According to the National Center for Health and Statistics, under the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), roughly 30% of both adults and children have allergy symptoms. Therefore, over 100…
Category: 5. Biology
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Vaccination Improves Immune Response After Infection
The concept of vaccination was first developed in the 19th century when Dr. Edward Jenner made the observation that milkmaids were immune to a deadly virus known as smallpox. He realized that most milkmaids…
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Africa's rarest carnivore: The story of the first Ethiopian wolf ever captured, nursed and returned to the wild
What’s the value of one animal? When a wild animal is found badly injured, the most humane option is often euthanasia to prevent further suffering. That’s what usually happens, and often for good reason. Even when the resources to rescue one…
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Glowing urine and shining bark: Scientists discover the secret visual language of deer
During mating season, when male white-tailed deer want to get noticed by the opposite sex and warn off rivals, they rub their antlers against trees and scrape the forest floor. Then they pee on these patches. But there is more to these physical…
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Why mangoes fall before they're ripe—and how science is helping them hang on
Ever wondered why your mango tree drops fruit before it’s ripe? Each season, mango growers across Australia watch helplessly as millions of mangoes fall to the ground too early.
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We are living in a golden age of species discovery
Roughly three centuries ago, Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus set out to catalog and name every living organism he could find. He is now widely regarded as the founder of modern taxonomy after introducing the binomial naming system and formally…
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Researchers develop mild mitochondrial uncouplers for obesity treatment
Researchers have developed experimental drugs that encourage the mitochondria in our cells to work a little harder and burn more calories. The findings could open the door to new treatments for obesity and improve metabolic…
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Resurrected Tissue – Life Sciences | Weizmann Wonder Wander
Like a phoenix rising from the ashes, our skin tissue – and in fact many types of epithelial tissue that lines and covers the body’s organs – can respond to death and destruction with a burst of regeneration. This phenomenon, known as…
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Scientists say evolution works differently than we thought
For decades, many evolutionary biologists have believed that most genetic changes shaping genes and proteins are neutral. Under this view, mutations are usually neither helpful nor harmful, allowing them to spread quietly without being strongly…
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