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Had you turned on any sports chat show in the past week, you’d have heard aggro dissections of Philadelphia’s “simmering dysfunction”—sports dysfunction must always simmer, like a good chili.

A lively group text coordinates daily volunteers who turn on and off the generators for the wells each morning and night.

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"We've discovered that an enzyme released by neurons can modify proteins on the outside of other cells to turn on pain signaling -- without affecting normal movement or sensation."

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It only took one ropey first-day performance from Australia for the West Australian to turn on them.

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This stress response turns on the IRE1α pathway, shifting immune cells into a highly inflammatory state.

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