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Combined with clampdowns on protests, critical journalists and academics, she concludes: "I think these point in a non-peaceful direction."

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Normally, alpha-synuclein's natural or "native state" is like a flexible strand, but when active it shapes itself into a helix, which is critical for its function in binding and transporting parcels of dopamine.

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“Mike and Pam’s unwavering leadership and commitment to this business has been critical to our success this year,” he wrote.

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They too were critical of the prime minister – but for different reasons.

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NHS England's Chief Nursing Officer Duncan Burton told the inquiry its response to safeguarding did not stop throughout the pandemic despite staff being diverted to critical services.

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