A Silent Hazard in Our Everyday Lives Plastic is part of everything now. We use it to wrap our food in, drink from, wear, and clean with. It's so prevalent we scarcely even notice it anymore. But something quiet has...
Let’s be honest for a moment. All of us have probably heard something about microplastics in the ocean or how they are killing off marine life. But what many of us may not know is that these plastic particles are...
The Smell That Draws Them In Mosquitoes aren’t just annoying; they’re tiny vampires with a knack for picking their victims. A 2022 study from Rockefeller University, published in Cell (https://www.cell.com/cell/fulltext/S0092-8674(22)01307-1), digs into why some people are mosquito magnets. It’s all...
Every semen sample tested in a recent groundbreaking study was found to contain microplastics, raising urgent concerns over male fertility and reproductive health. Learn which plastics were found, why it matters, and how to protect yourself from this invisible threat....
Elemental impurities testing is a critical pharmaceutical quality control measure to ensure drug product safety and efficacy. The International Council for Harmonisation of Technical Requirements for Pharmaceuticals for Human Use (ICH) Guideline Q3D and United States Pharmacopeia (USP) Chapters <232>/<233>...
The Genetic Heist That Makes Orange Cats Glow Orange cats owe their fiery coats to a mutation in the Arhgap36 gene, according to a study in Current Biology. This gene disrupts the balance between orange/red pigment (pheomelanin) and black/brown pigment...
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