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Armadillos pass leprosy to humans, study finds
They're cute. They're often roadkill. Some gourmands say they're tasty, whether baked or barbecued.
Now Louisiana researchers have learned something else about nine-banded armadillos.
"A preponderance of evidence shows that people get leprosy from these...Tags: Genes and Chromosomes, Medical Research, Allergies, Physical Conditions, Diseases and Illnesses
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A Primeval Tide of Toxins
Times Staff WriterThe fireweed began each spring as tufts of hairy growth and spread across the seafloor fast enough to cover a football field in an hour. When fishermen touched it, their skin broke out in searing welts. Their lips blistered and peeled. Their eyes...Tags: Fertilizer, Oceans, Disasters, Diseases and Illnesses, Lord Byron
Apr 27, 2011
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Jul 30, 2006
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