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Whale Size Correlates with Feeding Pattern Efficiency

Whale Size Correlates with Feeding Pattern Efficiency

Biology, Environment / By

Figure 1: Blue Whale Surfacing off the Coast of Oregon Source: Wikimedia Commons Both toothed and baleen whales are some of the largest animals to ever exist – Orcinus orca, or the killer whale, clocks in around 11 feet. Its larger and deeper-dwelling toothed cousin, the sperm whale measures up to a massive 20 meters …

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Hidden cell-based HIV reservoirs found via sugar signatures

Hidden Cell-Based HIV Reservoirs Found via Sugar Signatures

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Figure 1: SEM image of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) budding from a human T cell. Since their clinical discovery in 1981, the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) has been one of the most deadly and difficult to treat pathogens. The trouble in finding a cure for HIV is largely due to the pathogen’s ability to …

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