Exposed Identity: Microplastics Under The Raman Microscope
The issue of microplastic pollution is raising serious concern among scientists and the society at large 1,2. Microplastics, tiny plastic fragments ranging from 1 micron…
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Making Strides In Sustainable Development With The Telecoupling GeoApp
Global sustainability challenges – chronic hunger, loss of species habitat, water shortage, and the continuing rise of greenhouse gas emissions from human activities – are…
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Restoring Gut Health: The Benefits Of Hydrogen Peroxide
Inflammatory diseases of the gut are on the rise. In North America and Europe, more than 0.3% of the population suffers from inflammatory bowel diseases…
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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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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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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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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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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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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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Destroying Cancer Cells Through Cooling And Warming With A Novel Nanoplatform
Chemotherapy is widely used to treat cancer patients in the clinic. During administration, toxic chemo-drugs travel through the body, killing cancer cells but also affecting…
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DNA Devices For Selective, Individualized Cancer Therapy
While no one wants to receive a cancer diagnosis, a number of treatments are now available, making the likelihood of a favorable outcome better than…
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