Bacteria Use Toxins to Switch Host Species

Bacteria Use Toxins to Switch Host Species

Research shows evidence of Photorhabdus asymbiotica in three different species

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • October 9th, 2008
Plant-Eating Fish Help Coral Reefs Survive

Plant-Eating Fish Help Coral Reefs Survive

The reefs are racing seaweeds for survival

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • October 9th, 2008
Tundra Soil May Release Deadly Carbon Emissions

Tundra Soil May Release Deadly Carbon Emissions

Geologists uncovered a deep layer of organic matter under the permafrost

  • Health
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • October 9th, 2008
Creativity and Mood Disorders May Be Linked

Creativity and Mood Disorders May Be Linked

Scientists say that artists possess great sensibility, which may affect the brain

Researches Show How Tortoises Came to Be

Researches Show How Tortoises Came to Be

Their shell is an adaptation to the environment

Malaria Drugs Will Become More Effective

Malaria Drugs Will Become More Effective

The genome of the parasite causing the disease has been decoded

Exotic Pets Could Be Dangerous for Kids

Exotic Pets Could Be Dangerous for Kids

Some of them may carry animal-transmitted viruses

  • Health
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • October 7th, 2008
Colonoscopies Not Advised After 75

Colonoscopies Not Advised After 75

Doctors found no reason to continue the tests if patients pass a certain age

  • Health
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • October 7th, 2008
Children May Become Addicted or Immune to Medicine

Children May Become Addicted or Immune to Medicine

Surveys show that more and more teenagers are given free drug samples

  • Health
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • October 7th, 2008
Skin Disease Can Be Treated with Vitamin D

Skin Disease Can Be Treated with Vitamin D

The substance proved effective against atopic dermatitis

Further Evolution May Be Impossible for Man

Further Evolution May Be Impossible for Man

Scientists claim that our evolutionary path has reached its end

  • Health
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • October 7th, 2008
How to Protect Your Infant from SIDS

How to Protect Your Infant from SIDS

SIDS still poses a serious threat to "juniors" between 1 and 12 months

  • Health
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • October 6th, 2008
Deafness Awareness at an All-Time Low

Deafness Awareness at an All-Time Low

Few doctors are able to communicate with Deaf patients using sign language

Medical Implants May Be Powered by Artificial Cells

Medical Implants May Be Powered by Artificial Cells

Scientists think they can recreate the electrical field of a human cell by using eel-inspired artificial cells

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • October 6th, 2008
The Aerosols Responsible for Drought in Sahara Identified

The Aerosols Responsible for Drought in Sahara Identified

Spanish researchers identified two tiny dust specs that bind to water

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • October 4th, 2008
Fish Rationing May Become Compulsory in the Future

Fish Rationing May Become Compulsory in the Future

By 2048, all fish livestock could be exhausted

Early Birds May Have Had Thumbs

Early Birds May Have Had Thumbs

Millions of years of evolution removed two fingers as adaptation to the environment

 
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