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In a discovery recently published in Nature, MIT chemists led by Professor Alison Wendlandt have developed a precision ...

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Biologists have revealed a mechanism by which bacterial cells in crowded, oxygen-deprived environments access oxygen for energy production, ensuring survival of the cell. The finding could explain how ...

On a breezy afternoon last autumn in Cambridge, Mass., in a laboratory thrumming with the huff-whish-huff sound of ...

In this study, the authors use microCT to image an intact hatchling octopus and segment major organ systems, including the vascular, respiratory, digestive, and nervous systems. The resulting dataset ...

T_in = 294.3 # Kelvin (21.15°C) Temperature inside ISS T_out = 283.15 # Kelvin (10°C) Temperature outside ISS/average value INITIAL_OXYGEN_PRESSURE = 101325 # Pascals (1 atm) standard pressure 178 ...

Exposure to high-altitude hypoxia is associated with an increased risk of impaired brain structure and function, with oxidative stress and neuroinflammation widely recognized as key mechanisms ...