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For centuries, the only use humans found for the lugworm — dark pink, slimy and inedible — was on the end of a fish...
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Nanomedicine is becoming a key part of medical practice, especially in the field of personalized medicine. Many researchers think by encasing medicines with nano-shells,...
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This is the recommendation from researchers based at the Concordia Faculty of Arts and Science. According to project lead Louise Hénault-Ethier vermicomposting is the...
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Parasites and humans have existed together for thousands of years. Examples of parasitic diseases, for example, have been traced back to Ancient Egypt. The...
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The Tsimane women, from Bolivia, are considered by many to be the most fertile women in the world. Throughout their lifetime, they have an...
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Parasitic worms that infect mammalian intestines are helminths. Some cause chronic infections. In order to protect themselves from the body’s innate immune system, many...
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Biologists have been studying the mating behavior of a species of flatworm called Macrostomum hystrix. If the animal cannot find a mate it will...
Life
The finding has come from scientists based at Washington State University. Data indicates that the more often the hunter-gatherers smoke marijuana, then the less...
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Researchers have discovered that so-called “zombie worm” called Osedax dates back to 100 million years ago. At the time the worm lived off the...
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The focus of the study is upon physiological problems that might occur during space travel. The reason for using the roundworm is because it...