Cytokine Storm – an overreaction of the body’s immune system
A cytokine storm is an overreaction of the body’s immune system. It can occur as a result of an infection, autoimmune condition, or other diseases.…
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Coesite – a form of silicon dioxide
Coesite is a high-pressure polymorph (crystal form) of silica, silicon dioxide (SiO2). It is a form (polymorph) of silicon dioxide SiO2 that is formed when…
Apple Music, Books, iTunes, App Store and more are experiencing outages
Several high-level Apple firms are experiencing points and disruptions on Wednesday morning, Apple confirmed. These points are affecting many customer-facing companies across every iOS unit and…
BukuWarung, a startup digitizing Indonesia’s SMEs, rises new funding from Rocketship.vc
Focusing on digitizing the country’s 60 million small businesses, Indonesian startup BukuWarung announced today that it has raised new funds from Rocketship.vc and Indonesian retailers.…
Amazon begins testing customer deliveries using Rivian electric vans
Amazon Los has designed a revision for customers in Angeles and started delivering using built-in electric vans. In September 2012, Amazon announced the purchase of 100,000…
Gillmor Gang: In My Room
As soon as we started developing a newsletter, the newsletter industry exploded. Twitter jumped to buying reviews, Facebook spread rumors of investigating the platform, and each…
Red Beryl – a one-source gemstone
Red beryl is a one-source gemstone that is extremely rare. It is a red variety of beryl. It was first described in 1904 for an…
Lechatelierite – a natural silica glass
Lechatelierite is a natural silica glass that has the same chemical composition as coesite, cristobalite, stishovite, quartz, and tridymite but has a different crystal structure.…
Azobenzene
Azobenzene is a molecule whose structure consists of two phenyl rings bound by a double bond of N=N; the azobenzene class of compounds’ parent compound.…
Receptor Antagonist – a biological repressor molecule
A receptor antagonist is a biological repressor molecule. It is a type of receptor ligand or drug that blocks or dampens a biological response by…
Mallorca Island, Spain
The largest island in the province of the Balearic Islands (province) and comunidad autónoma (autonomous community), Spain, is Mallorca (Catalan: məˈʎɔɾkə, Spanish: maˈʎoɾka) or Majorca…
Cytokines – a group of signaling molecules made by cells
Cytokines are a group of signaling molecules made by cells. They are a large group of proteins, peptides, or glycoproteins that are secreted by specific…
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