Clearing algae 'can curb malaria'
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Clearing algae from pools and rivers could significantly curb the spread of malaria, research carried out in Mexico indicates.
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Plant plankton in parts of the Pacific Ocean are absorbing much less CO2 than previously thought, scientists say.
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Infusions of albumin, a blood   protein, could potentially save up to 80 percent of children   who otherwise die from malaria, researchers reported on Friday.
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An algae bloom stretched 6 miles in the Potomac River yesterday just three days after a government agency said conditions were favorable for the outbreaks.  The mahogany-colored water containing scattered dead fish covered a portion of the river from the U.S.
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A new treatment for the age-old scourge of cholera and perhaps a whole new type of antibiotic medicine may emerge from chemicals discovered in an Australian seaweed, new research results suggest.
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By Wang Ying  Large-scale algae outbreaks are once again posing a threat to the drinking water supplies from Taihu and Chaohu lakes.
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Scientists attempt to pair coral with algae that is better able to withstand rising sea temperatures.
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TROPICAL fish at one of Scotland's largest aquariums are being fed fruit and vegetable smoothies.  The healthy drinks have been introduced at Loch Lomond Aquarium after staff noticed smaller tropical fish were being muscled out at feeding time by larger species.
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A simple, inexpensive and surprisingly powerful combination of treatments all but wiped out malaria in a group of H.I.V.-positive children in a study, scientists are reporting.
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BEIJING - Fetid algae growth returned to two major lakes in eastern China and covered one-third of their surfaces, but water supply were unaffected, state media reported Monday.
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Mosquitoes' thirst for sugar could   help kill the pests and eradicate the malaria they spread,   scientists in Israel said on Tuesday.
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Scientists say they have developed an effective vaccine against malaria that could be ready for use in six years.
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Some coral reefs are proving surprisingly resilient to global warming because of heat-tolerant algae that live with them.
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A new study shows that ocean acidification may be bad for crustose coralline algae, another important coral reef builder.
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Scientists have tested in mice an experimental vaccine for malaria that does not provide immunity but aims to stamp it out in whole regions by eradicating the disease-causing parasite from mosquitoes that spread it.
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A gene could explain how parasites which cause malaria escape the action of some antimalaria drugs, say researchers.
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Scientists say people traveling to Africa from Southeast Asia and South America should be screened and treated for drug-resistant malaria.