How Cancer Cells Die And Why It Matters
The microenvironment of most tumors is not really a place where you’d want to be. Quite often, indeed, nutrients are limited and oxygen is scarce,…
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Monthly Archive: September 2018
Using Physics To Capture The Changes To The Earth System In The Anthropocene
The Anthropocene represents an entirely new epoch in the history of the Earth System. Evidence shows that the evolution of Earth is now determined mostly…
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Cognitive Rehabilitation Techniques To Treat Schizophrenia
The impairment of basic cognition and social cognition is a well-established feature of schizophrenia. Basic cognition includes cognitive domains such as attention, information processing speed,…
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A Forty-Year Look At Ocular Diseases
The eye is one of the most important and complex organs in our body. A variety of causes, including injuries or diseases such as diabetes,…
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Developing Vaccines For Fast-Evolving Viruses: We Need The Help Of Computers!
Some pathogens give our immune system quite a hard time, such as pathogens like Influenza, where each season evolves new flu variants that reinfect, even…
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How Daily Care May Affect Aquatic Organisms: Personal Care Products In Wild Mussels From Coastal Waters
Every day, millions of people enjoy the pleasure and benefits of personal care products (PCPs). From hair colors to lipsticks, body lotions to cosmetics, fragrances…
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Where Does Transcription Occur In Cells?
RNA transcription in eukaryotic organisms occurs in the nucleus of the cell where the cell’s DNA is located. In prokaryotic organisms that lack a membrane-bound nucleus,…
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Antibacterial Drug Increases The Longevity Of Worms
By 2050, 20% of the world’s population will be 60 years old or more. Under this scenario, diseases related to aging will represent an overwhelming…
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Environmental And Climate Evolution During The Last 11,600 Years In The Western Mediterranean Region
The paleoecological study of several wetland areas in the Sierra Nevada mountains of Spain led by researchers from the Department of Stratigraphy and Paleontology at…
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Discovering New Solvents For Supercritical Extraction Processes
Many modern products that are sold require highly specialized separation techniques for their purification and preparation. Some of the separations that have become more common…
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Eubacteria Examples
Some examples of eubacteria include Streptococcus pneumoniae, the bacteria responsible for strep throat; Yersinia pestis, thought to be the cause of the black death; E. coli, found in the intestines…
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