Cellular processes are regulated through the balance between protein shapes that confer active or inactive functions. In the complexity of cellular regulations, the preferred shape (or conformation) of a protein often depends ...
Molecular & Computational biology
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As the country continues to commemorate Women's Month, a recent study by the South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC) and the Perinatal HIV Research Unit (PHRU) shows that female sex workers (FSWs) are exposed to extremely ...
Social Sciences
Sep 9, 2021
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A novel form of citizenship and community action is on view in a few small towns in the Brazilian Amazon. According to a field survey conducted in Carauari—which is a two-hour flight or a five-day boat trip away from Amazonas ...
Environment
Sep 9, 2021
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A brutal summer of record heat and punishing drought has claimed yet another California victim: the majestic, snow-covered slopes of Mount Shasta.
Environment
Sep 9, 2021
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Climate change is a truth of the 21st century that is difficult to avoid. The burning of fossil fuels in industry, for transport, and other everyday life activities of Homo sapiens has resulted in elevated levels of CO2 in ...
Ecology
Sep 9, 2021
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Do aliens exist? Extraterrestrial life has never been discovered. However, that doesn't mean it doesn't exist.
Space Exploration
Sep 9, 2021
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Lakes are essential components of global hydrological and biogeochemical cycles. River-connected lakes are characterized by high-frequency hydrological rhythms.
Environment
Sep 9, 2021
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Seasonal summer rains have done little to offset drought conditions gripping the western United States, with California and Nevada seeing record July heat and moderate-to-exceptional drought according to the National Oceanic ...
Earth Sciences
Sep 9, 2021
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Atomically dispersed M-N-C (M refers to transition metals) materials are regarded as the most promising alternatives to the Pt-based precious-metal catalysts for the electrochemical reduction of oxygen (ORR). However, the ...
Materials Science
Sep 9, 2021
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Anthrophyopsis Nathorst is an extinct but representative Late Triassic gymnosperm genus. However, the taxonomic statuses and the leaf morphological variation of this fossil plant remain unclear.
Paleontology & Fossils
Sep 9, 2021
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