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2Luebeck Institute of Experimental Dermatology, University of Luebeck, Luebeck, Germany 3General Surgery Department, Tawam Hospital, SEHA, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates 4Center for Biotechnology, Khalifa University of Science and Technology, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates 5Department of Genetics and Molecular Biology, Khalifa University of Science and Technology, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates 6Department of Respiratory Medicine, Rashid Hospital, Dubai Health Authority, Dubai, United Arab Emir...

© Wendorf Archives of the British Museum. Two of the individuals found buried at Jebel Sahaba in the Nile Valley in the 1960s are shown. Pencils mark the position of associated stone artifacts. Image courtesy of the Wendorf Archives of the British Museum. One of the oldest known war cemeteries, discovered in the Nile River Valley, did not necessarily originate from a single epic battle like we once thought. According to a full reanalysis of this ancient burial site, known as Jebel Sahaba, the ...

1* 1Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, United States 2Department of Dermatology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, United States 3Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, United States 4Department of Pathology, Division of Molecular and Cellular Pathology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, United States Tumo...

Researchers identify genesis of the real Spiders from (on) Mars Chris Burns - Apr 7, 2021, 1:05pm CDT A set of researchers published a paper this week identifying their work in exploring the once mysterious spider-like terrain on Mars. We’ve spoken of the surface of the red planet before – even after humanity landed rovers on Mars, mysteries remain. The Martian surface, as these researchers wrote, is “host to a variety of features which have no Earth analogs and are all...

Luca Di Gialleonardo, Mauro Marè, Antonello Motroni, Francesco Porcelli 04 February 2021 It was clear from early on in the Covid-19 pandemic that combatting it would require governments to monitor mass transit, schools, workplaces, and large public events. Less appreciated was the role played by social capital and family ties in the spread of the virus. This column provides an empirical analysis demonstrating a robust positive relationship between family ties and the contagion rate acro...