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See how fast bacteria spread from the toilet to the human mouth
In fact, a quarter of office workers didn't wash their hands enough and properly after going to the toilet, everything in the workplace, from the door to the keyboard an…
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The fast-growing cannibalism bacteria
Scientists have found that a meat-eating bacterium can cause fatal infections that evolve rapidly, within 35 years.
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New plant varieties help improve soil
By traditional breeding methods, city scientists in Siberia and Russia created fast-growing plant varieties capable of decontaminating soil.
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Chinese sea is covered with algae covering nearly 29,000 km2
China's Yellow Sea is suffering from invasive algae at an extremely fast speed, with nearly 29,000 square kilometers covered by algae, according to Chinese officials on…
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Research peach tree genome to produce fuel
Plants that grow as fast as birch trees and willow trees are bright biofuel candidates. Scientists predict that it can be extracted from these plants of high cellulose e…
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Stunned art of cockroaches
Robot lab at the University of California (USA) uses slow-speed camcorders to secretly record roaches of cockroaches. They found that the insect used its hind legs to cl…
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Discover the fungus that helps rice grow fast
Researchers in Switzerland said yesterday they have just discovered a micro fungus capable of making rice grow five times faster.
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Quick-acting antiseptic
German scientists say they have found a fast-acting antiseptic that effectively kills bacteria, viruses and other pathogens.
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Create fast skin from stem cells, save burn patients
French scientists have found a way to quickly create human skin from stem cells.
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Female voice helps plants grow fast
A recent study demonstrated that female voices make plants grow faster than male voices.
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Trees grow fast thanks to the greenhouse effect
Plants are growing at a faster rate because of the increasing amount of carbon dioxide in the air.
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Catch a 'fasting' tumor to kill cancer
A group of American and Belgian experts found that lactic acid is an important source of energy for cancer cells.
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Growing too fast leads to premature death in honey bees
Research shows that the transition to flight activity in a naturally occurring living organism can have consequences that affect the rate of aging.
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How does the tiger tiger deter predators?
If you eat a sausage at a fast food store, you will definitely remember that experience whenever you see the brand of that sausage.
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Big tree as fast as blowing
For 25 years, it was just a low grove with a few leaves. Then suddenly a young shoot rose, reaching a height of 7.6 m within a few weeks and sprouting out thousands of b…