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Phosphorus: Glowing, Flammable, and Essential to Our Cells
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Phosphorus: Glowing, Flammable, and Essential to Our Cells

BY ABBEY BIGLER Of the 118 known elements, scientists believe that 25 are essential for human biology. Four of these (hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, and carbon) make up a whopping 96 percent of our bodies. The other 21 elements, though needed in smaller quantities, perform fascinating and vital functions. Phosphorus is one such element. It has...

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Adenosine kinase deficiency makes liver more susceptible to carcinogen

MARY ANN LIEBERT, INC./GENETIC ENGINEERING NEWS New Rochelle, NY, April 9, 2019-A new study has shown that reduced adenosine kinase expression (ADK) in the liver can make it more susceptible to carcinogenic damage and the development of liver cancer. Combined results from the study of human liver cancer samples and mice with reduced levels of ADK expression support these findings, reported in Journal of Caffeine and Adenosine Research, a peer-reviewed...