Author: alex.berezow
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Natural Killer Cells: ‘Secret Police’ of the Immune System
Cells that are unable to show their identity cards are killed on the spot. No questions asked.
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RealClearScience: Most Transparent News Site Ever!
We challenge all media outlets to be as transparent as RealClearScience!
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Protecting Coffee Crops: Beetles and Bugs
THE coffee-berry borer is a pesky beetle. It is thought to destroy $500m-worth of unpicked coffee beans a year, thus diminishing the incomes of some 20m farmers. The borer spends most of its life as a larva, buried inside a coffee berry, feeding on the beans within. To do so, it has to defy the…
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Could Antibodies Treat Migraines?
Recently, some migraine research has shifted away from small molecule drugs to focus instead on antibodies, the immune system proteins typically thought of as microbe fighters.
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Americans Hate Fruits and Vegetables
The reality, it seems, is that most Americans prefer to eat an unhealthy diet, even if other choices are available.
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Mortality Gap: Why Women Live Longer than Men
It wasn’t until the beginning of the 20th Century that the “mortality gap” between men and women became so striking.
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Why Some Flowers Only Smell at Night
Just like animals, plants have circadian rhythms.
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Breakthrough Institute: Everything Modern Environmentalism Should Be
With their knee-jerk pessimism and apparent belief in the parasitic nature of mankind, it is no surprise that environmentalists have failed to win over many hearts and minds. It is time for the optimistic, pro-science, and pro-humanity vision of the Breakthrough Institute to become the fresh new face of modern environmentalism.
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Solar Airplanes: A Flight of Fancy
Solar-powered flight is fun and quirky, but it is not a revolution.