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Microbial succession during the transition from active to inactive stages of deep-sea hydrothermal vent sulfide chimneys
BackgroundDeep-sea hydrothermal vents are highly productive biodiversity hotspots in the deep ocean supported by chemosynthetic microorganisms....
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Genome-resolved evidence for functionally redundant communities and novel nitrogen fixers in the deyin-1 hydrothermal field, Mid-Atlantic Ridge
BackgroundDeep-sea hydrothermal vents represent unique ecosystems that redefine our understanding of the limits of life. They are widely distributed...
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Cement Dust Pollution and Environment
Many studies have shown that pollution by cement dust affects the environment. This review aims to investigate how cement dust pollution affects...
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Forensic Entomology
Forensic entomology deals with the application of arthropods and insects in the investigation of legal matters. The areas of investigation include...
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The Genesis of Life in the World of Hydrogen, Eons Ago
The question of when, where, and how life was born on the Earth is one of the major subjects of research in bioscience, placed in the perspective of...
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Validity of Geolocation and Distance to Exposure Sources from Geographical Information Systems for Environmental Monitoring of Toxic Metal Exposures Based on Correlation with Biological Samples: a Systematic Review
Purpose of ReviewIn epidemiologic studies, biomarkers are the best possible choice to assess individual exposure to toxic metals since they...
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Sulfur mustard alkylates steroid hormones and impacts hormone function in vitro
The chemical warfare agent sulfur mustard (SM) alkylates a multitude of biomacromolecules including DNA and proteins. Cysteine residues and...
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Archeal Genomics
This chapter provides information about the unique features of archaea, shreds of evidence about their extraterrestrial life and archaeal viruses....
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Extreme Marine Environments
The deep sea starts from below 200 m and is a region of high hydrostatic pressure, low temperature, and darkness. The deep biosphere below the...
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Diversity of Hot Environments and Thermophilic Microbes
The existence of life at high temperatures is quite fascinating. At both ends of the temperature range compatible with life, only microorganisms are...
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Metastasis
This chapter deals with the transition from primary cancerous tumors to metastatic tumor progression. Earlier theories suggested that tumor spread...
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The mode of action of organic carcinogens on cellular structures
Most genotoxic organic carcinogens require metabolic activation to exert their detrimental effects. The present review summarizes the mechanisms of...
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Toxic Products of Medical Waste Incineration
Title III of the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 defines 189 toxic chemicals and 250 source categories that will come under regulatory constraints...
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Technology Assessment Working Group
The Technology Assessment Working Group focused its attention on producing documents that reported the state of the art with respect to the formation...
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Metabolism of Chemical Carcinogens
The concept that some types of cancer might be caused by environmental factors traces back to the observation of the English physician Pott in the...
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Chemical Carcinogenesis
Chemicals—in the workplace, in the environment, and in the diet—may be the single most important cause of human cancers (Table 1). Many scientists...