For instance, a number of microorganisms are being considered as future clean fuel producers and biodegraders. In addition, genetically modified plants may someday be used to produce recombinant ...

Oral squamous cell cancer (OSCC) is a deadly disease that starts in the cells lining the mouth. It is often diagnosed late, making it hard to treat. Each year, around 450,000 people die from OSCC, ...

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A microbe found in the lower part of the gut that is associated with good health has been comprehensively analyzed and found to have a focused diet breaking down sugars locked away in mucus, according ...

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"I would say that any modern biologist would, or should, say that birds are reptiles," Martin Stervander, an evolutionary biologist and senior curator of birds at National Museums ...

Datura is also known as Thornapple, Moonflower, or Jimsonweed. According to the U.S. Forest Service, "Daturas have been used as poisons, medicines, and ritual intoxicant agents since time immemorial" ...

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Driven by a fascination with bacteria, microbiologist Julie Kopczyńska has trawled through existing research on the gut ...

A new study suggests that the answer to what links drinking sugary drinks with an increased risk of diabetes may lie in our ...