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How Bones Make Blood
Dig into the science of how bone marrow transplants work.
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Mapping the Fruit Fly Hemibrain
Researchers have mapped the connectome of the adult Drosophila central brain, reconstructing 25 000 neurons.
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New Species of Walking Shark Found in Indonesia
Four new species of tropical sharks that use their fins to walk are causing a stir in waters off northern Australia and New Guinea.
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Chemistry Life Hacks (Vol. 1)
This week Reactions is bringing you some chemistry life hacks! Science can help you cure bitter coffee, ripen your bananas quickly, breathe life back into stale cookies, and remove rust from cast iron.
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Team Builds the First Living Robots
Scientists from UVM and Tufts repurposed living cells scraped from frog embryos and assembled them into entirely new life-forms.
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Pharmacogenomics: DNA, Drugs and Dosage
A medication that works for one person may not be as effective for others, or may cause side effects. One of the reasons for this is variation in your DNA.
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Protocol video: simple and efficient detection of mycoplasma contamination in cell culture
EZ-PCR Mycoplasma Detection Kit designed for routine screening and detection of over 90 species of mycoplasma through an easy-to-use, yet highly-specific PCR assay with a detection limit of 10 CFU/mL.
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The US Military Gave Out Shark Repellent for Years. . . So Why Did They Stop?
People have been developing different forms of shark repellent for decades, the military even issued a chemical shark repellent called “Shark Chaser” to pilots, sailors, and astronauts(!) from the end of World War II through the start of the Vietnam War. Thing is… it didn’t really work. Learn why they bothered passing it out, or even created it in the first place.
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Why Do Animals Have Such Different Lifespans?
For the microscopic lab worm C. elegans, life equates to just a few short weeks on Earth. The bowhead whale, on the other hand, can live over two hundred years. Why are these lifespans so different? And what does it really mean to ‘age' anyway? Joao Pedro de Magalhaes explains why the pace of aging varies greatly across animals.
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Could a Breathalyzer Detect Cancer?
Discover how scientists are analyzing compounds in the breath to create a versatile breathalyzer capable of detecting disease.
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