Ukutholwa okumangalisayo, i-leech worm emnyama ikuvikela emahlule
Kuwukutholakala okuyinqaba kwalolu hlobo, iminyundu okuzondayo ukuyibona yonke indawo ingase ikuvikele ekufeni, njengoba ososayensi baseRussia beye bakwazi ukusebenzisa izinto ezikhishwa emithini yezokwelapha ukuze benze umuthi ophephile omelene namahlule nokujiya kwegazi.
Izinkinga zenhliziyo, ikakhulukazi amahlule, ziphakathi kwezifo eziyingozi kakhulu eziqeda ukuphila kwezinkulungwane zabantu minyaka yonke, ngakho ososayensi bahlale belwela ukwenza imithi evimbela izimpawu zabo ezibulalayo.
Isiteshi seRussia Today sithe ososayensi baqinisekise ukuthi ucwaningo lwabo olubenze bakwazi ukuthuthukisa lesi sidakamizwa beluhambisana nocwaningo lwaseSoviet olwaqala ngeminyaka yamashumi ayisishiyagalombili ekhulwini eledlule ngusosayensi u-Isolde Baskov.
Banezela ukuthi ucwaningo olwenziwa ngezinsuku zeSoviet Union lukhombisa izici zokuncibilika amahlule kwezinye izinto ezitholakala kuma-leeches ezokwelapha, kodwa amathuba ayekhona ngaleso sikhathi awazange abasize ososayensi bazikhiphe futhi benze imithi yokwelapha kuzo.
Ososayensi bathi, "Namuhla sizuze impumelelo yokuqala emhlabeni lapho sikwazile ukukhipha lezi zinto futhi sizisebenzise njengesidakamizwa esiphephile esihlukaniswa nemithi eminingi ekhona manje enciphisa igazi."