#Scientists urge business and government to treat PFAS chemicals as a class

“#Scientists urge business and government to treat PFAS chemicals as a class” All per- and polyfluorinated substances (PFAS) should be treated as one class and avoided for nonessential uses, according to a peer-reviewed article published today in Environmental Science & Technology Letters. The authors—16 scientists from universities, the U.S. National Institutes of Health, the European…

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#Osmotic stress identified as stimulator of cellular waste disposal

“#Osmotic stress identified as stimulator of cellular waste disposal” Image of mouse astrocytes showing the actin cytoskeleton (red) and lysosomes (green) Credit: Tania Lopez-Hernandez Cellular waste disposal, where autophagy and lysosomes interact, performs elementary functions, such as degrading damaged protein molecules, which impair cellular function, and reintroducing the resulting building blocks such as amino acids…

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#Wildfire burns homes in Southern California desert town

“#Wildfire burns homes in Southern California desert town” A wind-driven wildfire destroyed homes and forced evacuations as it tore through a rural Southern California desert town near the Salton Sea, authorities said Monday. The fire erupted Sunday evening in Niland, a small and poor agricultural community about 100 miles (160 kilometers) from San Diego. Damage…

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#Astronaut says losing mirror on spacewalk was ‘real bummer’

“#Astronaut says losing mirror on spacewalk was ‘real bummer’” In this image taken from NASA video, NASA astronaut Chris Cassidy, right answers a question as fellow astronaut Robert L. Behnken listens during an interview aboard the International Space Station, Monday, June 29, 2020. Cassidy, the commander of the International Space Station said Monday that losing…

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#Understanding of relaxor ferroelectric properties could lead to many advances

“#Understanding of relaxor ferroelectric properties could lead to many advances” Chiral (mirror) molecules give relaxor ferroelectrics their amazing properties. Credit: MRI, Penn State A new fundamental understanding of polymeric relaxor ferroelectric behavior could lead to advances in flexible electronics, actuators and transducers, energy storage, piezoelectric sensors and electrocaloric cooling, according to a team of researchers…

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#Study finds gay and bisexual youth more likely to abandon churchgoing as they reach adulthood

“#Study finds gay and bisexual youth more likely to abandon churchgoing as they reach adulthood” Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Religious beliefs have shaped societal attitudes toward sexual minorities, with many religious denominations vocally opposing expanded sexual minority rights. Because of this stigmatization, lesbian, gay and bisexual individuals are less likely to affiliate with a religious…

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