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Charged “Molecular Beasts” as the Basis for New Compounds
Charged, chemically "aggressive" fragments could be the basis for synthesizing new compounds with unreactive elements that could be used for microchips and solar cells.
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Black Men More Likely To Have Prostate Cancer Than White Men at Same PSA Level
Black men in the United States are more likely to develop prostate cancer than white men, and after diagnosis, they’re more likely to have advanced disease and to die than white men with the disease.
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Chickens Modified With Gene Editing Tool To Halt Bird Flu Outbreaks
Scientists have used gene editing techniques to identify and change parts of chicken DNA that could limit the spread of the bird flu virus in the animals.
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Formaldehyde Disrupts Cellular Epigenetics
An international team of researchers has discovered that formaldehyde, a widely spread pollutant and common metabolite in our body, interferes in the epigenetic programming of the cell.
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Most Plant Rewilding Efforts Fail To Control Herbivores
According to the analysis, herbivorous creatures living near rewilding sites reduced vegetation abundance by 89%, on average.
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Large Herbivorous Animals Shape the World’s Natural Landscapes
Using global satellite data, a research team has mapped the tree cover of the world’s protected areas. The study shows that regions with abundant large herbivores in many settings have a more variable tree cover.
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Researchers Visualize Osmotic Pressures in Living Cells
Researchers develop a new technique to ‘visualize’ osmotic pressures as organisms develop. These measurements can help understand how cells and tissues survive under pressure, and reveal how problems in regulating pressures lead to disease.
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Understanding the Neural Circuits That Control the Speed of Locomotion
Researchers at Karolinska Institutet, Sweden have uncovered the molecular logic underpinning the assembly of spinal circuits that control the speed of locomotion in adult zebrafish.
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Dendritic Cell Discovery Holds Key for Developing Novel Vaccines
The finding has major implications for the generation of a strong CD8 T lymphocyte response, a crucial factor in the effectiveness of vaccines against infection.
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New Plastic Biodegrades in Seawater, Self-Heals Under Heat
Researchers have developed a new plastic material that is both stronger and stretchier than current plastics. It can self-heal scratches when warmed, is partially biodegradable and remembers complex shapes that can be restored when heated.
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