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One way that oxygen can damage our DNA

Posted on August 10, 2020December 5, 2023 by Sciworthy

Guanine, a component of DNA, is revealed to react with oxygen and change how your genes are expressed.

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    Electrical stimulation may delay Parkinson’s disease progression

    Posted on July 29, 2020June 25, 2025 by Nathan Gock

    Parkinson’s disease is a progressive neurodegenerative disease, meaning that brain cells will continuously die off as the illness…

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      Ancient Microbes reveal Earth’s response to the asteroid that killed the dinosaurs

      Posted on July 28, 2020June 24, 2025 by Andrea Corpolongo

      Scientists study organic material from the Chicxulub crater to identify the microbes that lived within it, to understand what happened to…

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        Breeding more nutritious Pacific oysters

        Posted on July 23, 2020June 24, 2025 by Erica Curles

        Researchers have pinpointed several genes that could help shellfish producers breed Pacific oysters with higher amounts of healthy omega-3…

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          A new model for predicting human population growth

          Posted on July 17, 2020November 2, 2022 by Gina Misra

          Scientists at University of Washington have attempted to improve upon previous population models developed by the United Nations and the…

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            The Chemistry of Fireworks

            Posted on July 16, 2020July 7, 2025 by Sciworthy

            How the ancient Chinese discovery of gunpowder and a scientist burning different metals led to the fireworks we know and love today!

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              New ancient human species bones uncovered in the Philippines

              Posted on July 15, 2020June 26, 2025 by Sciworthy

              The remains of a previously unknown species of human has been found in a cave in the Philippines!

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                Disease-causing bacteria can grow on hydroponic microgreen mats

                Posted on July 2, 2020June 24, 2025 by Gina Misra

                Salmonella enterica and Listeria monocytogenes are two diarrhea-causing bacteria that can make you sick when eating contaminated produce. It…

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                  The little molecule that repairs your heart after a heart attack

                  Posted on June 25, 2020June 17, 2025 by Sciworthy

                  Recent experiments are starting to show how circular RNA might be able to help a heart regrow itself after a heart attack.

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                    Why We Have Gadgets: Electromagnetism

                    Posted on June 18, 2020June 24, 2025 by Sciworthy

                    James Clerk Maxwell may not have invented the first electromagnet. But, he was the first person to finally prove the relationship between…

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