Cancer
New breakthrough: Treating brain cancer with marine actinomycetes
A new drug specifically for neuroblastoma is exploited from a bacterium found on the seabed at a depth of 1981m.
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Food safety
Be careful with toxins generated from vacuum-sealed food
Experts warn that food stored in an anaerobic environment such as vacuum can produce extremely dangerous botulinum toxin.
Health
What you need to know about antibiotic-associated diarrhea
Diarrhea is one of the common side effects of antibiotics, which can lead to intestinal pathology.
Science invention
Australia invents breakthrough method to kill mosquitoes
After 20 weeks of testing, the number of midges in these areas has decreased by more than 80%.
Food safety
Traveling to the sea, be careful with what kind of specialties?
Cases of food poisoning mainly focus on the heat phase, the cause of poisoning can be caused by chemicals and natural toxins of food, but above all, it is still caused b…
Health
What happens if you stop brushing your teeth?
Nearly half of Americans do not brush their teeth enough. And when food accumulates in the nooks and crannies of the teeth, a variety of bacteria come and stay, irritati…
Discover science
Botulinum H: The most terrible natural poison to humans
Botulinum H is considered the most dangerous poison to humans, because only 1 gram of it is enough to kill the lives of more than 1 million people!
Biology
What happens if one day all the viruses disappear?
The disappearance of the virus will affect the evolutionary potential of all life on the planet, including humans. Without viruses, life and planets as we know them will…
Biology
Bacteria commit suicide for the sake of their populations
Bacteria evolved over millions of years and formed many strange characteristics.
Space science
The International Space Station will have a new toilet
This is a new achievement for the space exploration industry when it is possible to reuse wastewater and prevent bacteria from spreading out in space.
Biology
The museum stores 6,000 dangerous bacteria
The Museum of Microbiological Varieties (NCTC) contains strains of bacteria representing more than 900 species that can infect, making people sick and dead.
Health
New method of healing by microgravity
Cancer and bacteria cells behave differently when they are not affected by the Earth's gravity.
Health
Why navel cleaning?
Human navel forms when the doctor cuts the umbilical cord. Depending on how the cut heals, we may have a protrusion or a navel.
New technology
The Japanese company created a fabric that could 'shock' the bacteria
A fabric can extract tiny amounts of electricity from the wearer's movement, then generate electrical impulses large enough to kill almost all bacteria.
Cancer
Detect shivers about living things in cancer cells
The shocking images of the Weizmann Institute of Science (Israel) about the bacteria living in cancer cells could actually pave the way for promising treatments.