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Scientists preserve DNA in an amber-like polymer

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

With their 'T-REX' method, researchers developed a glassy, amber-like polymer that can be used for long-term storage of DNA, such as entire human genomes or digital files such as photos.

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Study shows forever chemicals are a threat to drinking water in rural, predominantly Latinx communities

Berkeley Public Health: Racism and Health

Public water wells in communities of color might be disproportionately polluted by pesticides contaminated with harmful per and polyfluoroalkyl substances.

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Studies uncover the critical role of sleep in the formation of memories

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

A lack of sleep can make it extraordinarily difficult to retain information. Two new studies uncover why this is and what is happening inside the brain during sleep and sleep deprivation to help or harm the formation of memories.

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Harnessing the Power of Data in Healthcare, Retail, and Energy Industries

Smart Data Collective

Data mining offers a number of important benefits for companies in the healthcare, energy and retail sectors.

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The rotation of Earth's inner core has slowed, new study confirms

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

The new study provides unambiguous evidence that the inner core began to decrease its speed around 2010, moving slower than the Earth's surface.

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Alzheimer’s: Identifying The Signs & Supporting Your Loved Ones

Black Health Matters

Alzheimer’s disproportionately affects our community. A special report by the Alzheimer’s Association indicates that 19% of Black adults aged 65 and older have Alzheimer’s dementia compared with 10% of white older adults. Alzheimer’s is a brain disease that is the predominant cause of dementia, a general term for memory loss and other cognitive abilities that are serious enough to interfere with daily life.

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Pair plasmas found in deep space can now be generated in the lab

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

Researchers have experimentally generated high-density relativistic electron-positron pair-plasma beams by producing two to three orders of magnitude more pairs than previously reported.

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Dolphins with elevated mercury levels in Florida and Georgia

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

Scientists found elevated mercury levels in dolphins in the U.S. Southeast. The highest levels were found in dolphins in Florida's St. Joseph and Choctawhatchee Bays. Researchers study dolphins because they are considered a sentinel species for oceans and human health. Like us, they are high up in the food chain, live long lives, and share certain physiological traits.

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Ancient ocean slowdown warns of future climate chaos

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

When it comes to the ocean's response to global warming, we're not in entirely uncharted waters. A new study shows that episodes of extreme heat in Earth's past caused the exchange of waters from the surface to the deep ocean to decline.

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6,000 years ago, men and women had equal access to resources

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

Using isotope geochemistry, scientists have uncovered new information about the Barmaz necropolis in Valais (Switzerland): 14% of the people buried 6,000 years ago at this site were not locals. What's more, the study suggests that this Middle Neolithic agropastoral society -- one of the oldest known in the western part of Switzerland -- was relatively egalitarian.

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Paleontology: New fossil fish genus discovered

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

Paleontologists have identified a new genus of fossil goby, revealing evolutionary secrets of a lineage that stretches back millions of years.

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Nanosized blocks spontaneously assemble in water to create tiny floating checkerboards

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

Researchers have engineered nanosized cubes that spontaneously form a two-dimensional checkerboard pattern when dropped on the surface of water. The work presents a simple approach to create complex nanostructures through a technique called self-assembly.

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Dopamine linked to mentalizing abilities

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

A link between the neurotransmitter dopamine and the mentalizing abilities of healthy people has been identified.

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