The adaptation gives better endurance to the Bajau people, known as sea nomads, by increasing spleen size and, in turn, boosting the number of oxygenated red blood cells when diving.
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An investigation of 2.7 million patent submissions in the U.S. finds gender disparities throughout the application process.
Researchers deliver small interfering RNAs loaded into nanoparticles into the ears of adult guinea pigs to regenerate hair cells damaged by noise.
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The 20-year project calls into question the conventional wisdom about the role plants will play in mitigating future climate change.
A champion of peer counseling and a barrier-breaker for black women, she passed away after a battle with Alzheimer’s disease.
Sex-deprived males seek out alcohol.
The announcement comes after an agency working group recommends against an industry partnership on ethical grounds.
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The neuronal coverings that mediate synaptic changes are involved in everything from memory to psychiatric disorders, affecting autism, Alzheimer’s, and addiction.
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