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Rich people from humble origins are less sensitive to the challenges of poverty than those born rich, research finds
People who become wealthy in the United States may tend to boast of their humble beginnings,…
1 dead, 10 injured as storm pummels southern Dutch city
One person was killed and about 10 injured Monday as a powerful storm ripped through a…
Stunning Roman mosaics return home to new Israeli museum
A series of exceptional 1,700-year-old Roman mosaics have returned home to Israel, where the collection went…
Scientists unravel mysterious mechanism behind 'whisker crystal' growth
Scientists from Tokyo Metropolitan University have discovered the mechanism behind the rapid growth of ultra-thin nanowires…
Cocrystal engineering: A technique for designing multifunctional materials
Cocrystal engineering is a strategy for assembling organic molecules via the non-covalent interaction force, avoiding harsh…
Glycerol phosphate serves as a terminator of glycan elongation in cancer malignancy
Dystroglycans on epithelial cell surfaces interact with the extracellular matrix via long sugar chains (called matriglycans),…
Detailed review finds stronger links between adverse health effects and traffic pollution
A comprehensive new scientific review released today by the Health Effects Institute (HEI) found growing confidence…
New chemical modification of a natural compound for cancer treatment
Natural compounds often have promising therapeutic potential but using them to treat diseases is hampered due…
New sensitive and robust single-cell RNA sequencing technique outperforms competition
The advent of single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq) has revolutionized the fields of medicine and biology by…