Human exposure to unnecessary and potentially harmful chemicals could be greatly reduced if manufacturers add chemicals only when they are truly essential in terms of health, safety and functioning of society. That's the ...
Environment
Jun 17, 2019
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New research, led by the University of Bristol, suggests that feathers arose 100 million years before birds—changing how we look at dinosaurs, birds, and pterosaurs, the flying reptiles.
Evolution
Jun 3, 2019
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Since most of the microbes in our gut are bacteria, they tend to hog much of the microbiome research limelight. But lurking amongst the bacteria are other microbes such as single-cell eukaryotes (SCE) and viruses, which have ...
Cell & Microbiology
Mar 12, 2019
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91
Over the past several years, a Yale-led investigation has illustrated the key role of social networks—particularly of trusted community leaders—in promoting the adoption of solar technologies.
Environment
Oct 25, 2018
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113
Economists have found that in the United States, watershed groups have had a positive impact on their local water quality.
Environment
Oct 12, 2018
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Animals who share the task of parenting do a better job than parents who do so on their own, according to a study of insects.
Plants & Animals
Aug 1, 2018
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78
People are not the only living organisms that carry a microbiome, that is, good bacteria living on and in the body. The social amoeba, a soil-dwelling organism, also carries its own microbiome, and researchers at Baylor College ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jul 26, 2018
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12
Scientists are searching for ways to develop antibiotics that can accurately target infectious bacteria. Increased specificity could help to combat antibiotic resistance and also spare "good" bacteria from being attacked ...
Biochemistry
Jun 27, 2018
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11
The benefits of antibiotics to both human and animal health are undisputed. However, as microbes have become increasingly resistant to antimicrobials and other drugs, scientists have become interested in new solutions to ...
Cell & Microbiology
May 29, 2018
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207
Researchers from the University of Virginia have established new guidelines for scientists mapping out the body molecule by molecule to help us better understand how our cells use metals such as iron and magnesium to maintain ...
Biochemistry
May 25, 2018
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