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Colorectal cancer is increasing among young people. Experts explain how to decrease risk An increasing number of people are dying of colorectal cancer at a young age. The death of actor James Van Der ...

The enzyme Na⁺-NQR is a sodium pump that drives the respiration of many marine and pathogenic bacteria. Using redox reactions, the process of exchanging electrons between materials, it powers the ...