April 30, 2013
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How some cancers ‘poison the soil’ to block metastasis

Cancer spread or metastasis can strike unprecedented fear in the minds of cancer patients. The “seed and the soil” hypothesis proposed by Stephen Paget in 1889 is now widely accepted to explain how cancer cells (seeds) are able to generate fertile soil… Continue reading

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March 15, 2013
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Suicidal bacteria: Unicellular organisms occasionally poison themselves with a toxin

The cyanobacterium Synechocystis produces toxins that often lead to its own demise. Biologists have now determined the logic governing this mechanism.. Continue reading

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February 1, 2013
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Excess sugar linked to cancer

Sugars are needed to provide us with energy and in moderate amounts contribute to our well-being. Sustained high levels of sugars, as is found in diabetics, damages our cells and now is shown that can also increase our chance to get cancer: The dose ma… Continue reading

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March 16, 2011
by Valerie Jaffee
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Increasing age of farmers puts our food system at risk

As 78 million baby boomers draw closer to their 60s and 70s around the country, it won’t be only social security or the U.S. health system feeling the strain. This increasingly mature generation will also put at risk another fundamental of Americ… Continue reading

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December 22, 2010
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The VHS and Cassette Tape Recycling Dilemma

Ah, nostalgia. Remember putting on those neon pink legwarmers or rolling up the sleeves on your white blazer and rocking out to that Poison cassette tape? Or pressing record on your VCR to catch the latest episode of “Charles in Charge”? Come to…… Continue reading

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December 22, 2010
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The VHS and Cassette Tape Recycling Dilemma

Ah, nostalgia. Remember putting on those neon pink legwarmers or rolling up the sleeves on your white blazer and rocking out to that Poison cassette tape? Or pressing record on your VCR to catch the latest episode of “Charles in Charge”? Come to…… Continue reading

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