Soft polymers are an integral part of our daily lives, ranging from natural biopolymers such as proteins, DNA, and polysaccharides found in living systems, to…
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Many people are concerned about cholesterol because of high cholesterol levels in their blood. However, cholesterol is crucial for our life and participates in many…
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Central European mountains are covered predominantly by forests. Norway spruce is the most frequently-occurring species and the most affected one. Windstorms and subsequent insect outbreaks…
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Climate change is a severe threat to life on the planet. Energy and related fields are the major contributors to global warming and climate change,…
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Insect pest populations are known to be regulated, at least in part, by naturally-occurring natural enemies such as pathogens, predators, and parasitoids — the latter…
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The rural population involved in agriculture is aging at a faster rate compared to the urban population. Migration, lack of interest, and resources have contributed…
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Centrosome is an organelle responsible for the organization of microtubule arrays, typically implicated in the organization of cell division, cell motility, and cell shape. The…
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In the United States, half of all women and one-third of all men will develop cancer in their lifetime. A similar rate has been reported…
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Back in 1993, a gene was discovered to be responsible for the heritable brain disorder called Huntington’s disease. It was found that within the gene…
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Cooperation is imperative when humans deal with the consequence of collective actions, such as global warming, overfishing, or preserving natural resources. However, the collapse of…
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Whether you suppress your emotions or look at them from a different angle to make them less painful depends to varying degrees on the genes,…
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