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Human skin can change color continuously in the future
Bone will be more flexible, tentacles will appear and discolored skin is new features in the human body during evolution, a British scientist claims.
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Discover the 'water barrier' of human skin
One characteristic of anyone's body is visible, but we understand too little about it: The way our skin forms a water-tight barrier to protect our body from the outside…
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Does human skin decompose when soaking in water for long?
When bathing or soaking in water for a long time, your skin shows signs of wrinkling. Will they decompose?
Archeology
The old man 's iron body, Thailand, is stunned
Thai authorities were surprised to find the corpse with the skin of an old man's tattoo in the graveyard on the border with Laos.
Archeology
Discover ancient books wrapped in human skin
Scientists at Harvard University in the United States have confirmed that an ancient book being kept at the school's library system is covered with human skin.
Biology
The Jigger - The bug all your life you don't want to encounter
In 2010, there were more than 20,000 people infected with this bug in Uganda within two months. Even many families have died because of this bug.
Biology
Detecting carnivorous maggots living under human skin
The nightmare for all travelers has come true for an Australian couple while on vacation in South America: The carnivorous maggots began to nest under their skin.
Biology
Discovering new stem cells in human skin and bones
Japanese researchers have published the results of a study to detect a type of adult stem cell and bone marrow bone.
Biology
Create fast skin from stem cells, save burn patients
French scientists have found a way to quickly create human skin from stem cells.
Biology
Japan feeds stem cells from adult skin
Kyoto University scientists have succeeded in cultivating multipurpose artificial stem cells (iPS) taken from adult skin fibroblasts.
Animal world
The worms of the flukes of snail chewed away the human skin
Not only is the invasive species at the top of 100 worst invasive species in the world, snail fluke also causes terrifying infectious diseases.
Environment
Air pollution is more harmful through the skin through the airway
Each of our breaths carries toxins from polluted air into the lungs, but the amount of toxins that blood absorbs from the lungs is very small.
Videos
Surprised with the device can
Having a design like a hand-held tape stick, this special '3D printer' can create a layer of tissue just like human skin.
Videos
Video: Evolutionary journey of human skin color
Human skin color is now the result of a long evolutionary process under the guidance of light from the Sun.
Medicine - Health
'Planting' ... human skin in the laboratory
Like a tree planted, scientists have raised very small pieces of human skin, growing up to cover the body of a 9-year-old boy who lost 80% of skin.