Pregnant creature covered in warts found in Bolivia rainforest. It's a new species
The species had been misidentified for years, researchers said.
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The species had been misidentified for years, researchers said.
A team of scientists at Northwestern University has developed a synthetic version of melanin that could have a million and one uses. In new research, they showed that their melanin can prevent blistering and accelerate the healing process in tissue samples of freshly injured human skin. The team now plans to further develop their “super melanin” as both a medical treatment for certain skin injuries and as a potential sunscreen and anti-aging skincare product.
It belongs to a “cryptic” family of reptiles, researchers said.
The rat lungworm, a parasitic worm, can only be found in rodents. However, humans can also become infected.
Microplastics have been found, for the first time, inside human heart tissues — though as some scientists note, that's not all that surprising. "Everywhere scientists look for microplastics," an American Chemical Society press release about the new research begins, "they’ve found them." Be it in food, water, air, and even some parts of the human […]