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The UK Government’s response to Javed Khan’s tobacco review: A small step in the right direction, but much more action is needed – Cancer Research UK – Cancer News
Earlier today, the Public Health and Primary Care Minister Neil O’Brien MP made a speech that finally responded to the…
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Einstein was right about invisible dark matter, massive new map of the universe suggests
Astronomers have made the most detailed map ever of mysterious dark matter using the universe’s very first light, and the…
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The 2022 Durban floods were the most catastrophic yet recorded in KwaZulu-Natal, says study
The floods that impacted Durban in April 2022 were the most catastrophic yet, recorded in KwaZulu-Natal. Credit: Chante Shatz. The…
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Some states want to give you a constitutional right to a clean environment
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain New Mexico’s budget relies heavily on oil and gas revenue, but the state also bears the…
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Study finds social media played a critical role in decreasing COVID positivity rates at educational institutions
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Now that we’ve arguably rounded the corner from the pandemic, researchers are dissecting our response and…
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Centuries-old skeleton with massive, crippling bone growth unearthed in Portugal
The 3-inch-long lump of bone grew precisely where the pectineus muscle is attached to the femur and would have caused…
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Study: Nitrogen levels of habitats influence chemical makeup of marine microorganisms
During a recent Pacific Ocean scientific cruise, temperature-controlled and light-shaded blue incubators house experiments on the deck of the ship.…
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Femtosecond lasers with BiBurst enhance ablation speed of silicon by a factor of 23
Higher laser intensities are preferred to increase ablation speed, while it suffers from detrimental effects on ablation quality due to…
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Mutant strains of Salmonella make infection more aggressive in commercial poultry, study shows
Left: section of broiler’s cecum infected by wild-type Salmonella Enteritidis displaying reactions in macrophages (darker parts) 14 days after infection.…
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Balance between proteins keeps sperm swimming swiftly
Developing sperm (in white) and developing sperm that have not compacted their DNA (in cyan) . Credit: Jun Park Sperm…
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