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Before Earth’s early plant life could make the transition from water to land, such botanical pioneers had to evolve specialized cells for conducting water -- and a particular group of proteins, known...
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New research shows that the human nose can distinguish a trillion different combinations of odors -- many more than researchers had thought. While humans can differentiate among several million...
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View ArticleCrows, cuckoos and the occasional benefits of parasitism
A 16-year study of great spotted cuckoos and the carrion crows on which they act as nest parasites (by sneaking their own eggs into the crows’ nests), reveals that these parasitic cuckoos can also...
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To date, it remains poorly understood whether astrocytes can be easily reprogrammed into neurons. Mash1 and Brn2 have been previously shown to cooperate to reprogram fibroblasts into neurons.
View ArticleA mathematical equation that explains the behavior of nanofoams
A research study, participated in by Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M), has discovered that nanometric-size foam structures follow the same universal laws as does soap lather: small bubbles...
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Studies have shown that the differentiation rate of grafted bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells into mature neuron-like cells is very low.
View ArticleElectroacupuncture effect on depression and variation of polygenes expression
Preliminary basic research and clinical findings have demonstrated that electroacupuncture therapy exhibits positive effects in ameliorating depression.
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A novel method to improve the sensitivity of the molecular imprinted electrochemical sensor based on the multiple labeling strategy
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