Curbing toxic metals in spinach and rice crops grown for baby food

Curbing toxic metals in spinach and rice crops grown for baby food

Rice and spinach are staples for babies’ and young children’s diets, but toxic metals and metalloids found in those foods can cause severe health impacts. Rice and spinach are staples for babies’ and young children’s diets, but toxic metals and metalloids found in those foods can cause severe health impacts. Agriculture Phys.org – latest science and technology news…

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Calling for further study, California lawmakers table ban on toxic herbicide paraquat

Calling for further study, California lawmakers table ban on toxic herbicide paraquat

California lawmakers have approved a bill that could help strengthen regulations around the use of paraquat, a powerful weedkiller associated with Parkinson’s disease and other serious health issues. California lawmakers have approved a bill that could help strengthen regulations around the use of paraquat, a powerful weedkiller associated with Parkinson’s disease and other serious health issues. Agriculture Phys.org…

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AI tool maps out cell metabolism with precision

AI tool maps out cell metabolism with precision

Understanding how cells process nutrients and produce energy—collectively known as metabolism—is essential in biology. Modern biology generates large datasets on various cellular activities, but integrating and analyzing the vast amounts of data on cellular processes to determine metabolic states is a complex task. Understanding how cells process nutrients and produce energy—collectively known as metabolism—is essential in…

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What a submerged ancient bridge discovered in a Spanish cave reveals about early human settlement

What a submerged ancient bridge discovered in a Spanish cave reveals about early human settlement

A new study led by the University of South Florida has shed light on the human colonization of the western Mediterranean, revealing that humans settled there much earlier than previously believed. This research, detailed in a recent issue of the journal, Communications Earth & Environment, challenges long-held assumptions and narrows the gap between the settlement…

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Mining for Neutrinos and for Cosmic Answers

In a South Dakota cavern, scientists are working to capture the most elusive particles in the universe. In a South Dakota cavern, scientists are working to capture the most elusive particles in the universe. Neutrinos, Physics, Space and Astronomy, Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, South Dakota, your-feed-science, Photography, vis-photo NYT > Science

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