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Institutional legitimacy is essential for democracies, yet public trust and confidence in the United States Congress are at an all-time low. A significant predictor of attitudes toward Congress is ...

The world is in a battle for truth. A cadre of researchers is eagerly seeking ways to stymie the spread of mis- and disinformation. The stakes are high. Social media have become an accelerant for the ...

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Streptomyces use small molecules to dictate morphological development and secondary metabolism. Most of these signaling compounds are inducers derived from γ-butyrolactone (GBL)-synthesizing enzymes.

Edited by Steven A. Kivelson, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, and approved February 8, 2019 (received for review October 12, 2018) ...

Birds, bees, lizards, elephants, and chimpanzees all share a survival trait: They self-medicate. These animals eat things that make them feel better, or prevent disease, or kill parasites like ...

Hunter-gatherer populations inform modern ecology In a seminal 1950 paper titled Evolution in the Tropics, biologist Theodosius Dobzhansky (8) proposed the idea that biological enemies—such as ...

Molecular dynamics simulations of the protein chymotrypsin inhibitor 2 in 8 M urea at 60°C were undertaken to investigate the molecular basis of chemical denaturation. The protein unfolded rapidly ...