The kidneys help filter the blood, including by filtering out harmful substances such as alcohol. Moderate drinking should not cause kidney pain, but binge ...
Updated: 08/27/2019 05:06P
We've recently been hearing about how scientists can tell which creatures are present in an aquatic environment, by detecting their cast-off DNA in the water. A new study suggests that doing so may soon become easier, thanks to natural DNA-trapping sponges. Presently, researchers must filter large quantities of water in order to find the diluted "environmental DNA" (or eDNA) that animals expel as they slough off skin or defecate. According to Stefano Mariani – a marine ecologist at Britain's University of Salford – doing so is a lot of work, plus the results may be skewed by contamination f...
Updated: 06/04/2019 04:57P