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Wildfires, floods and other extreme weather events are no longer the only ways climate change affects children around the ...

Before the parasite Toxoplasma gondii can invade a cell, it has to know it has reached the right place. New research from the ...

Researchers have figured out a missing piece of the puzzle of how human cells detect invading viruses and mount an immune ...

Slaughterhouses are places most people never want to go, and might seem like unlikely places to search for rare or endangered species. In West Africa, however, they are among the last places one can ...

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Antioxidants such as vitamins C and E protect cells by neutralizing free radicals, such as reactive oxygen species, before they can damage genetic material or cell membranes. Such damage can ...

After taking a pill, the drugs it contains are distributed throughout the body, reaching the tissues and cells affected by ...

Amide bonds are chemical linkages essential to biology, medicine and materials chemistry. Peptide bonds, a class of amide ...

Quantum photonics could be a pivotal part of future quantum technology if the right materials can be created, a new review ...

Could you imagine if pagers made a comeback? Sure, your smartphone would still be your notepad-flashlight-camera-personal assistant-MP3 player-wallet-social media browser. But imagine if pagers made ...

Researchers often use antibodies to detect specific molecules or biological markers because they are remarkably precise at ...