Microtubules And Cell Division: An Unexpected Journey
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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The Effects Of Vegetation On Turbulent Flow And Erosion In Coastal Environments
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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The End Of The Dinosaurs Marked The End Of Most Nocturnal Mammals
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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Ban On The Use Of Bee-Killing Pesticides In U.S. Wildlife Refuges Overturned
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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Deepwater Horizon Blowout Depleted Light Rare Earth Elements
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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Squeezing Dynamics In A Nanowire System
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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First Bose-Einstein Condensate Created In Space
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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Mercury, Or The Beauty Of Ageing Planets
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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Is Energy Metabolism Homogeneous Within A Cell?
Energy metabolism is the essential group of chemical reactions that generates the energy that maintains our cells alive. But that isn’t all energy metabolism does!…
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A Chemical “Missing Link” Could Explain The Origin Of Life On Earth
One of the greatest mysteries that has enchanted scientists in recent times is how it was possible for chemical structures to become biological systems. Scientists…
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The Science Is In: Left-Handed People Are Exceptional
Many cultures in the olden days had superstitions about left-handed people. But science has more recently demonstrated that left-handed people are indeed very special. But…
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