During the lifetime of a body—whether human, fish or any other type of vertebrate—cells die, making…
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New hair follicles can corral skin cancer
The same genetic mutations that can trigger cancer in some tissues are relatively harmless in others.…
Cleaning up hydrogen peroxide production
The most common process for making hydrogen peroxide begins with a highly toxic, flammable working solution…
Making sustainable polymers from fragrant molecules
A way of making organic polymers from the fragrant molecules in conifers and fruit trees has…
Oak trees in Southern U.S. cities are natural urban air filters
Researchers at the University of North Texas have found that two oak tree species, post oak…
New structure for human flu virus protein
Researchers from Oxford University have worked out the molecular structure of a protein that is vital…
Explosion in plastic pollution post-World War II seen in marine sediments
The amount of plastic fragments in Santa Barbara Basin sediments has been increasing exponentially since the…
Sugar alters compounds that impact brain health in fruit flies
When fruit flies are exposed to a high sugar diet, key metabolites associated with brain health…
In Greenland village, shorter winters cast doubts over dog sledding
Tethered between pastel-coloured wooden houses in the Greenlandic village of Kulusuk and on hills nearby, the…
Black hole movies coming soon, says leading astronomer
By the time an international group of scientists stunned the world with the first ever image…