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Research rewrites the evolutionary story of gills
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Washington [US], October 20 (ANI): Well before evolving to help vertebrates breathe underwater, gills played an early and equally important role in regulating the salt and pH balance of blood, according to surprising new research.
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Molecular structure of important receptors in immune system unravelled: Re
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Washington [US], October 20 (ANI): Researchers publish the three-dimensional structure of the B cell antigen receptor, shedding new light on its composition.
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Climate change can be mitigated by protecting old trees: Study
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Washington [US], October 20 (ANI): According to a study, ancient trees, which are hundreds or thousands of years old, play an important role in biodiversity and ecosystem preservation by providing stability, strength, and protection to vulnerable environments. A team of ecologists highlighte
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Artificial intelligence aids in predicting sugarcane field performance: St
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Washington [US], October 20 (ANI): According to a Brazilian study published in Scientific Reports, artificial intelligence (AI) can be used to develop efficient models for the genomic selection of sugarcane and forage grass varieties and predict their field performance based on their DNA.
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Learning how to learn can slow down rate of forgetfulness
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Washington [US], October 19 (ANI): Iowa State Psychology Professor Shana Carpenter has said that combining two strategies - spacing and retrieval practice - is key to success when trying to ace a test or pick up a new hobby.
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Demonstration of warmth, competence by practitioners can help increase pat
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Washington [US], October 19 (ANI): Therapists who demonstrate both warmth and competence can shape the patient's expectations about the practitioner's expertise by inspiring more positive beliefs about the effectiveness of therapy, according to the findings of new research.
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Research takes a significant step in pursuit of HIV cure
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Washington [US], October 19 (ANI): While the standard treatment for HIV can hold the disease in check, a new study shows how experimental medicines can boost the body's own ability to suppress the virus. An important step towards a cure, say researchers behind the research.
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Researchers reveal environmental chemicals that influence gastrointestinal
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Boston (Massachusetts) [US], October 19 (ANI): In industrialised countries, inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), a condition characterised by chronic gastrointestinal inflammation, is becoming more common. While researchers have identified approximately 200 genetic tags linked to the disease, t
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Study reveals how stress response in cells can slow down ageing, promote l
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Singapore, October 19 (ANI): Researchers discovered that turning on stress response in cells at a post-reproductive age could be the key to slowing ageing and promoting longevity.
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Researchers find cosmetics, personal care products with fluorinated compon
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Washington [US], October 19 (ANI): Smooth, foamy, and water-resistant. These qualities are highly desired in beauty products, but manufacturers sometimes use fluorine-containing ingredients, including potentially harmful per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), to achieve them. Researche
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K T Rama Rao inaugurates GVRP's Flagship Preclinical Research Facility at
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Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], October 19 (ANI/BusinessWire India): K.T. Rama Rao, Minister for Industries & Commerce, IT, MA, and UD, Government of Telangana, inaugurated the state-of-the-art facility of GV Safety Assessment Platform (GVSAP), at Genome Valley on October 18. Jayesh Ranja
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New cancer drug could be developed using mushroom that grows on insects: R
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Pittsburgh (Pennsylvania) [US], October 19 (ANI): The Cordyceps mushroom is well known for its gruesome eating habits: it is well-known that its spores kill insects by infecting them, and the dead insects' flesh sprouts fully developed fruiting bodies of the Cordyceps fungus.
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