Pharynx: Function And Definition
You likely have heard of a larynx but do you know what a pharynx does and where it is? The larynx is what most people…
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Daily Archive: July 5, 2018
Capturing The Electrical Activity Of Brain Cells With High Resolution: Novel High-Density Sensors Developed For Neuroscience
Our brain is one of the most complex biological structures known. It contains billions of nerve cells (neurons) which form a densely interconnected network comprising…
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Enhancing Gypsum Precipitation In A Compacted Montmorillonite Using An Electrokinetic Method
Despite advances in solution chemistry, little is known about the chemical reactions in confined porous media like compacted clay, where the proportion of liquid is…
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Liquid Metal Activated Al-Water Reaction: A New Approach Leading To “Hy-Time”
When it comes to hydrogen production, people think of the electrolysis or photolysis of water. However, in these processes, the energy efficiency stays low, and…
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Development Of Ionic Liquid-Based Nanofluids
Ionanofluids, which are an innovative class of new heat transfer fluids, consist of nanoparticles suspended in ionic liquids (ILs), thus, ionanofluids (INFs) are a special…
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Sham (Placebo) Surgery: Fake News Or Snake Oil?
Testing a drug against a placebo in a randomized double-blinded trial is the gold standard in the development of new treatment options in medicine. If…
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Hydrogen Bonding: From Biological Systems To Interstellar Medium
Intermolecular interactions are very vital in the elucidation of structure and properties of many biological molecules like water, DNA, proteins, etc. They are embedded in…
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Red And Processed Meat Are The Risk Factors With The Highest Impact In The Prevention Of Colorectal Cancer
Research from the Danish Cancer Society shows that the intake of red and processed meat are the risk factors with the highest impact for the…
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A Novel Method For (R)-(−)-Mandelic Acid Production
With the development of medicine, the synthesis of various pharmaceuticals is often required. Pharmaceutical intermediates, a chemical medium, play an important role during the synthesis…
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CNS Regeneration In Planarians
When humans are injured, each of our tissues has an inherent ability (or lack thereof) to regenerate1. Interestingly, the regenerative ability of any given tissue…
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Traffic Noise Negatively Affects Developing Birds
A recent study found that for an overwhelming majority of U.S. Counties (> 90%), transportation noise is audible in at least 50% of the land…
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