In the age of Instagram and Snapchat, everyone wants to have perfect pearly whites. To get a brighter smile, consumers can opt for over the counter teeth-whitening treatments or a trip to the dentist to have their teeth bleached ...
Bio & Medicine
Jul 18, 2018
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A new study has put a remarkable and unexpected chemical genesis on more solid footing.
Materials Science
Aug 2, 2022
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Molecules of hydrogen peroxide have been found for the first time in interstellar space. The discovery gives clues about the chemical link between two molecules critical for life: water and oxygen. On Earth, ...
Astronomy
Jul 6, 2011
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A new study led by ANU has shed light on how the earliest forms of life evolved on Earth about four billion years ago.
Evolution
Nov 10, 2017
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The story of Candida auris starts in 2009, when a 70-year-old Japanese woman was admitted to the Tokyo Metropolitan Geriatric Hospital. Something discharges from one of her ears, and the doctors routinely take samples of ...
Cell & Microbiology
Nov 3, 2022
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From the polyurethane that makes our car seats to the paper made from bleached wood pulp, chlorine can be found in a variety of large-scale manufacturing processes. But while chlorine is good at activating the strong bonds ...
Materials Science
Jan 20, 2016
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We humans have been using self-medication to cure the illnesses since the dawn of our species. There is some evidence that also other animals can exhibit this type of behavior, but the evidence has been hard to come by.
Evolution
Aug 24, 2015
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(Phys.org) —Exposing packaged liquids, fruits and vegetables to an electrical field for just minutes might eliminate all traces of foodborne pathogens on those foods, according to a Purdue University study.
Cell & Microbiology
Apr 17, 2013
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Combine a diet high in sugar with poor oral hygiene habits and dental cavities, or caries, will likely result. The sugar triggers the formation of an acidic biofilm, known as plaque, on the teeth, eroding the surface. Early ...
Bio & Medicine
Jul 31, 2018
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Manuka honey is highly effective in the treatment of chronic wound infections, according to new UTS research into how honey affects the growth of bacteria.
Plants & Animals
Feb 14, 2013
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