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A forest fire sweeps everything in its path. It drastically alters the soil environment, causing extreme temperatures, ...

The sneezing, itchy eyes and coughing elicited by some allergens are caused by proteins creating holes in airway cells, ...

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Illustration: A host-microbial interaction between gut endocrine cells (right) and spore-forming gut bacteria (left) are important for fueling biosynthesis of serotonin (middle).

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