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The woman owns elephant legs
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The woman owns elephant legs

A rare disease has caused an English woman's legs to grow at an alarming rate, reaching over 45kg per leg, completely oversized for the slender upper body.

December 14, 2018
83 people died in the US syphilis experiment
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83 people died in the US syphilis experiment

The US investigating committee on human medical experiment in 1946-1948 in Guatemala has announced that there are 83 Guatemala people conducted unethical medical experim…

December 14, 2018
Race sperm
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Race sperm

This is the clip of the Sperm Race bio health television program broadcast on UK BBC 3 TV channel since 2004, recently introduced on Guardian news website on August 29th.

December 14, 2018
Papaya leaves can cure dengue
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Papaya leaves can cure dengue

Papaya leaves and chubby water can become dengue therapy, according to research by Malaysian scientists.

December 14, 2018
Red meat increases the risk of diabetes
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Red meat increases the risk of diabetes

A new study by scientists from Harvard University School of Public Health has found a close relationship between the use of red meat, especially processed meat with the…

December 14, 2018
Find new vaccines against chikungunya virus
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Find new vaccines against chikungunya virus

US scientists have developed a new vaccine capable of fighting chikungunya virus. This is the causative agent of a type of mosquito transmitted by Aedes group.

December 14, 2018
Create human heart from stem cells
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Create human heart from stem cells

Stem cell researchers in Hong Kong and the United States are trying to develop replacement parts for people with stem cell heart disease within the next five years.

December 14, 2018
Develop antibiotic production technology in Vietnam
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Develop antibiotic production technology in Vietnam

The Institute of Biotechnology (Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology) has succeeded in developing antibiotic production in Vietnam according to methods of applying…

December 14, 2018
Schoolgirls have biological hands
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Schoolgirls have biological hands

The 15-year-old Chloe Holmes in the town of Swindon, Wiltshire, England, has just become the youngest person in Europe to be fitted with a biological finger.

December 14, 2018
Men grow up early
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Men grow up early

The son's full puberty is rejuvenated 2.5 months after every decade since the 18th century to the present. In other words, an 18-year-old male now grows to be equivalent…

December 14, 2018
Breeding human heart
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Breeding human heart

Up to now, there are 17 hearts who are in the formation stage at the laboratory of the University of Minnesota, USA.

December 14, 2018