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Tolerance: is when an organism has the ability to endure unfavorable environmental conditions. Tolerance can also be defined as an acceptable amount of variation of a specified quantity in the dimensions of a machine or part.
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APR 09, 2015Genetics & Genomics
In a first study to test a new generation of HIV antibodies in humans, an experimental therapy lowered the virus amount ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAPR 03, 2015Cancer
Cancer treatments that harness the body's immune system to wipe out tumors have begun paying off for some patients for w ...Written By: Will HectorMAR 27, 2015Neuroscience
The search for a fountain of youth has bedeviled kings and alchemists for centuries. Around 80 years ago, Cornell Univer ...Written By: Will HectorMAR 26, 2015Neuroscience
Findings by a research team at the University of California, have brought up a very interesting question: Could a pill m ...Written By: Robert WoodardMAR 26, 2015Earth & The Environment
Termites are among the world's most destructive pests, causing more than a billion dollars in damage each year in the U. ...Written By: Will HectorMAR 18, 2015Cancer
Cancer stem cells often cause tumors to form and are particularly difficult to destroy. They resist chemotherapy, allowi ...Written By: Will HectorMAR 12, 2015Health & Medicine
Systems-on-a-chip for extremely critical applications would use 28 percent less energy and 48 percent less chip ar ...Written By: Robert WoodardMAR 11, 2015Plants & Animals
An Antarctic octopus gives literal meaning to the phrase "blue blood," as a new study finds the cephalopod has blue pigm ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 09, 2015Cancer
An extraordinary self-regulating heating effect that can be achieved in a particular type of magnetic material may open ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderMAR 06, 2015Cancer
A provocative study in mice suggests something as simple as breathing in extra oxygen might give immune cells a boost in ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderDEC 04, 2014Cancer
Cancer researchers aiming to gain new insights into the disease are looking at it from a new angle. Through the prism of ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeNOV 18, 2014Cancer
Olaparib, an experimental twice-daily oral cancer drug, produces an overall tumor response rate of 26 percent in several ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderMAY 20, 2014Cell & Molecular Biology
When Hendrikie van Andel-Schipper died in 2005 at the age of 115 she was the oldest person in the world. A research team ...Written By: Peter MicheliJAN 07, 2014Earth & The Environment
For years, scientists and conservationists have been concerned about the decreasing number of species on earth, and the ...DEC 13, 2013Chemistry & Physics
One of the most difficult aspects about nanotechnology advancements is integrating laboratory achievements into real-wor ...
APR 09, 2015
Genetics & Genomics
In a first study to test a new generation of HIV antibodies in humans, an experimental therapy lowered the virus amount
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
APR 03, 2015
Cancer
Cancer treatments that harness the body's immune system to wipe out tumors have begun paying off for some patients for w
...
Written By:
Will Hector
MAR 27, 2015
Neuroscience
The search for a fountain of youth has bedeviled kings and alchemists for centuries. Around 80 years ago, Cornell Univer
...
Written By:
Will Hector
MAR 26, 2015
Neuroscience
Findings by a research team at the University of California, have brought up a very interesting question: Could a pill m
...
Written By:
Robert Woodard
MAR 26, 2015
Earth & The Environment
Termites are among the world's most destructive pests, causing more than a billion dollars in damage each year in the U.
...
Written By:
Will Hector
MAR 18, 2015
Cancer
Cancer stem cells often cause tumors to form and are particularly difficult to destroy. They resist chemotherapy, allowi
...
Written By:
Will Hector
MAR 12, 2015
Health & Medicine
Systems-on-a-chip for extremely critical applications would use 28 percent less energy and 48 percent less chip ar ...
Written By:
Robert Woodard
MAR 11, 2015
Plants & Animals
An Antarctic octopus gives literal meaning to the phrase "blue blood," as a new study finds the cephalopod has blue pigm
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAR 09, 2015
Cancer
An extraordinary self-regulating heating effect that can be achieved in a particular type of magnetic material may open
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
MAR 06, 2015
Cancer
A provocative study in mice suggests something as simple as breathing in extra oxygen might give immune cells a boost in
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
DEC 04, 2014
Cancer
Cancer researchers aiming to gain new insights into the disease are looking at it from a new angle. Through the prism of
...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke
NOV 18, 2014
Cancer
Olaparib, an experimental twice-daily oral cancer drug, produces an overall tumor response rate of 26 percent in several
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
MAY 20, 2014
Cell & Molecular Biology
When Hendrikie van Andel-Schipper died in 2005 at the age of 115 she was the oldest person in the world. A research team
...
Written By:
Peter Micheli
JAN 07, 2014
Earth & The Environment
For years, scientists and conservationists have been concerned about the decreasing number of species on earth, and the
...
DEC 13, 2013
Chemistry & Physics
One of the most difficult aspects about nanotechnology advancements is integrating laboratory achievements into real-wor
...