Estimations To Improve Landslide Predictions
The risk associated with rainfall-induced landslides in loose pyroclastic soils — which is widely spread across the world, especially in the subtropical zones — is…
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Monthly Archive: September 2018
Corneal Endothelia Dynamically Balanced On The Cell Jamming Boundary
The cornea is a transparent window inside the body. It transmits light into the eye and helps focus it onto the retina. The corneal endothelium…
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Scientists Regrow Damaged Heart Tissue Using Stem Cells
Since their discovery in 1981, stem cells have been touted as a kind of panacea for all conditions. The ability to individually program cells to…
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Web Of Mini-Satellites To Assist In Tracking And Conservation Of Animals
When most people think of satellites they think of communications, not the tracking of animals around the globe. Yet there is a quickly growing industry…
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Why We Are Susceptible To The Herpes Simplex Virus Infection
Herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) is one of the most prevalent human viruses, with around a 70% infection rate in the human population. HSV-1…
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Investigating Corneal Wound Healing From Fibrosis In Lung, Kidney, Skin And Other Organs
Basement membranes likely modulate fibrosis triggered by diverse injuries in many tissues such as lung, skin, and kidney by modulating the availability and function of…
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New Vaccine Effective At Eliminating Cancer In Mice
Researchers have been looking to develop vaccines against cancer for a long time now, and an advancement in that field has just been made thanks…
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Probiotics: Potentially Problematic Or Possibly Pointless
A recent study performed by scientists from the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel was conducted to determine the effects of probiotics on the human gut….
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Cell Wall Function
A cell wall is a structural layer surrounding the outer membrane of some types of cells. The cell wall serves many functions, such as protecting the…
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Cockroach (Roach) Eggs? Here’s What You Should Do
Cockroaches are a rapidly reproducing type of bug, as a single female cockroach can lay approximately 30,000 cockroach eggs in a year. This is one…
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Stabilizing Selection: Examples And Definition
Stabilizing selection is a form of natural selection where the average individuals within a population are favored and proliferate as the environment selects against individuals…
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