Small-scale gold mining in the Peruvian Amazon poses a health hazard not only to the miners…
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Using electrical stimulus to regulate genes
A team of researchers has succeeded in using an electric current to directly control gene expression…
Global environmental changes leading to shorter, younger trees
Ongoing environmental changes are transforming forests worldwide, resulting in shorter and younger trees. Researchers found that…
New 'whirling' state of matter discovered in an element of the periodic table
The strongest permanent magnets today contain a mix of the elements neodymium and iron. However, neodymium…
Configurable circuit technology poised to expand silicon photonic applications
Researchers have developed a new way to build power efficient and programmable integrated switching units on…
In planet formation, it's location, location, location
Astronomers using NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope are finding that planets have a tough time forming in…
Environmental groups moving beyond conservation
Although non-governmental organizations (NGOs) have become powerful voices in world environmental politics, little is known of…
International gnomAD Consortium releases its first major studies of human genetic variation
For the last eight years, the Genome Aggregation Database (gnomAD) Consortium (and its predecessor, the Exome…
In planet formation, it's location, location, location
Astronomers are finding that planets have a tough time forming in the rough-and-tumble central region of…
CBD improves arthritis symptoms in dogs
This study shows that in dogs diagnosed with arthritis, CBD treatment significantly improved quality of life…