Graphene is a very amazing material for its unique gapless conical band structure, its efficient wide range of light absorption, its high mechanical strength, flexibility,…
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The human immune system is a complex network of cells and soluble factors that can cleverly adapt to combat infection. For example, B cells rearrange…
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What causes asthma? At a time when global rates of asthma have reached alarming rates, this important question remains unanswered. This debilitating disease affects approximately…
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Glycosylation is the ubiquitous, highly-regulated process by which carbohydrate is added to proteins and lipids to form glycoconjugates (glycans). These carbohydrate portions of glycans can…
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Both water and energy are key sustainability issues that need to be addressed. To this end, photocatalysis is advantageous not only for expediting environmental remediation…
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Investigating the birth of the Solar System is a bit like investigating the crime scene of a “cold case,” where the passage of time, here…
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Recent floods and droughts have resulted in billions of dollars of damages and loss of life. The occurrence of these extreme weather events has varied…
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Aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases (aaRSs) are a family of ancient enzymes. Their primary function is to build proteins by loading up the proper amino acids to charging…
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Electrochemical water-splitting into hydrogen and oxygen is widely recognized as a green and effective approach to transform and store renewable energy. As such, it has…
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Most cases of malaria can be cured with a simple course of antimalarial drugs, but many of these drugs have lost their effectiveness because the…
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Researchers have shown that the influence of genes changes during the first years of life. In childhood, there are other factors in particular that affect…
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