Sentences with phrase «suppress early scientists»

The account of the ways in which the medieval Christian church attempted to suppress early scientists, which Abdus Salam in his preface regards as particularly impressive, consists of little more than a list of ten examples drawn from A History of the Warfare of Science with Theology published almost a century ago.

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Until now, scientists were unable to prove that mammals use RNAi for killing viruses, but ironically, it was Ding's earlier research into plants, nematodes and fruit flies that helped him find the key: viruses have been outwitting that innate protection in our cells by using proteins to suppress our virus - killing mechanism.

A study published April 7 in PNAS Online Early Edition describes how a team of scientists, including researchers from the University of California, Davis, showed that vapor losses to the walls of laboratory chambers can suppress the formation of secondary organic aerosol, which in turn has contributed to the underprediction of SOA in climate and air quality models.