Despite fundamental differences in their biology, plants and animals are surprisingly similar in how they have evolved in response to climate around the world, according to a new study published this week in Nature Ecology and Evolution.
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Changes in a specific type of sugarlike molecule, or glycan, on the surface of cancer cells help them to spread into other tissues, according to researchers at the University of California, Davis.
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Scientists are preparing a massive computer model of the coronavirus that they expect will give insight into how it infects in the body.
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In a new study, higher daily step counts were associated with lower mortality risk from all causes.