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Science can now link climate change with some extreme weather events
Extreme weather events like floods, heat waves and droughts can devastate communities and populations worldwide. Recent scientific advances have enabled…
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Many species now going extinct may vanish without a fossil trace
Scientists struggle to compare the magnitude of Earth’s ongoing sixth mass-extinction event with the five great die-offs of prehistory. A…
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Researchers bound the most clinically-used growth factor, BMP-2, with microparticles of the drug…
Pain killers may improve health of diabetics and the obese
Blocking a pain receptor in mice not only extends their lifespan, it also gives them…
Discovery of how Taxol works could lead to better anticancer drugs
UC Berkeley scientists have discovered the extremely subtle effect that the prescription drug Taxol has…
The Young Sperm, Poised for Greatness
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