Find out how medicinal leeches are reclaiming a place in modern surgery and therapy, offering unique healing benefits.

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Fire officials gave a preliminary count of the number of structures destroyed by the Mountain Fire, pegging it at 132, mostly homes. Another 88 have been damaged, they said at a news conference ...

It’s funny and fantastical, featuring all manner of strange creatures, from exploding jellyfish and leech-eating flowers to a ...

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In Ireland, the leech was driven to extinction in the 19th century. Their vulnerability is recognised in international conventions and biodiversity audits. However, in 1884 leech saliva was ...

For the first time the medicinal leech Hirudo medicinalis has been bred in captivity at London zoo, part of a longer-term project to help this fascinating if unloved creature. Once widespread in ...

For the first time the medicinal leech Hirudo medicinalis has been bred in captivity at London zoo, part of a longer-term project to help this fascinating if unloved creature. Once widespread in the ...

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