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Rainfall Has Strong Impact on Abundance of Infectious Vibrio Bacteria in Waterways
According to a study, in the Ala Wai Canal in Waikiki, Hawai‘i, the abundance of Vibrio vulnificus, an infectious bacterium, is strongly influenced by the amount of rainfall in the surrounding areas.
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Metal Soaps Found To Be Hindering Artwork Conservation
Researchers have used novel infrared-light-based methods to identify the composition and distribution of metal soaps, compounds that can damage the integrity of a painting, at multiple levels of detail.
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New Lab Model Simulates Effects of Exercise on Muscles
A team of researchers have developed a simple lab-based system for growing human muscle cells that are capable of vigorously contracting.
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How Our Immune System Is Hijacked by a Fungus
The yeast Candida albicans has been found to exploit the human immune system, promoting the release of tiny RNA fragments, which then stimulate its own growth, and could help to explain disease processes.
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Scientists Mine Sewer Treasure
A study has revealed how to optimize electrical processes for transforming sulfur pollution, and could help lead to affordable, renewable energy-powered wastewater treatment that creates drinkable water.
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North Sea Sediments Tell the Story of Industrial Pollution
Researchers have investigated changes in pollutant levels in the North Sea over an interval time.
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Earthworms Could Replace Synthetic Fertilizers
Earthworms could have the potential to replace some high-cost mineral/synthetic fertilizers thanks to the nitrogen secreted in their mucus, new research suggests.
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Striving To Settle the Debate Over Liquid Water's Structure
Despite its familiarity and simple structure, water displays many unusual physical properties that scientists have been exploring with x-ray emission spectroscopy.
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How Much Carbon Is In the Soil?
Researchers have shown that new machine-learning methods based on laboratory soil hyperspectral data could supply equally accurate estimates of soil organic carbon as classical methods.
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Tire Particles Are Harming Aquatic Life
Small particles from tires inhibited the growth and caused adverse behavioral changes in organisms found in freshwater and coastal estuary ecosystems, two new studies found.
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