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this world we live in: February 2014
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This world we live in. A biological science and news blog. Schistosomes: beware the water. Over 700 million people worldwide are at risk from parasitic worms called schistosomes (blood flukes), which are transmitted via swimming in contaminated water. The worms are a major problem and can cause a severe debilitating disease called schistosomiasis in their hosts, which, sadly, kills nearly 200 million people each year. Schistosomes are waterborne and infect human hosts when they swim in contaminated water...
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Aranha-estilingue – Histórias Naturais
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Evolução, Ecologia, Comportamento Animal e Interações. Pular para o conteúdo. 20 de janeiro de 2014. Por Célio Moura Neto. 8220;Spiderman, Spiderman Does whatever a spider can. Spins a web any size Catches thieves just like flies. Look out, here comes the Spiderman”. Como dizem, a vida imita a arte…e isso não vale apenas para a vida dos humanos, mas também de outros animais. Figura 01: Aranha da família Theridiosomatidae em sua teia característica ( Nicky Bay). A pequena aranha mantem-se assim até que um...
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this world we live in: July 2013
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This world we live in. A biological science and news blog. Face off: the great white shark vs the killer whale. Which of them would best the other in a fight? The great white shark, Carcharodon carcharias. I’m sure many of you are thinking that this would be the great white. And why not? So picking off a lone great white. Shouldn't be too much of a problem for them! Like humans and other primates, killer whales are extremely social and live most of their lives in tight-knit social groups of close family ...
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Environmental Training in Southeast Sulawesi – The Opwall Trust
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Funding artisanal fishing license buy outs. Saving the Cusuco forests. Packaging forests for REDD funding. Enhanced Value Conservation Products. Catchment area management in Sulawesi and Sumatra. Environmental Training in Southeast Sulawesi. Lambusango Forests, Buton, Indonesia. Alfred Russel Wallace Grants. Kaledupa, Wakatobi National Park, Indonesia. Environmental Training in Southeast Sulawesi. Environmental Training in Southeast Sulawesi. Establishment of demonstration plots designed to inspire commu...
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this world we live in: Don't wee with fright when candiru are about!
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This world we live in. A biological science and news blog. Don't wee with fright when candiru are about! You mustn't wee in the Amazon River, whatever you do." How many of you have heard this phrase before, or at least something along these lines? Many people of course have and the first thing that this makes many think of is the infamous fish that lurks in the waters of the Amazon River; a fish that is just waiting to swim up the most private and delicate parts of unsuspecting swimmers! Although it is d...
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this world we live in: 'The Life Sciences Podcast' by the University of Manchester
http://davescienceblog.blogspot.com/2014/01/the-life-sciences-podcast-by-university.html
This world we live in. A biological science and news blog. The Life Sciences Podcast' by the University of Manchester. I'd like to draw your attention to a podcast that's produced by some of my friends from the University of Manchester. The podcasts have a similar agenda to my blog and aim to keep you updated with the latest news, research and interesting stories from the life sciences. If you're interested, click here. Labels: Faculty of Life Sciences. The Life Sciences Podcast. 6 March 2014 at 12:18.
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this world we live in: The Land Massive
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This world we live in. A biological science and news blog. Life is hard for wild animals, being fraught with the perils of predation, starvation and sickness. Only the strongest manage to survive into adulthood and breed, which means that only the best genes are passed into the next generation. This is the major driving force behind evolution. And is responsible for the staggering diversity of life on our little planet. Nor does it take into account predators growing larger themselves. If all of the ...
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this world we live in: Ghost organs: the future of transplant medicine?
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This world we live in. A biological science and news blog. Ghost organs: the future of transplant medicine? The human body is far from perfect, being at risk from numerous degenerative diseases that 'break' essential organs and lead to our deaths. Aging, disease and poor lifestyle choices are the obvious causes of such organ failure and our current level of science and technology is largely unable to cure such damage. Yet despite the risks thousands of people are on transplant waiting lists all over the ...
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this world we live in: Mouse plagues: the terror of Australia
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This world we live in. A biological science and news blog. Mouse plagues: the terror of Australia. In 1993, south Australia was assaulted with a plague of mice. Sounds ridiculous doesn't it? But when half a billion field mice rise up in the spring to destroy your crops and eat your livestock alive, then no-one's laughing. And this is exactly what happened. The common field mouse, Apodemus sylvaticus. A pile of field mice that were poisoned by Australian farmers during the mouse plague of 1917. Althou...
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this world we live in: Watching from the waters
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This world we live in. A biological science and news blog. Watching from the waters. The Nile crocodile, Crocodylus niloticus. Is one of the most feared animals in the world and is undisputedly the most dangerous species of crocodilian to humans - being estimated to kill around 200 people each year. This is mainly due to its close proximity to our settlements and its indiscriminate diet - with it hunting anything that moves! The crocodile god that lived in Crocodilopolis - a great city of crocodiles!
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