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How cells control the physical state of embryonic tissues

In the earliest stage of life, animals undergo some of their most spectacular physical transformations. Once merely blobs of dividing cells, they begin... advertisement Now, UC Santa Barbara professor...
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Pain receptors linked to the generation of energy-burning brown fat cells

A new source of energy expending brown fat... key lies in the expression of a receptor called Trpv1... them as a novel source of energy burning brown fat cells... tissue...
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New CAR T approach minimizes resistance, helps avoid relapse in non-Hodgkin s B-cell lymphoma

... using a bilateral attack instead of the conventional single target approach... Research Annual Meeting during one of the clinical oral plenary... the small trial, four out of the five patients...
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A pigment from red cabbage could help turn your favorite foods blue

... a chemist at Oregon State University, Corvallis, who was not... is chasing a natural source of a lighter cyan blue... by consumers to get rid of synthetic ingredients in...
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Childhood diet and exercise creates healthier, less anxious adults

... bigger brains and lower levels of anxiety, according to new... examine the long lasting, combined effects of both factors when they... After an additional eight weeks of washout, during which...
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Studies that make brainlike structures or add human cells to animal brains are ethical, for now, panel says

... years. And the National Institutes of Health NIH has restricted some of this research. Now, a... this controversial and fast moving area of neuroscience. The panel finds... is to get...
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Possible ‘embassy’ in ancient Maya city illuminates the birth of an empire

The 16th of January 378 C.E. marked... arrived in the Maya city of Tikalin what is now... died. Shortly thereafter, the son of the conquering king became... Garca Des Lauriers,...
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Corals carefully organize proteins to form rock-hard skeletons

... naturalist who championed the theory of evolution, noted that corals form far reaching structures, largely made of limestone, that surround tropical... shown that coral structures consist of a biomineral containing...
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Studies that make brainlike structures or add human cells to animal brains are ethical, panel says

... years. And the National Institutes of Health NIH has restricted some of this research. Now, a... this controversial and fast moving area of neuroscience. The panel finds... is to get...
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Coral predators exert a much larger influence on young coral than expected

... think an animal made out of stone would have much. worry about in the way of predators, and that s... vulnerable to these predators, regardless of whether a colony...
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Discovery is key to creating heat-tolerant crops

... UCR botany and plant sciences professor Meng Chen. But, to... Ordinarily, plants react to shifts of even a few degrees... become reactive. Examining the genes of this twice mutated plant...
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Beef industry can cut emissions with land management, production efficiency

A comprehensive assessment of 12 different strategies for... The study, Reducing Climate Impacts of Beef Production A synthesis of life cycle assessments across... team led by Colorado State University...
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Prioritizing who gets vaccinated for COVID-19 saves lives

... who receives the limited supply of vaccines available saves lives and reduces spread of infection, according to a... the journal PNAS from the University of California, Davis. advertisement While...
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Bears Are Acting Like Friendly Dogs Due To A Strange Brain Condition

... year old, is a kind of encephalitis, meaning an inflammation of the brain, according to a news release from the California Department of Fish and Wildlife late last month. Since...
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Experimental therapy for parasitic heart disease may also help stop COVID-19

James McKerrow, MD, PhD, dean of the Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences at University of California San Diego, has long... therapies for them. advertisement One of these...
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Serving size, satisfaction influence food waste on campus

... food waste in places like university cafeterias is driven by... Food waste has been studied often in households, but not so often in institutional settings like university dining commons....
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global assessment of cumulative human impacts to at-risk marine species over time

... remarkably little about the state of the ocean s biodiversity the variety and balance of species that support healthy... ecologist at the Bren School of Environmental Science &...
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China’s premier astronomy and planetary resources lure foreign collaborators

... 45 years. Now, it is offering foreign researchers access to... Change 5 mission returned 1.7 kilograms of rock and soil from... in 2016. After several years of limited observations by...
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Skin deep: Aquatic skin adaptations of whales and hippos evolved independently

... similarly smooth, nearly hairless skin of whales and hippopotamuses evolved... researchers at the American Museum of Natural History; University of California, Irvine; University of California, Riverside; Max Planck Institute...
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Genome sequencing shows coronavirus variation drives pandemic surges

Genome sequencing of thousands of SARS CoV 2 samples shows that surges of COVID 19 cases are driven by the appearance of new coronavirus variants, according. new research from the School of...