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16th-century Korean mummy provides clue to hepatitis B virus genetic code

The discovery of a mummified Korean child with relatively preserved organs enabled an Israeli-South Korean scientific team to conduct a genetic analysis on a liver biopsy which revealed a unique hepatitis ...

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created May 29, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Resistance to antibiotics: When 1+1 is not 2

The evolution of multiple antibiotic resistances is a global and difficult problem to eradicate. Isabel Gordo, a group leader at the Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência (IGC), Portugal, reports in the paper published in the latest ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Jul 24, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Denmark reports first case of resistance to swine flu treatment

Danish health officials on Monday reported the first case of resistance to Tamiflu, considered to be the most effective treatment for swine flu by the World Health Organization.

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Jun 29, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0