Psychiatric disorders, such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and major depression, have a devastating impact on a patient’s life and contribute great economic burden through staggering…
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While altruism is often practiced between close friends, people will also sometimes help random strangers they meet. New research shows that this social behavior is…
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Microtubules play a crucial role in segregating chromosomes from one cell to another during cell mitosis and division. They function as a skeleton to give…
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In the past, studies concerning the presence of vegetation in canals have been conducted in order to have information on the velocity diagrams and, therefore,…
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Human noroviruses are a leading cause of gastroenteritis globally and inflict a considerable public health burden. The viruses are easily transmitted, sometimes through foods, but…
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We wake up from a night’s sleep and go about our day until it becomes dark again and we head off to bed. That is…
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Back in April the EU voted to completely ban the use of clothianidin, imidacloprid, and thiamethoxam; all part of a group of chemicals called neonicotinoids – a widely used group…
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Methane is an important ‘greenhouse gas’; that is, a gas that plays a role in earth’s heat balance and hence our climate. In fact, molecule…
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Nanowires provide novel mechanisms for scaling down semiconductor electronics [1]. Semiconducting nanowires have electronically switchable characteristics suitable for simple readout that is appropriate for sensing….
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An international team of physicists reports that they have successfully produced a Bose-Einstein condensate in space for the first time. In the study published this past…
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The Academy Award winner Anna Magnani once told her make-up artist: “Please don’t retouch my wrinkles. It took me my life to grow them.” [F1]…
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