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Discovered mechanisms for plants to have four different genotypes
One of the first chemical reactions that children are known for is photosynthetic reactions, combining carbon dioxide, water and solar energy to produce organic compound…
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Cable 'live'
Scientists have identified bacteria that act as conductors of electricity, a source of mysterious currents in nature.
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Detecting bacterial 'forest' in human navel
Human umbilical cord is a place to support a microbial ecosystem, very similar to the biodiversity of tropical forests, according to a new study.
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Bacteria help put drugs into diseased cells
The Italian Institute of Earth and Volcanic Physics (INGV) earlier this week said it has identified a new bacterium that can be used to transport drugs to diseased cells.
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Outbreaks of new viruses resistant to drugs
The new drug-resistant virus kills a patient at the Medical Center of the National Institute in Maryland (USA). This is the 19th patient in the hospital with drug-resist…
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Catch bacteria that provide fuel for cars
US scientists have found a way to produce biofuels for cars and motor vehicles with a normal bacterium in the soil.
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Jurassic Park on a plate
A new bacterium ... 500 million years old has been brought back to the world in an experiment to recall the creation of dinosaurs in Jurassic Park. Researchers from the…
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Find the common ancestor of every species on Earth
Dr. William Duax and colleagues at the University of Buffalo in New York (USA) have created a new evolutionary tree by comparing proteins from genes of organisms stored…
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Decode dead E.coli strains
The researchers deciphered the mysterious strain of E. coli that caused a pandemic in 2011 in Germany, killing 54 people and
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Mysterious bacteria on Easter Island
Scientists have discovered a mysterious bacterium on Easter Island (Chile), able to improve the memory of the elderly, even treat Alzheimer's disease. A group of scienti…
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Bacteria from marine algae - new weapons to prevent cavities effectively
It was a surprising finding by scientists at the University of Newcastle (UK), while they were studying the bacterial strain of marine algae called Bacillus licheniformi…
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Honey can replace antibiotics
According to the Russian news agency Rosbalt, experts at the Department of Microbiology at the Amsterdam Medical Research Center have discovered the bee's immune system…
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The fight against human cannibalism
Aimee Copeland - a 24-year-old woman living in Carrollton, Georgia, USA - infected with a strain of bacteria capable of causing Necrotizing Fasciitis, a form of streptoc…
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Those who chew the Titanic wreck
Titanic, one of the largest and most luxurious ships, is also extremely short in maritime history. On April 14, 1912, the Titanic sank to the bottom of the Atlantic Ocea…
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Detecting bacteria resistant to most antibiotics
The findings are published by researchers at McMaster and Arkon universities. They discovered that the strains of bacteria that exist in this Lechuguilla cave, which hav…