Ageing in worms mainly results from the direct action of genes and not from random wear and tear or loss of function, and the same is likely to be true in humans, according to research by UCL, Lancaster University and Queen ...
Biotechnology
Aug 9, 2018
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Biodiversity is disappearing at an alarming rate as infectious diseases increasingly spill over from wildlife to humans. Disease ecologists fervently debate whether biodiversity loss leads to an increased disease risk. Now, ...
Ecology
Jul 18, 2018
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If you hop like a kangaroo, you might be able feel the air being pushed out of your lungs. Here's why it happens and why it matters.
Plants & Animals
Jun 12, 2018
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Soot turned the white handkerchief around Abhash Kumar Sharma's face to black as the police officer tried to direct gridlocked traffic in the Indian city with the world's dirtiest air.
Environment
Jun 5, 2018
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Scientists and the nation's scientific enterprise remain largely invisible to the public, according to national public opinion surveys commissioned by Research!America in 2017. Yet public perception of science is positive ...
Other
Jan 2, 2018
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Humans are poisoning their environment and themselves at an alarming rate, with pollution of the oceans, soil and air now the biggest killer, a UN conference heard Monday.
Environment
Dec 4, 2017
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Environment ministers from about 100 countries gather in Nairobi next week to issue a clarion call against air, land and water pollution blamed for some nine million deaths in 2015.
Environment
Dec 1, 2017
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A common sulfur metabolite having antioxidant activity appears to be formed with the help of an enzyme found in mitochondria, highlighting a potential area of research for future treatments of various diseases.
Biotechnology
Oct 30, 2017
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In 2008, Jay Lemery, MD, an emergency physician in Colorado, read a commentary about the effects of global climate change on human health. The author was Paul Auerbach, MD, professor of emergency medicine at Stanford and ...
Environment
Sep 21, 2017
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A robotic doctor that can be controlled hundreds of kilometres away by a human counterpart is gearing up for action.
Robotics
Jun 27, 2017
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