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How could a "bad" gene-- the mutation that causes the sometimes lethal sickle cell disease -- also be beneficial? On the other hand, if it didn't provide some survival advantage, why had the ...

Aquaculture is associated with a number of environmental problems at the local to regional scale. Nutrient-rich waste from aquaculture ponds can leach into surrounding waters, resulting in ...

KENNER, La. (WVUE) - Undercover Kenner police detectives are targeting vape stores and head shops, looking for illegal nitrous oxide sales. Their mission comes in the wake of Louisiana’s new ban ...

How do mutations happen, and how do they influence the future of a species? Molecules of sickle-cell hemoglobin stick to one another, forming rigid rods. These rods cause a person's red blood ...

Emissions of nitrous oxide—a greenhouse gas more potent than carbon dioxide or methane—continued unabated between 1980 and 2020, a year when more than 10 million metric tons flowed into the atmosphere ...

Possession of nitrous oxide, also known as NOS, has become a criminal offence in the UK. Now categorised as a class C drug, possession of laughing gas for its "psychoactive effects" will carry a ...

The government made the possession of nitrous oxide, or laughing gas, a criminal offence in England and Wales, as part of plans to tackle anti-social behaviour. Its use soared during the pandemic ...

Applied since the 1930s to accelerate the process of developing and selecting new valuable agronomic traits, mutation breeding uses a plant’s own genetic make-up, mimicking the natural process of ...

Otherwise known as laughing gas, nitrous oxide – N 2 O – has been used as an anaesthetic since the 19 th century. It is commonly used during childbirth, after trauma and in end-of-life care ...