Copper is an essential element in the environment and human body, but at the same time, exposure to high concentrations of Cu2+ ions will potentially…
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Schizophrenia is a chronic mental disorder, which very commonly needs lifelong treatment. Frequently patients present the paranoid form of schizophrenia, in which positive symptoms, like…
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Making all of the blood cells in your body is no small feat. Every day, the hematopoietic system produces over 100 billion blood cells, just…
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While the word ‘aerosol’ conjures up images of spray cans, to atmospheric scientists the term refers to something different: small particles suspended in the atmosphere,…
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Raman scattering of photons by molecules was discovered by Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman, an Indian physicist, in 1923. Raman received the Nobel prize in Physics in…
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The dominant hurdle in realizing healthcare opportunities for a majority of modern day diseases like cancer is the apparent disparity between availability and accessibility. While…
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Compared to the general population, workers can be more vulnerable to animal-related injuries and illnesses. Injuries and illnesses to workers from animal encounters may result…
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Mucin is released by mucous and goblet cells of the gastrointestinal tract. Production starts before birth, and a complete mucus layer has already developed shortly…
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How the human brain controls limb movements is still not fully understood. Many existing models relating brain activity to human movement are derived from animal…
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Many people have heard about two seemingly disparate concepts: recalcitrant (or difficult to grow) plants and liquid chromatography. Plant tissue culture or in vitro culture…
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Transporting objects and moving from one place to another occurs in everyday life. We can observe it at all scales: molecules are transported inside cells;…
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