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What smoking does to oral bacteria

A study shows the effects of cigarette use and what happens when you stop.

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The father, son and infant found in a prehistoric tomb

New details from a bioarchaeological study of a grave in Ora

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Meeting C. elegans

How a tiny, wriggling worm is enabling discoveries into the mechanisms of Parkinson’s Disease.

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Studying the woods through photography

Photographing the forest canopy can help protect it

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The preparation is the real adventure

Extreme sportswoman Anja Blacha and climate risk expert Stefan Schneiderbauer in conversation

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“Such a far-reaching Convention would not be signed today.”

On the 32nd anniversary of the Alpine Convention: a conversation with the Secretary General

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Ready for the worst

A look at the practices, customs and rituals a Japanese community employs to protect from the risk of natural hazards

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So, what’s a biobank actually for?

The most obvious answer is to preserve biological samples, but there’s much more to it than that.

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Data and scenarios for zero-emission buses

Investigating the possibility of eliminating fossil fuels from public transportation

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Parkinson’s research: new approaches for early detection

For the first time, markers have been identified at the cellular level that indicate mitochondrial defects even in the absence of physical symptoms

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Filtering data on kidney function

A look at kidney function biomarkers and associated cardiovascular risk with Epidemiologist Ryosuke Fujii

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Betting on cosmic rays

Technologies to protect against drought are increasing

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“The fact that Ötzi is 92 percent Anatolian may come as a surprise to many”

Interview with archaeogeneticist Johannes Krause and anthropologist Albert Zink

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Dark skin, bald head, Anatolian ancestry: The latest findings from the Iceman’s genome

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Where the grasshoppers ‘sing’

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Is the air getting too thin for plants?

The experiment on adaptation of alpine species moving to higher altitudes continues

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Free of symptoms but not of fears

Incomplete penetrance in genetic diseases and arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy

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When "others" are an emergency

Research investigates the consequences of securitization processes of minorities and migrants. And looks for alternatives.

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A portrait of every tree

How the city of Merano is using new technology to protect its old trees

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Pride and prejudice sui generis

Why does the topic of gender identity inflame minds? A conversation between the disciplines

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The recipe for “lemon pai”

Or rather, the recipe for keeping a minority language such as Mòcheno alive

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Drones for science

Remotely piloted aircraft are changing scientific research

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Malaria in the Medici era

The pathogen of the deadliest form of the disease has been identified in mummified soft tissue belonging to members of the Florentine dynasty.

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First aid: drones make a difference

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Risk factors for Parkinson’s disease: progress in research

A study proves the protective function of the RIT2 gene

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Mapping innovation

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A breath of snow

New satellite technology to monitor the thermal conductivity of snow

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Open access answers for an emerging city

Most people haven’t heard of Phuthaditjhaba but what’s happening there can provide insights to some of the greatest challenges we are facing in terms of climate change, ...