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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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Bee zombies appeared in America
In Washington state (USA) is a strange phenomenon: many bees in the nest have died or staggered and plunged to the ground.
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Apple rain in the UK
A series of apples fell from the sky to a British city in the evening of the week, causing many drivers to brake quickly.
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Transplanting grain 3,000 years
On the morning of May 25, after more than two weeks of germination, the first grains of rice were revealed from the soil layer, which was 3,000 years old.
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Using stem cells to cure obstructive pulmonary disease
A group of international scientists have successfully studied the use of stem cells to heal and protect the lungs of newborn mice.
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Genome studies reveal causes of colony disorder disorder in bees
Earlier this week, researchers announced that they had found molecular markers of colony collapse disorder (CCD), which killed one-third of honey bees in the United Stat…
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Parasites only mate when enough
On the Science page this week, he and his colleagues at the National Institutes of Health reported that they finally found the answer: putting enough Leishmania individu…
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Blood in women: New stem cell source
It has just been discovered, the woman's blood in the menstrual cycle contains a type of stem cell that has a much higher reproducibility than stem cells taken from umbi…
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Simple change turns cells into embryonic stem cells
Studies published last week by three different research groups showed that it is possible to reprogram normal skin cells into an embryonic stem cell in mice. The race no…
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Two weeks in the water
Lloyd Godson, an Australian biologist, lived 13 days at the bottom of a lake in a yellow steel box for stamina testing.
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Australia: 2-week underwater survival test
Yesterday, a 29-year-old Australian biochemist and scuba diver, Lloyd Godson, began an unusual project to prove his ability to endure by living underwater for 2 weeks. H…
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99% of insects benefit humans
That is the claim of scientists at a special insect festival taking place in the southern Dutch city of Wageningen. At this point, people will attend many useful activit…
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Detection of genes helps rice plants withstand flooding
Scientists say the gene has been identified to help rice survive in flooding for up to 2 weeks. Most rice varieties die within a week of being submerged under water, but…
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Why know spring flowers?
A 1.5 m tall scavenger plant in Brooklyn blossomed for the first time in the past week, giving off a frightening smell that lasts for 3 days. Fortunately for Dutch tulip…