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Environmental Factor – June 2025: Glowing worms: A hands-on lesson in heavy metal toxicity
A team at the NIEHS-funded Duke University Superfund Research Program (SRP) Center created a simple, interactive experiment to teach children about the health effects of heavy metals like cadmium. Led by Javier Huayta, Ph.D.,...
Read More Earth, Vol. 6, Pages 51: Heavy Metal Contamination in Surface Sediments of Wanfeng Lake, Southwest China: Spatial Distribution Patterns and Ecological Risk Assessment
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Environmental Factor – June 2025: Clay-based sorbents may trap chemicals before they enter bloodstream
Meichen Wang, Ph.D., has always appreciated good food. From her childhood in China to her academic journey through Texas and now life in Massachusetts, she has enjoyed trying different cuisines and exploring new restaurants....
Read More Soil Systems, Vol. 9, Pages 58: A Novel Biostimulant–Biochar Strategy for Improving Soil Quality and Salinity Tolerance in Medicinal Mint (Mentha longifolia L.)
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Environmental Factor – June 2025: Competition challenges fellows to master science communication
The NIEHS Three-Minute Communication Challenge gave 12 young scholars an opportunity to discuss research projects they completed during their postbaccalaureate (postbac) fellowships. The April 25 gathering also tested their abilities to comport themselves in...
Read More Toxics, Vol. 13, Pages 472: Influence of Different Nicotine Sources on Exercise-Driven Immune Responses of Peripheral Blood Monocytes
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Environmental Factor – June 2025: Supercharged mitochondria can shape gene activity
New research reveals an unexpected way that mitochondria, the powerhouses of our cells, can shape our health by influencing the genes that dictate cellular behavior. Mitochondria play key roles in energy metabolism and signaling...
Read More Photonics, Vol. 12, Pages 558: Closed Form Analytic Expressions for the Evanescent and Traveling Components of the Electromagnetic Green Function and for Defocused Hemispherical Focusing of Electromagnetic Waves
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Indigenous land defenders face rising threats amid push for minerals
Miguel Guimaraes, a Shipibo-Konibo leader, has spent his life protesting palm oil plantations and other agribusiness ventures exploiting the Amazon rainforest in his homeland of Peru. Last spring, as he attended a United Nations...
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