is the name of a bacterium that lives in oil-contaminated waters. This small sea creature is hardly found in clean waters, but is present in the…
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Detection of genes helps rice plants withstand flooding
Scientists say the gene has been identified to help rice survive in flooding for up to 2 weeks. Most rice varieties die within a week of being submerged under water, but…
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Building ... cell
Soon, just flying to China, you will see the first building in the world about to build a cell shape.
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Plants are also very cherished
Plants have a harsh life because they must always cope with constraints in the environment such as light, lack of water, salinity of the soil, temperature or resistance…
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Lettuce - a new source of anti-cancer pharmaceutical materials
Italian scientists have discovered a promising new weapon in the fight against cancer: cedar, a species that grows in Southeast Asia.
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Frozen sperm for 15 years still live
Sperm extracted from mice and testicles in the refrigerator for 15 years still produces healthy babies. The recent work of an international research group has opened up…
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The mystery of ginkgo tree
Ginkgo tree (ginkgo biloba), famous for its long-lasting healing and healing properties, is considered the oldest tree in the world that appeared 300 million years ago d…
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Detecting new toxins of bacteria in the gastrointestinal tract
Scientists have discovered a new toxin called 'colibactine' produced by Escherichia coli (E. coli), which breaks the DNA chain and disrupts the cycle of antibacterial ce…
