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New genetic discoveries explain how it is possible to build very different kinds of eyes with the same genes. (Jun. '09)
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Eyeing a common origin (where even Darwin didn’t manage to tread)Professor Walter Gehring’s discovery of the Pax-6 gene, is now widely regarded as the surprising confirmation of the single origin of an organ as perfect as this, which Darwin had passionately postulated but found especially hard to defend. (Jun. '09)
All made-to-order organs for transplant "20 years away"Researchers and scientists foresee to improve radically the ability of adult stem cells to treat patients with serious diseases, thus increasing hope in people waiting for organ transplantation. (May '09)
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EnvironmentBees “restored to health” in Italy after this spring’s neonicotinoid-free maize sowingDuring this year’s neonicotinoid-free maize sowing in Italy hardly a bee colony has been lost, bar a suspicious case where some leftover seed from last year may have been used. (Jun '09)
HealthBreathtaking Fight Against CancerBreathtaking Fight Against CancerA new revolutionary method has been developed by Austrian scientists to improve early diagnosis of lung cancer through breath detection of tumoral cells. (Apr. '09).
EnvironmentBetween 33% and 41% of world land risks desertificationThe unsustainability of human behaviour is reflected in the dramatic deterioration of the earth’s land, which is already affecting between 1,5 to 2 billion people as the latest report by UNCCD. (May '09)
HealthBreaking the vicious cycle of antibiotic resistant bacteriaMore people die of hospital germs than of HIV every year. The reason is that antibiotics are becoming useless against an ever bigger number of multi-resistant bacteria that are spreading throughout the world. Today, this is not just an issue in hospitals, but throughout society at large. (May ''09)
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