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​ “The field of epi­ge­net­ics, and more specif­i­cally that of microRNAs, is still lit­tle researched and offers many pos­si­ble bio­med­ical appli­ca­tions.” “In addi­tion, the area of nutrige­nomics and per­son­al­ized nutri­tion is cur­rently boom­ing and I think that the pos­si­bil­ity of pre­vent­ing cer­tain dis­eases thanks to some bioac­tive foods such as olive oil is won­der­ful and very wor­thy of fur­ther study,” she added. Researchers are ...

Action on asset forfeiture in the Congress, and in Alabama and Arizona. (Creative Commons) Marijuana Policy Federal Bill to Study Impacts of Marijuana Legalization Filed. Senators Robert Menendez (D-NJ) and Rand Paul (R-KY) have filed a bill that would create a first-of-its-kind comprehensive study into the impacts and effects of state-legalized medicinal and non-medicinal marijuana programs. The Marijuana Data Collection Act is also being filed in the House by Reps. Sylvia Garcia (D-TX) and...

Action on asset forfeiture in the Congress, and in Alabama and Arizona. (Creative Commons) Marijuana Policy Federal Bill to Study Impacts of Marijuana Legalization Filed. Senators Robert Menendez (D-NJ) and Rand Paul (R-KY) have filed a bill that would create a first-of-its-kind comprehensive study into the impacts and effects of state-legalized medicinal and non-medicinal marijuana programs. The Marijuana Data Collection Act is also being filed in the House by Reps. Sylvia Garcia (D-TX) and Do...

Martha McCoy Share: On March 11, 2011, a magnitude 9.0 earthquake occurred off the coast of Japan, and the tsunami that subsequently struck Japan caused catastrophic damage and loss of life. This natural disaster resulted in approximately 16,000 deaths, hundreds of thousands of evacuees, and vast devastation to buildings and infrastructure. In addition to this human loss and suffering, the tsunami substantially exacerbated a global pollution problem that threatens wildlife, the environment...

The Raise the Wage Act of 2021 has been introduced in both houses of Congress. The act would increase the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2025 and phase out the tipped worker minimum wage of $2.13. The nonpartisan Economic Policy Institute (EPI) notes that the federal minimum wage has not changed for a decade — the longest it has remained the same since the minimum wage was established in 1938. According to the EPI, the increase would affect some 32 million workers, representing 21% of...

Close Recent research conducted at Walla Walla University, by an alliance of researchers from Walla Walla University and La Sierra University, studied the impacts of acidic water on octopuses, possibly bringing new understanding into how activities affect the world and the way the world itself is adjusting in response. According to Physics.org, the study titled, "Impact of Short- and Long-Term Exposure to Elevated Seawater PCO2 on Metabolic Rate and Hypoxia Tolerance in Octopus rubescens" foc...