Mon.Aug 07, 2023

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Holidaymakers be warned: Short, intense sun-seeking trips can disrupt skin’s microbiome

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By Deborah Pirchner, Frontiers science writer Image: Shutterstock.com Heightened exposure to ultraviolet radiation (UVR) is the leading cause of preventable skin cancer and other skin problems. To prevent sun-induced damage, protecting the skin is crucial. If no protection measures are taken, new research by The University of Manchester scientists in collaboration with the No7 Beauty Company, has shown that the skin microbiota composition can change in as little as seven days.

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Discovery in nanomachines within living organisms -- cytochromes P450 (CYP450s) unleashed as living soft robots

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

A new study suggests that Cytochromes P450 (CYP450s) enzymes can sense and respond to stimuli, acting like soft robots in living systems.

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Antarctic extreme events: ‘All-time records are being shattered not from decades ago, but from the last few years and months’

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By Prof Martin Siegert, University of Exeter (Cornwall) Image: Shutterstock.com 42 governments around the world have agreed to protect Antarctica’s environment. While the main focus has been on operational activities in Antarctica, global warming caused by fossil-fuel burning by these (and other) countries has left Antarctica on the brink of irreversible change.

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Roman road network spanning the South West identified in new research

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

New research has found evidence that a Roman road network spanned Devon and Cornwall and connected significant settlements with military forts across the two counties as well as wider Britannia.

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Slovenian National Institute of Chemistry forms publishing agreement with Frontiers? 

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The Slovenian National Institute of Chemistry has formed an institutional membership agreement for open access publishing with Frontiers. This institutional agreement means that eligible National Institute of Chemistry researchers may publish in any Frontiers journal at no cost to them and with a simplified process. Articles may benefit from a 10% membership discount.

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Butterflies can remember where things are over sizeable spaces

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

Heliconius butterflies are capable of spatial learning, scientists have discovered. The results provide the first experimental evidence of spatial learning in any butterfly or moth species.

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