Metamorphosis in the animal kingdom involves choreographing a complex series of cell rearrangements, cell deaths, and cell divisions. In insects, discrete cell populations that are…
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From the Old World to the New, mythologies of origins typically portray the emergence of agriculture as a gift or blessing from benevolent gods, seemingly…
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The third sector of the economy, where social enterprises sit, has increasingly become a key driver of social progress where legislative and market failures occur….
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Three interconnected papers (Harvey 2017, 2018a,b) assess (i) the implications for the long-term price of oil when achieving reductions in oil-related CO2 emissions that are…
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“Good bugs, huh?” –farmers and homeowners alike all too often give a blank stare when questioned about the beneficial insects that occur on their respective…
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Osteoporosis, which literally means “porous bone,” is a disease that reduces the density and quality of bone. Osteoporosis is a progressively common pathological condition of…
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Plastics are low-cost, durable, and versatile materials used in the manufacture of many things we use for daily life, e.g., entertainment, packaging, hygiene, and even…
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The act of producing offspring is one of the most energetically costly things an animal has to do in its life. For example, in black…
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Every day we are surrounded by chemical processes that improve our quality of life, while most of us are not even aware that they exist,…
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Some animals possess extraordinarily enlarged or specialized structures used as weaponry for combat over mating rights – think of the huge antlers of elk or…
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Bonding between atoms can take a variety of forms, but ionic bonding is conceptually one of the most straightforward. It involves the attraction between positively…
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