Healthy consumers can handle the low levels of bacteria occasionally found in cosmetics. But for…
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River Blindness Parasite Shows Signs Of Resistance To Only Effective Drug
Onchocerciasis is a parasitic infection brings about skin lesions and severe eye damage and that…
Progress Toward A Better Way To Deal With Anemia, Study Suggests
Many patients with a chronic disease or cancer have to contend with anemia. At present,…
New Program Will Improve Pollution Monitoring From Many Sources
Environmental scientists are developing a pervasive environmental sensor networks to collect data on parameters such…
Direct Sequencing Of DNA, RNA Using Novel Technique
The genetic alphabet contains four letters. Although our cells can readily decipher our genetic molecules,…
Impoverished Areas Of Africa And Asia Face Severe Crop Losses From Climate Change In 20 Years
Many of the world’s poorest regions could face severe crop losses in the next two…
Fragile X Syndrome May Be Caused By Two Duplicated Genes Producing Excess Protein
Scientists have achieved a major breakthrough in discovering the causes of intellectual disability from fragile…
Tiny Avalanche Photodiode Detects Single UV Photons
Researchers have demonstrated visible-blind avalanche photodiodes capable of detecting single photons in the ultraviolet region…
A Taxing Issue: How Human T-lymphotropic Virus Can Cause Leukemia In Adults
Researchers have identified a potential new mechanism through which human T-lymphotropic virus type-1 causes leukemia…
Cell Fate Determination: Notch-ing Glucose Into Place
A novel gene called rumi regulates Notch signaling by adding a glucose molecule to the…