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Front Matter
Researchers are exploring whether these ubiquitous fluorinated molecules might worsen infections or hamper vaccine effectiveness.
Image credit: Shutterstock/Dmitry Naumov.
One protein seems to play a key role in touch sensitivity for flytraps and other meat-eating plants.
Image credit: Shutterstock/Kuttelvaserova Stuchelova.
Muons penetrate much further than X-rays, they do essentially zero damage, and they are provided for free by the cosmos.
Image credit: Science Source/Digital Globe.
In the News
A study uncovers early evidence of equestrianism in ancient China.
Image credit: Jian Ma.
A study suggests that 96% of wild relatives of agricultural crops may represent an urgent or high conservation priority.
Image credit: Pixabay/Scottslm.
A study suggests that understanding sociospatial organization of cheetahs can mitigate conflicts with humans.
Image credit: Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research.
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Profile of NAS member and cell biologist Sandra Schmid.
Image credit: David Gresham (UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX).
