In 2021, more babies—51%—were born to unmarried mothers in England and Wales than to those in a marriage or civil partnership for the first time since records began in 1845. This is a huge change. For centuries, "illegitimacy" ...
Social Sciences
Aug 25, 2022
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MBARI's remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) have helped shed new light on the mysteries of the deep. We have logged over 6,100 deep-sea dives, yet every time our vehicles descend into the depths, we manage to learn something ...
Plants & Animals
Aug 3, 2022
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Early detection of prostate cancer, one of the most common types of cancer in men, is often achieved with PSA tests. However, this blood test for prostate-specific antigens gives many false positive results, causing unnecessary ...
Biochemistry
Jul 20, 2022
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An article published in the journal Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology reports a study by researchers at the State University of Campinas (UNICAMP) and the University of São Paulo (USP) in Brazil showing how ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jul 18, 2022
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How does a nose remember that it's a nose? Or an eye remember that it's an eye?
Biochemistry
Jul 11, 2022
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Researchers at the University of Gothenburg have developed several new varieties of wheat that tolerate soils with higher salt concentrations. After having mutated a wheat variety from Bangladesh, they now have a wheat with ...
Plants & Animals
May 20, 2022
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As we approach summer beach season, you may occasionally encounter a "keep out" sign indicating that the area is temporarily closed. If fecal pollution is suspected, public health officials can run lab tests on water samples ...
Environment
Apr 6, 2022
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In a paper published today in Sciences Advances, researchers in the Department of Chemistry and the Department of Physics & Astronomy at the University of California, Irvine revealed new details about a key enzyme that makes ...
Biotechnology
Mar 11, 2022
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Scientists in Japan have made a tuneable, elastic and temperature-sensitive gel by using complementary DNA strands to connect star-shaped polymer molecules together. The gel, and the method used to develop it, could lead ...
Polymers
Feb 16, 2022
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A new approach by LMU chemists could help to significantly improve diagnostic tests based on PCR. The enzymes used are triggered by light pulses.
Biotechnology
Dec 14, 2021
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