Science

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Health & Medicine Jul 1, 2016

Green Fluorescent Proteins

Many animals, including squirrels and birds, bury their excess acorns or nuts in summer. When winter arrives and…

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Health & Medicine Jul 1, 2016

Recognizing the Alien

One of the most important preventative measures the human body can take against diseases is recognizing harmful things…

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Health & Medicine Jul 1, 2016

The Moods of the Heart

In different belief systems and cultures, the heart is associated with deep meanings.  Despite this history, modern medicine…

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Science Square Jul 1, 2016

Science Square (Issue 112)

A new meaning to the term “bird brain” Olkowicz S. et al. Birds have primate-like numbers of neurons…

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Environment May 1, 2016

Barq (Lightning)

Barq (lightning) is a light that flashes in an initiate during the first steps of the journey toward…

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Science Square May 1, 2016

Science Square (Issue 111)

Artificial Skin That Can Sprout Hair and Grow Glands Takagi R. et al. Bioengineering a 3D integumentary organ…

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Science Square Mar 1, 2016

Science and Square

Cataracts could be cured by using stem-cell-based treatments 1-Hayashi R. et al. Co-ordinated ocular development from human iPS…

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Health & Medicine Mar 1, 2016

Misconceptions about Calories

How true are the calorie values written on food packs? Do different methods of preparation, such as boiling,…

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Health & Medicine Mar 1, 2016

At the Obesity-Immunity Crossroads

The worldwide prevalence and incidence of obesity has increased dramatically in recent decades. Oversized food portions, inactive lifestyles,…

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Environment Jan 1, 2016

The Discovery of Green Water

The populations of cities, countries – and thus, the world – are constantly increasing. During the last two…

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Environment Jan 1, 2016

Sea Algae

Used extensively in the food industry, and serve as the raw material for plant fertilizers and many drugs…

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