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Can produce diesel fuel from mushrooms
Many fungi cause plants to produce a mixture of hydrocarbons - chemical compounds that are very similar to the composition of fuels.
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Use mosquitoes to kill mosquitoes
A new strategy for killing Aedes Aegypti mosquitoes that causes dengue fever is being carried out by scientists by altering the mosquito's DNA so that it cannot reproduc…
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Predatory insects are beneficial for the farm
The vermin pests cause millions of dollars to farmers every year and are the cause of the widespread use of chemical pesticides, which eventually become immune to the th…
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Find the culprit causing hirsutism
A woman named Julia Pastrana was famous around the world in the mid-18th century thanks to the beard and hair covering her body.
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Detection of the 15th gene causes congenital blindness
A group of scientists from the US, Canada and the Netherlands have just announced that they have discovered a gene associated with congenital blindness LCA.
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New findings on stroke-related genes
According to a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine (US), scientists have discovered important genetic differences that significantly increase the risk…
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Detecting gene variants causes high blood pressure
US scientists have discovered two human genetic variants that are considered to be one of the causes of high blood pressure risk.
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Discovering the gene that causes daytime sleep patterns
Researchers at the University of Tokyo, Japan, have discovered a gene involved in narcolepsy.
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Bacteria can fight dengue fever
Humans can rule out dengue through a bacterium that has the ability to halve the life cycle of infected mosquitoes.
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The small fungus reproduces sexually when it infects the host
A fungus called microsporidia that causes chronic diarrhea in AIDS patients has recently been listed as a member of the mushroom family.
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Bacteria that cause food poisoning prefer duck to beef
Listeria poisoning bacteria can live on surfaces in a meat processing plant if certain other bacteria are present.
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Asian tiger mosquitoes cause dengue fever
Asian tiger mosquitoes (Aedes albopictus) have black and white pods, they are small, prefer to live in shrubs and grasses, mainly in rural areas.
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Discover new bacteria that cause dental disease
A new kind of bacteria, growing stronger in human mouths, can contribute to gum disease and tooth decay that has been discovered by scientists at King's College London,…
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Large horns cause small organs to mate
The sometimes bizarre display features that increase the chance of finding animal partners also affect the reproductive process of the population as well as the evolutio…