Browsing Manila Bulletin by Subject "digestive system"

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    • Bohol poisoning spurs Cebu shellfish scare 

      De Vela, Juan Carlo (Manila Bulletin, June 27, 2015, on page 13)
      Vendors at wet markets all over Cebu city are complaining about slow sales of all kinds of shellfish following reports that 12 persons have landed in various hospitals in nearby Bohol province due to red tide poisoning. A ...

    • Fears over plasticeating corals 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (Manila Bulletin, February 25, 2015, on page 12)
      Corals in the Great Barrier Reef are eating small plastic debris in the ocean, Australian researchers said Tuesday, raising fears about the impact the indigestible fragments have on their health and other marine life. The ...

    • Sulphur-powered giant shipworm unearthed in Sultan Kudarat 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (Manila Bulletin, April 20, 2017, on page 1-6)
      An enormous black worm that lives in the mud of the sea floor and survives on the remnants of noxious gases digested by bacteria has been unveiled by scientists for the first time. The slimy giant shipworm can grow up to ...