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The Curiosity rover detected the largest organic molecules to date on Mars, which may be fragments of fatty acids, or some of ...

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Cannabis Growth Cannabis has been a booming industry in the USA and many other countries in the past decade. This followed a slow, but steady trend toward full legalization, even if doing so at the US ...

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In silico analysis of five industrial microorganisms identifies optimal strains and metabolic engineering strategies for ...

Many chemicals are problematic because they can disrupt the endocrine system. “The evidence is greatest about the effects of ...

Scientists know from extensive study here on Earth that life doesn't sprout from nothing—it requires a complex (and often ...

About 98% of lignin created as a forestry by-product from plants is discarded, but a new enzyme could be the key to ...