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Unknown virus discovered in human body

Researchers have uncovered a new form of a virus that infects bacteria

15-Nov-2019 - An international team based in Austria has unearthed a previously unknown type of virus in samples of human bodily fluids. The researchers were looking for viruses that infect bacteria – known as bacteriophages – with an emphasis on those that attack the Escherichia coli (E. coli) bacterium found ...

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Heavy Metals Weigh on Unborn Babies’ Health

Researchers explain workings of placental transport systems: spotlight on mercury and iron

22-Feb-2019 - The toxic heavy metal mercury can find its way into the blood of unborn babies through the placenta by “camouflaging” itself as an amino acid. This finding was the outcome of research carried out by a team from Karl Landsteiner University of Health Sciences and the Medical University of Vienna ...

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Donor organs for research on-demand

3D-printed life-like organ models

04-Oct-2018 - A research project recently initiated at Karl Landsteiner University of Health Sciences aims to produce organ models with realistic material properties. These biological replicas will mainly be deployed in research and medical training, which will help to reduce the use of valuable donor organs ...

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Faecal Pollution: DNA Uncovers Culprit

CSI and forensics can be used to uncover not only serial killers but also the cause of water pollution

19-Jan-2018 - Despite wastewater management and treatment plants, human waste remains the main source of microbial faecal pollution in the river Danube. This is the most notable finding of a comprehensive analysis of faecal pollution in the Danube. The study used a new molecular genetics method that enables ...

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