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If you’ve returned from a trip with a change in skin tone, it may not just be a suntan. A yellowish tint to the skin – or ...

For generations, chicken soup has been a go-to remedy for people feeling under the weather. It holds a cherished place in ...

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In the lab, tresearchers at the University of Edinburgh's Wallace Lab used genetically reprogrammed E. coli, which is a ...

Thiruvananthapuram: Three minor girls, aged 16, 15 and 12, attempted suicide by consuming an overdose of paracetamol and ...

Over the course of evolution microorganisms have evolved pathways to break down many materials. The challenge with the many ...

Chemists can turn plastic waste into pain-killing paracetamol using the bacteria E.coli, usually known for making people ill.

For generations, chicken soup has been a go-to remedy for people feeling under the weather. It holds a cherished place in ...