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The Journal of Arachnology, Vol. 44, No. 2 (2016), pp. 182-193 (12 pages) Rubber plantations in Southeast Asia have expanded greatly in recent decades, thereby increasing the amount of edges bounding ...

Environment is not the only factor in shaping regulatory patterns -- and it might not even be the primary factor, according to a new Rice University study that looks at how cells' protein networks ...

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A factor that has been linked to childhood obesity is restrictive feeding practices by primary caregivers, the implication being that it may interfere with a child's ability to learn to self-regulate ...