Before death, the human body undergoes a fascinating series of changes that can be detected through various senses, including smell. When a person is diseased or near death, the breakdown of cells and tissues initiates a complex biochemical process that releases volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in...
Household detergents have little effect on the viability of pinworm eggs, and cleaning the bathroom with a damp cloth moistened with an antibacterial agent or bleachwill merely spread the still-viable eggs. Similarly, shaking clothes and bed linen will detach and spread the eggs. What chemicals k...
Didn’t matter that THIS was not a good time. You know – during the holidays; at the beginning of a new year; during the first days of a new semester; after I had made some commitments and promises and begun some new endeavors, while other family “things” were going on… Life did...
the world economy will go on, much as before, after the war is “won” by one side or the other. In my view, we are basically dealing with a no-win situation. No matter what the outcome, the world economy will be worse off after the fighting stops. ...
Ringworm is a fungal infection of the skin caused by exposure to the fungus tinea. It is highly contagious and can be spread through contact with infected people, animals, or items. Tea tree oil has been noted in a medical study in the August 2002 issue of theAustralasian Journal of Dermat...
and some hurt. the human body hosts trillions of microbes. in the 1960s, nasa did extensive research into how microbes could help astronauts in deep space survive in a closed system—without inputs from earth. one of nasa’s most exciting discoveries was microbes that could turn common gases...
牙齿有这特征的人会短命(People with teeth that have this feature will die young) People with teeth that have this feature will die young A few teeth unusually alert, easy to short-lived 1 light yellow teeth are the healthiest Experts suggest that in addition to good habits and regular visits...
a rainfall event of at least 3 L/m2transports the spores of STB onto higher leaf layers. On higher leaf layers, spores will need a leaf wetness of at least 98% for 36 h for an infection to proceed through its stages including germination, growth of infection hyphen with appressorium ...
Contrastingly, there is a substantial body of growing knowledge about the molecular basis of flowering control in some model forest and fruit tree species (for recent review, see [99]). Both floral and leaf bud dormancy are initiated and controlled by key environmental factors such as light (...