SCIENCE
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Gut bacteria important for overcoming milk allergy
Researchers led by Hiroshi Ohno at the RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences in Japan have discovered a link between…
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Even inactive smokers are densely colonized by microbial communities
With its high pressure, darkness and nutrient deficiency, the deep sea is generally not a hospitable place. But in the…
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Why killer T cells lose energy inside of solid tumors
T cells are often called “assassins” or “killers” because they can orchestrate and carry out missions to hunt down bacteria,…
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Fatty food before surgery may impair memory in old, young adults
Eating fatty food in the days leading up to surgery may prompt a heightened inflammatory response in the brain that…
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Self-heating concrete is one step closer to putting snow shovels and salt out of business
There’s a patch of concrete on Drexel University’s campus that could portend a frost-free future for sidewalks and highways in…
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Feeling apathetic? There may be hope
Do you sometimes feel like you just can’t be bothered? Would you like to have exercised more, learned a new…
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Breathe, don’t vent: Turning down the heat is key to managing anger
Venting about a source of anger might feel good in the moment, but it’s not effective at reducing the rage,…
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Holographic message encoded in simple plastic
There are many ways to store data — digitally, on a hard disk, or using analogue storage technology, for example…
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Two artificial intelligences talk to each other
Performing a new task based solely on verbal or written instructions, and then describing it to others so that they…
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Backyard insect inspires invisibility devices, next gen tech
Leafhoppers, a common backyard insect, secrete and coat themselves in tiny mysterious particles that could provide both the inspiration and…
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