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Mental Health & Platelet Serotonin: Mind Body Connection
Serotonin is a neurotransmitter linked to mood regulation. While often associated with brain function, serotonin is predominantly found...

Sylvia Rose
Apr 193 min read
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Allelopathy: How Plants Influence Others
Allelopathy is the natural production and release of chemicals, or allelochemicals, by plants and other organisms. It's only one of many...

Sylvia Rose
Apr 154 min read
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Sulfuric Acid: Creation, Properties, Health
Sulfuric acid is a powerful chemical compound. A colorless, thick liquid with a sharp smell, it's often called the King of Acids due to...

Sylvia Rose
Apr 137 min read
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Biofuels: Creation & the Dark Side
Biofuels, made from organic materials, promise a renewable alternative to fossil fuels. While the sunny side of biofuel touts its...

Sylvia Rose
Apr 85 min read
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Plant Health: Phosphate Solubilizing Bacteria
Phosphate solubilizing bacteria (PSB) transform inorganic phosphorus from insoluble compounds into forms plants can easily absorb. PSB...

Sylvia Rose
Apr 73 min read
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Melanin Pigment: Form & Function in Nature
Melanin is a pigment found in many organisms such as plants, fungi, microbes and animals including humans. Its multiple functions adapt...

Sylvia Rose
Apr 74 min read
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Magnetotactic Bacteria: Magnetic Microbes
Magnetotactic bacteria (MTB) navigate their environment using magnetic fields. They're found in a variety of saline and freshwater...

Sylvia Rose
Apr 44 min read
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Genetic Engineering: DNA Region Manipulation
The secrets of life are in the double helix. DNA region manipulation modifies entire segments of DNA including multiple genes and...

Sylvia Rose
Mar 273 min read
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Genetic Engineering: Biotechnology of Change
Genetic engineering, manipulation or modification (GM) makes direct changes to DNA, influencing the characteristics of organisms. It's...

Sylvia Rose
Mar 273 min read
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Slime Mold: Brainless Wonder & Evolutionary Link
Slime molds dwell in dark, damp environments of decaying matter, like forest floors or compost heaps. They morph between fungi and...

Sylvia Rose
Mar 264 min read
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Biological Warfare: Microbes & Insects
Biological warfare is one of the most dangerous forms of attack. Many organisms naturally replicate and spread, while others introduce...

Sylvia Rose
Mar 253 min read
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Weapons of Mass Destruction: United States
There are three main types of WMDs: nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons. For decades in modern history the United States develops...

Sylvia Rose
Mar 255 min read
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Water Pollution: Eight Countries in Crisis
Clean water is a life need. Water pollution is a growing concern. Chemicals, microplastics, sewage, industrial waste and agricultural...

Sylvia Rose
Mar 225 min read
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Ideonella sakaiensis: Plastic-Eating Bacteria
Ideonella sakaiensis is the first bacterium known to consume plastic, specifically polyethylene terephthalate (PET). Over 300 million...

Sylvia Rose
Mar 85 min read
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Bioremediation: Organic Cleanup of Toxins
Bioremediation cleans up contaminated environments using live organisms like microbes, plants and fungi to nullify pollutants in soil,...

Sylvia Rose
Mar 74 min read
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How Bacteria Survive a Nuclear Explosion
Bacteria are among the most diverse organisms on Earth. They're found in extreme conditions like high acidity, toxic waste and scorching...

Sylvia Rose
Mar 74 min read
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