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Early mammals lived longer

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

What distinguishes the growth and development patterns of early mammals of the Jurassic period? Paleontologists have been able to gauge the lifespan and growth rates of these ancient animals, and even when they reached maturity, by studying growth rings in fossilized tooth roots.

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Mosquito season: West Nile virus shows up early; travelers bring dengue

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Public health, explained: Sign up to receive Healthbeat’s free New York City newsletter here. The New York City Health Department has identified West Nile virus in mosquitoes throughout the city, and there’s growing concern about cases of dengue, another mosquito-borne disease, among travelers returning to New York. There have been no confirmed human infections of West Nile virus in the city or state as of late July , but the city Health Department has reported 703 positive results in mosquito p

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Artificial compound eye to revolutionize robotic vision at lower cost but higher sensitivity

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A research team has recently developed a novel artificial compound eye system that is not only more cost-effective, but demonstrates a sensitivity at least twice that of existing market products in small areas. The system promises to revolutionize robotic vision, enhance robots' abilities in navigation, perception and decision-making, while promoting commercial application and further development in human-robot collaboration.

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Fred Newhouse: Instilling the Olympian Champion Spirit into Future Generations

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Competing in the Olympics is a lifelong dream for most athletes. They train and compete for the majority of their lives for the opportunity to represent their home country and win a medal. However, many of those athletes stray from the sport once they retire. But it is quite the opposite for former Olympian Fred Newhouse. He used his Olympic success to influence and inspire the next generation of athletes.

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Breakthrough in molecular control: New bioinspired double helix with switchable chirality

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The control of artificial double-helical structures, which are essential for the development of high-order molecular systems, remains difficult. In a new study, researchers have developed novel double-helical monometallofoldamers that exhibit controllable helicity inversion and chiral information transfer, in response to external stimuli. These monometallofoldamers can lead to novel artificial supramolecular systems for molecular information transmission, amplification, replication, and other ex

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Chemists develop new sustainable reaction for creating unique molecular building blocks

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Polymers can be thought of like trains: Just as a train is composed of multiple cars, polymers are made up of multiple monomers, and the couplings between the train cars are similar to the chemical bonds that link monomers together. While polymers have myriad applications -- from drug delivery to construction materials -- their structures and functions are restricted by the chemically similar monomer building blocks they're composed of.

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