Agricultural Mechanization: Why It Matters
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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Stem Cells Need Centrosome To Retain Their Stem Cell Properties
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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The Bitter-Sweet Symphony Of Cancer: Integrins And Glycans
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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Treating Pigs With A Gene Therapy For Huntington’s Disease
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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Game Theory Tells Us How To Efficiently Use Institutions For Governing The Commons
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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The Use Of Emotions Can (Also) Be Learned, According To A Twin Study
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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Sensitivity Of Glaciation In The Arid Subtropical Andes To Changes In Climate
Understanding the sensitivity of glaciers to changes in climate provides insight into the climatic drivers of past glaciations and helps us predict how glaciers and…
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The Holy Grail Of Placebo Research: A Single Gene – Or Many – In Control ?
Whenever new research tools become available, scientists get excited about new options to explore, new inventions to make, paradigms to shift, and to kick scientific…
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Silver Nanoparticles In Natural Waters: Is it Only Humans Who Are To Blame?
Nanotechnology is a rapidly-growing technology in our time. Nanoparticles are very small objects with a diameter ranging from 1 to 100 nm, where 1 nm…
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Facing Visual Pollution In Urban Areas
Going for an outdoor walk in our cities for taking fresh air, enjoying a panorama, sight seeing a monument, or shopping and having a drink can…
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Ultrasonic Vocalizations In The California Mouse
Vocal communication between individuals is vital to navigating social situations. Often when we think about vocal communication, we think about speech in humans or song…
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