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Innovative implants benefit both patients and caregivers
The method provides better patient safety and lower costs. It involves planning, design, and production. At the end of October the first implants were operated…
Being a boy is a risk factor
In her dissertation at Lund University in Sweden, the physician Emma Elsmén Steen has explored why male gender constitutes a risk factor for greater morbidity…
International Research Initiative on Adaptation to Climate Change
Global attention has focused more on the science of climate change and mitigation strategies, with relatively fewer efforts dedicated to adaptation. To help…
Stacking at the flick of a switch
Small, structured nucleic acid strands designed to interact with specific target molecules, known as aptamers, are particularly interesting to scientists as…
Unearthing chemistry’s rare gems
Metal catalysts, with their ability to both speed up chemical reactions and influence product structures, have revolutionized manufacturing of essential goods…
Exploring symbiotic mechanisms through the genes of unculturable microorganisms
Moriya OhkumaHead of the Japan Collection of MicroorganismsRIKEN BioResource CenterInvestigations are under way all over the world to produce biofuels by…
