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Whether by land or by sea, mammals live in a diverse variety of protective skins adapted against the elements, from swimming in the...
Research: HIV vaccine protects non-human primates from infection —
For more than 20 years, scientists at Scripps Research have chipped away at the challenges of designing an HIV vaccine. Now new research,...
Research: Peeling off slimy biofilms like old stickers —
Slimy, hard-to-clean bacterial mats called biofilms cause problems ranging from medical infections to clogged drains and fouled industrial equipment. Now, researchers at Princeton...
Research: Plants’ defense against insects is a bouquet —
Michigan State University scholar Andrea Glassmire and her colleagues have revealed how the mixture of chemical weapons deployed by plants keeps marauding insects...
Research: Unpredictable food sources drive some bats to cooperatively search for food —
Humans aren't the only species that have dinner parties. Scientists have observed many animals, including bats, eating in groups. However, little was known...
Research: Brainwaves suppress obvious ideas to help us think more creatively —
The human brain needs to suppress obvious ideas in order to reach the most creative ones, according to scientists at Queen Mary University...
Research: How cross-kingdom communication led to a breakthrough phage therapy —
Princeton molecular biologist Bonnie Bassler and graduate student Justin Silpe have identified a virus, VP882, that can listen in on bacterial conversations --...
Research: Levels can greatly exceed those in water, with potential health risks —
A new study shows that fecal bacteria from sewage are living in far greater quantities in near-shore sediments of the Hudson River than...
Research: Researchers identify pathway that drives sustained pain following injury —
A toddler puts her hand on a hot stove and swiftly withdraws it. Alas, it's too late -- the child's finger has sustained...
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Hey ISIS, You Suck: Local Muslims Post Anti-ISIS Billboard
A new billboard on Manchester Road in Missouri reads, "HEY ISIS, YOU SUCK!!! From: #ActualMuslims."
A group of Muslim-Americans have put up a blunt billboard...
