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Rice and risk of arsenic exposure
The team of scientists working at Dartmouth College of Medicine, Dartmouth College, USA, found that there was a risk of arsenic poisoning when using rice.
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Nuclear 'eyes' revealed Napoleon was not poisoned
Napoleon did not die from arsenic poisoning in Saint Helena. This conclusion is confirmed after a detailed test was performed at the laboratory of the Italian National I…
1001 mystery
The village of 'mutants' can eat poisonous drama
Arsenic is one of the most toxic substances ever known by humans and has been used to poison the kings, politicians and even racing horses. However, scientists found tha…
Archeology
The poisonous medieval cosmetics of the Middle Ages
Lead and arsenic are extremely toxic substances but are popularly used by women for beauty in ancient times.
Archeology
Decipher the death of the oldest mummies in the world
Arsenic-contaminated water is the culprit that killed the ancient people in Chile, where the embalming technique was applied as early as human history.
Archeology
The secret behind the mummy of ancient children in Chile
Living in a barren desert north of Chile's Pacific coast more than 7,000 years ago, the Chinchorro tribe began mysteriously embalming children's carcasses - removing org…
Biology
Found moss that can filter out arsenic in water
One of the major problems we face is the phenomenon of water poisoning from heavy metals, such as arsenic.
Biology
The cause of arsenic-contaminated rice
Results from a recent study in Consumer Reports show that inorganic arsenic - still known as carcinogen - is found in more than 60 popular rice products.
Biology
Bacteria can live in arsenic environment
NASA scientists found that bacteria can live and thrive in arsenic - the most toxic substance on Earth.
Biology
NASA's 'strange creature' is just 'crap'?
The most prestigious scientists in the world said that the strange bacterial culture experiment of the US Aerospace Agency (NASA) has made serious mistakes.
Biology
Detecting strange creatures in the Andes
During the study of the crater Cerro Galan in the Andes Mountains in Argentina, scientists discovered miraculous life here.
Biology
Bacteria that make carbon nanotubes
Chemists and engineers from the United States and South Korea have discovered some types of semiconductor nanotubes made from living organisms, bacteria - this discovery…
Biology
China: Plant detoxification for soil
For the first time in the world, Chinese scientists have launched a pilot plantation project to extract toxic arsenic from farmland.
Scientific application
Filtration of arsenic-contaminated water
With the orientation of searching for materials from natural minerals to treat arsenic (arsenic) to pollute the water, Prof. Dr. Tran Hong Con and colleagues at the Depa…