Calcium Hydroxychloride
Calcium hydroxychloride or calcium chloride hydroxide is an inorganic compound with the chemical formula Ca(OH)Cl. It is a white solid, typically used as a disinfectant,…
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The Link between Gut Microbiota, Immunoglobulin A, and Vaccination Efficacy
Gut microbiota may be the key factor explaining why certain individuals do not respond well to the pneumococcal vaccine-a bacterium that can cause various diseases,…
Insect Numbers are Falling, which is not Good News
Using two species of flies from different climates – one from the cool, high-altitude forests of Northern California, the other hailing from the hot, dry…
Calcium Hexaboride
Calcium hexaboride (sometimes calcium boride) is a compound of calcium and boron with the chemical formula CaB6. It is an important material due to its…
Calcium Guanylate
Calcium guanylate is a compound with formula Ca(C10H12O4N5PO4). It is the calcium salt of guanylic acid. is a compound formed by combining calcium with guanylate,…
Microplastics may be Causing Antibiotic Resistance
Researchers were shocked to see that bacteria’s antimicrobial resistance is strengthened when exposed to plastic particles and point to a potential outsized impact on refugees.…
Amphibians Recover from the Earth’s Biggest Mass Extinction
Ancient frog relatives survived the aftermath of the largest mass extinction of species by feeding on freshwater prey that evaded terrestrial predators, University of Bristol…
Tellurium Tetraazide – an inorganic chemical compound
Tellurium tetraazide is an inorganic chemical compound with the formula Te(N3)4. It’s an interesting and relatively rare compound, primarily studied in the context of its…
Titanium Tetraazide – an inorganic chemical compound
Titanium tetraazide is an inorganic chemical compound with the formula Ti(N3)4. It contains a titanium atom at the center, with four azide (N₃) groups attached…
Without Oxygen, how did early Bacteria Breathe?
A team of scientists from Goethe University Frankfurt, University of Marburg and Stockholm University have elucidated an ancient mechanism of cellular respiration. To that end,…
During Airborne Transmission, Tuberculosis depends on Defensive Genes
Scientists discovered genes in the tuberculosis bacterium that becomes essential for the pathogen’s survival when it’s exposed to air through coughing. These genes could be…
A Study suggests the Prospect of a Country without Butterflies
Butterflies are disappearing in the United States. All kinds of them. With a speed scientists call alarming, and they are sounding an alarm. A sweeping…
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