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Methyl bromide pesticide still widely used in California, raising health concerns

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In a new study of the continuing use in California of the pesticide methyl bromide, a known developmental, neurologic and respiratory toxin, researchers from UCLA and UC Irvine found that the compo...
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ibtimes.co.uk

10 Photos of Aralyn Martinez: Woman Accused in 25-Lb Weight Attack, How a Romantic Rival Became a Target

Aralyn Martinez is charged with aggravated assault after allegedly hurling a 25-lb weight at her romantic rival in a Spring, Texas, gym. Court conditions, police reports, and legal context are deta...
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blog.codeminer42.com

A Short Story On How Modern Software Engineering Came To Be Software Engineering - Origin, Purpose and a reference from history

The road to the present state of Software Engineering Computer Generations The first generation of computers (1940–1956) appeared during World War II, when there was …
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phys.org

DNA's hidden 'traffic controller' protein may hold clues to cancer prevention

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A new LUMC study has changed our understanding of how cells work. Researchers have discovered that the CFAP20 protein acts as a kind of "traffic controller" on DNA. Without this protein, chaos ensu...
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science-sparks.com

Science Activity Ideas for Chinese New Year

Chinese New Year marks the start of the New Year based on the lunisolar calendar, which falls on the first new moon between 21st January and 20th February. It's a chance to celebrate the move from ...
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phys.org

Scientists watch cell receptors respond in real time as drugs bind

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A research team of the University Medical Center Mainz has succeeded in observing for the first time how G protein-coupled receptors in living cells actually respond to activating substances. The s...
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nytimes.com

Four Astronauts Splash Down on Earth After Early Return

Two American astronauts and others from Japan and Russia landed in the Pacific Ocean after an early journey home from the International Space Station because one of them was ill.
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