The death toll from heavy rains and flooding in east and central Cuba has risen to six, official media reported Tuesday as thousands of evacuees started returning home amid widespread property damage.
Environment
Jun 13, 2023
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Our genomic DNA is continuously damaged by endogenous factors such as reactive oxygen species, and also by environmental factors such as ultraviolet light, radiation, and chemicals. Failure to repair damaged DNA may induce ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Jun 12, 2023
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Like many ecological scientists, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign plant biology professor James O'Dwyer has spent much of his career searching for ways to measure and predict how specific plant communities will fare ...
Ecology
Jun 8, 2023
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Use of sodium fluoroacetate poison baits—commonly known as 1080—to kill unwanted animals is widespread in Australia. But it occurs largely out of sight and out of mind. We may see signs warning the baits have been laid, ...
Ecology
Jun 7, 2023
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A protein found in cells of the hard tick Amblyomma sculptum, the main vector of the bacterium that causes Brazilian spotted fever (also known as Rocky Mountain spotted fever), is essential to the tick's survival while feeding, ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jun 7, 2023
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Every day, millions of cells die in our body. Cells do not simply burst at the end of their lives but rather, a specific protein serves as a breaking point for cell membrane rupture. Researchers at the University of Basel ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jun 5, 2023
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Caroline de la Tournelle says her ability to decipher handwriting has influenced whether hundreds of people got jobs, helped police track death threats and even saved a child that was being abused.
Other
Jun 1, 2023
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Baby boys babble more than girls, according to a scientific paper out Wednesday that upends a common belief that females hold a language advantage over males early on in life.
Social Sciences
May 31, 2023
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A study by Loughborough University and the University of Oxford has led to the development of a small molecule probe that could deepen our understanding of a crucial cellular messenger and lead to the development of new therapeutic ...
Biochemistry
May 30, 2023
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Particles known as extracellular vesicles play a vital role in communication between cells and in many cell functions. Released by cells into their environment, these "membrane particles" consist of a cellular membrane carrying ...
Bio & Medicine
May 24, 2023
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