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Life from a drop of rain: New research suggests rainwater helped form the first protocell walls

One of the major unanswered questions about the origin of life is how droplets of RNA floating around the primordial soup turned into the...

Obese children are more likely to develop skin conditions related to the immune system

Childhood obesity can contribute to the development of common immune-mediated skin diseases (IMSDs), such as alopecia areata, atopic dermatitis, and psoriasis, new research finds....

Study finds no link between migraine and Parkinson’s disease

Contrary to previous research, a new study of female participants finds no link between migraine and the risk of developing Parkinson's disease. The study...

Gut molecule slows fat burning during fasting

In a struggle that probably sounds familiar to dieters everywhere, the less a Caenorhabditis elegans (C. elegans) worm eats, the more slowly it loses...

Next time you beat a virus, thank your microbial ancestors

When you get infected with a virus, some of the first weapons your body deploys to fight it were passed down to us from...

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