How a bacterium overcomes a tomato plant’s defenses and causes disease, by sneakily disabling the plant’s intruder detection systems, is revealed in new research in Current Biology.
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How a bacterium overcomes a tomato plant’s defenses and causes disease, by sneakily disabling the plant’s intruder detection systems, is revealed in new research in Current Biology.
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As the connection between second-hand smoke and coronary heart disease (CHD) became clearer and legislation was passed to reduce such passive smoking, exposures have been reduced. Researchers have recalibrated the CHD Policy Model to better predict future trends in CHD.
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As the connection between second-hand smoke and coronary heart disease (CHD) became clearer and legislation was passed to reduce such passive smoking, exposures have been reduced. Researchers have recalibrated the CHD Policy Model to better predict future trends in CHD.
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A small wind screen has been erected on a glacier to test the concept of collecting cool air and reducing melting caused by global warming. By constructing a wind screen on the Rhône glacier in Switzerland, cold downwinds, which normally pass unhindered into the valley, can be intercepted and collected, thus creating a cold air [...]
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A small wind screen has been erected on a glacier to test the concept of collecting cool air and reducing melting caused by global warming. By constructing a wind screen on the Rhône glacier in Switzerland, cold downwinds, which normally pass unhindered into the valley, can be intercepted and collected, thus creating a cold air [...]
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Biomimicry — technological innovation inspired by nature — is one of the hottest ideas in science but has yet to yield many practical advances. Time for a change. Scientists have mimicked now the structure of mother of pearl to create what may well be the toughest ceramic ever produced.
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With up to half of a person’s body mass consisting of skeletal muscle, chronic inflammation of those muscles – which include those found in the limbs – can result in significant physical impairment. Researchers have found that vitamin E shows promise in easing inflammation.
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Use of the drug interferon as a long-term maintenance strategy to slow the progression of liver disease associated with the hepatitis C virus is ineffective, according to new research.
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Gefitinib, also known as Iressa, the once-promising targeted therapy for the treatment of nonsmall cell lung cancer, has proven as effective as chemotherapy as a second-line therapy for the disease with far fewer side effects, according to an international Phase III clinical trial.
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