Major epilepsy study offers much-needed answers on 3 lifesaving seizure drugs
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Gains in one type of disruption force are offset by losses in another
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Decision-making process becomes visible in the brain
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Scientists reveal the structure of viral rhodopsins
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novel bednet design improves safety, affordability and lethality to resistant mosquitoes
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Will cryogenically freezing yourself and coming back to life ever be reality? (video)
Credit: The American Chemical Society WASHINGTON, Dec. 2, 2019 -- When you die, many things can be done with your...
Tiny woodlands are more important than previously thought
Credit: Photo: Pieter De Frenne Small woodlands in farmland have more benefits for humans per area, compared to large forests...
A close look at a sticky situation
New research finds missing link between soft surface adhesion and surface roughnessCredit: University of Akron College of Polymer Science and...
Cats’ faces hard to read, except for ‘cat whisperers,’ research finds
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Kelp farming on the west coast — Environmentally friendly aquaculture
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Deep learning identifies molecular patterns of cancer
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Australian GPs widely offering placebos, new study finds
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EMBL and Leica sign open innovation collaboration agreement
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Evidence: Antarctica’s thinning ice shelves causing more ice to move from land into sea
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Satellite imagery shows Typhoon Kammuri’s center obscured
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Protein defect leaves sperm chasing their tails
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E4 Ecography Award for Ludmilla Figueiredo
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Sweet potato uses a single odor to warn its neighbors of insect attack
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NASA-NOAA satellite analyzes a strengthening Typhoon Kammuri
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Researchers at IRB Barcelona study how altered protein degradation contributes to the development of tumors
Credit: Francisco MartÃnez, IRB Barcelona. To understand the molecular bases of cancer, it is imperative to determine the genetic alterations...
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