Low levels of antibiotics trigger mutations that cause resistance [Read more]
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Overuse could be stunting plant growth and harming crops [Read more]
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Researchers find a sudden ocean surge in the middle of the last glacial period [Read more]
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Researchers have isolated an independent processing channel of synapses inside the brain’s auditory cortex that deals specifically with shutting off sound processing at appropriate times. Such regulation is vital for hearing and for understanding speech.
A key protein that causes the blood to clot is produced by blood vessels in the lungs and not just the liver, according to new research. The findings may ultimately help scientists to develop better treatments for conditions where the blood’s ability to clot is impaired, including deep vein thrombosis, where dangerous blood clots form [...]
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Just because you don’t swallow the worm at the bottom of a bottle of mescal doesn’t mean you have avoided the essential worminess of the potent Mexican liquor, according to scientists. They have discovered that the liquid itself contains the DNA of the agave butterfly caterpillar — the famously tasty mescal “worm.”
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Researchers have found that prepregnancy obesity and gestational weight gain are associated with an increased risk of preterm birth in African-American participants from the Black Women’s Health Study.
Resistant wheat plants stave off attacks by Hessian fly larvae by essentially destroying the fly’s midgut and its ability to absorb nutrients, according to a new study.
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Children and adolescents with severe dental fear often come from families with a turbulent background. It is also more common that they have had counseling contact with a psychologist.
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Researchers have produced a new archaeological tool which could answer key questions in human evolution. The new calibration curve, which extends back 50,000 years, is a major landmark in radiocarbon dating — the method used by archaeologists and geoscientists to establish the age of carbon-based materials.