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The research team—led by Salome Kurth, a postdoctoral researcher, and Monique LeBourgeois, assistant professor in integrative physiology—used…
Our epigenome is a set of chemical switches that turn parts of our genome off and on at strategic times and locations. These switches help alter the way our…
A new study by two Duke University scientists may help improve seasonal forecasts by providing a new statistical “framework” that meteorologists can use to…
“We find that the more a consumer relies on the original price when trying to determine a product's worth, the more valuable they perceive the deal to be,”…
The study shows that understanding the source and relevance of emotions influences how much sway they have over individuals' decision-making and can affect the…
Dramatic improvements in the efficiency of organic photovoltaics have been made in recent years, yet the fundamental question of how these devices convert…