measure
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"These ancient bacteria are essential for science and medicine," Purcarea concluded, "but careful handling and safety measures in the lab are essential to mitigate the risk of uncontrolled spread."
From Science Daily
When it comes to blood sugar and diabetes related measures, the results are more mixed.
From Science Daily
"Such local variation can greatly influence national climate accounting and how measures are designed, because one standard emission factor may not reflect reality everywhere," Zhao says.
From Science Daily
Scientists collected fecal samples to measure how much of the active ingredients remained and to estimate how much exposure dung-feeding insects could face.
From Science Daily
But the senator’s statement said nothing about the commission’s specific measures for getting there.
From Salon
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