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Quick Detection of Food Poisons in Fresh-Cut Fruits

January 6, 2025

Imagine biting into a seemingly fresh fruit salad only to realize it's contaminated with dangerous bacteria. Listeria monocytogenes and Staphylococcus aureus are notorious for causing food poisoning. Scientists have come up with a clever new method to spot these invisible enemies in your food. They

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Meet the Enzyme That Helps Leishmania Change Shape

January 5, 2025

Ever heard of Leishmania? It's a parasite that lives in both bugs and mammals, including humans. One of its secrets to survival is an enzyme called LmexNAT10. This enzyme is crucial for the parasite's ability to change forms and multiply. It's found in the nucleus and seems to be essential for the p

weather

Stay Indoors, Louisville! Ice and Snow Cause Road Chaos

January 5, 2025

Louisville woke up to a winter wonderland on Sunday, but it wasn't all fun and games. A winter storm hit the area, leaving roads covered in snow and ice, making driving conditions pretty unsafe. Officials even asked people to avoid the roads if they could. Things started to get real at around 9 a.

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Migrasomes: How Cells' Stretch Marks Help in Migration

January 5, 2025

Ever wondered how cells handle stress during migration? It turns out, they form tiny bubbles called migrasomes. These aren't just any bubbles; they form in specific areas called retraction fibers (RFs) when cells migrate. RFs are like tiny tubes pulled out of a cell's outer layer during movement. L

politics

Gender and Politics: Views on Sexual Harassment

January 5, 2025

Sexual harassment, or SH, is when someone does or says things that make others feel uncomfortable, scared, or disrespected. A study from Spain looked into how political beliefs affect how people see SH, and how this differs between men and women. Researchers talked to students at a university in Sp

health

How Targeting Tankyrase Can Fight Cancer

January 5, 2025

Cancer is a dangerous disease where cells grow out of control. Inside this mess, there's a protein called Tankyrase that plays a big role in sending signals called Wnt. These signals control crucial things in cells, like how genes work, how energy is used, and even cell death. When things go wrong w

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Poverty's Many Faces: How It Affects Maternal Health in Malawi

January 5, 2025

Poverty isn't just about money, especially in places like Malawi. Sure, having enough cash certainly helps, but there's so much more to the story. Think about it: What if you can't read? Or what if the nearest doctor is hours away? These are the realities of multidimensional poverty, and they're kee

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Prehistoric Pathway: Dino Tracks Unveiled Near London

January 4, 2025

Imagine walking through a quarry and stumbling upon something that looks like it's from another world. That's exactly what happened to a worker in Oxfordshire, near London. Strange bumps in the ground turned out to be dinosaur footprints, dating back a whopping 166 million years! Experts from the Un

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Bike Crash Types: Risk Factors on UK Roads

January 4, 2025

Ever wondered why certain bike crashes happen so often on UK roads? Let's dive into three common types: overtaking, rear-end, and door crashes. Research has mostly focused on intersection crashes, but what about those that happen on road segments? This study aims to shed light on the risk factors fo

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British Quarry Reveals Dinosaur Footprints

January 4, 2025

Imagine the surprise of quarry workers in Oxfordshire, England, when they stumbled upon footprints of a giant predator and other dinosaurs last summer. This discovery, unveiled to the public recently, is one of the most exciting finds in Britain in almost three decades. Paleontologists are thrilled