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Scientists reporting in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences have discovered a peptide in the venom of the Chinese red-headed centipede, Scolopendra subspinipes mutilans, with the potential to be developed into a pain drug as effective as morphine.
(Chinese red-headed centipedes, Scolopendra subspinipes mutilans. Image credit: Department of Biology, the University of New Mexi... more |
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The Irrawaddy River, also names Ayeyarwady River, is a river that flows throughout South-Eastern Asia. The Irrawaddy drainage area in China is originating from Tibet and is consisted of three branches, the Dulongjiang River, Dayingjiang River and Longchuanjiang River.
The Irrawaddy River is home to a large diversity of animals, including about 43 fish species. Based on the previous research... more |
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（Image by Song Li)
The giant flying squirrels (Petaurista) belong to the subfamily Sciurinae and are distributed from Pakistan and Nepal to East Asia, North Indochina and Southeast Asia. They are nocturnal small mammals primarily feed on fruits, flowers and branches, occasionally on eggs and insects. Attribute to the skin membrane between its legs, it could glide for rather long dista... more |
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| Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) refers to any breast cancer that lacks of estrogen receptor (ER), progesterone receptors (PE) and HER2 protein. It accounts for approximately 15%-25% of all the breast cancers and characterized with the poorest prognosis. So far, no targeted therapies like Tamoxifen or Herceptin have been developed to help prevent recurrence in women with TNBC. Standard trea... more |
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Drug addiction is a major social problem for worldwide. While drug usage is often detrimental to mental and physical wellbeing of the user, addiction frequently leaves family, friends and social programs with heavy burdens. Complicating this situation, drug addiction lacks a complete and effective treatment plan, as well as a high rate of relapse after withdrawal. Unfortunately, to date li... more |
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