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A new routine vaccine, RotaTeq, could effectively reduce the incidence of severe …
“In a world where the western countries have dominated all fields of …
Streptococcus pneumoniae is an opportunistic bacterial species, which often colonises large numbers …
Stammering (or stuttering) – generally thought as a result of social pressures, …
This weekend in the colonial town of Villa de Leyva, Colombia, the …
The debate on abortion is seemingly widening the rift between medical professionals …
Zambian traditional healers can help in HIV and AIDS response in the …
One hundred calories can be saved from a child’s meal simply by …
A clinical trial of the effectiveness of the anti-AIDS virus gel, Microbicide …
Biofuel crops will impact on biodiversity and natural ecosystems unless tightly controlled, …
Many will say that Alzheimer’s and dementia are some of the worst …
Some Southern African landlocked countries are carrying out feasibility studies to get …
There are these pretty little critters called peppered moths. Their wings are a milky white colour with grayish-black spots. Like several other insects they feast on tree sap, and their favourite just happens to be that tall, beautiful white-bark eucalyptus tree. They land on the tree, insert their mouthparts and feed off of the sap that moves upward in the tree’s vascular tissue, its bloodline. If you look hard enough you’ll see them. But if you’re a bird looking for a meal as you’re flying …
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It can safely be acknowledged that obesity is one of the most …
The Standing Committee of the Bern Convention (the Council of Europe Convention …
A bacterial fuel cell is a device which converts chemical energy into …
The word Amaranth comes from the Greek amarantos, the “one that does not wither,” or the never-fading (flower). The mystical notion of immortality however, may not be so mystical after all. Can we create a race of immortals? Should we? At what evolutionary cost?
Movies such as The Fountain and The Curious Case of Benjamin Button explore this fascination and challenge the perimeters of our knowledge on aging. An episode in the Television series …
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