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Tag: Insects

  • Holy Cow! Cockroach Milk and the Future of Food

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    Would you drink cockroach milk if scientists called it a superfood? Imagine walking into a supermarket and seeing it beside regular milk. Although it may sound a bit absurd, one species of cockroach produces exactly that: Cockroach milk! This embryonic milk has drawn the attention of experts due to its strange nutritional structure. Rather than…

  • A Silenced Disease

    A Silenced Disease

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    Chagas disease is referred to as a silenced disease as it typically affects low-income communities, leading to a lack of motivation to find effective treatments (Alonso-Vega, et al., 2019). As a result, many people suffering with Chagas disease are driven into the cycle of poverty. This condition affects approximately 7 million people, mainly in Latin…