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We hear from Mike Lewis, professor of oral medicine at Cardiff University, who explains how oral lichen planus manifests.

If you were walking down the brick path between the Regis Center for Art and the Barbara Barker Center for Dance on Thursday ...

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Lichen is an understated presence in our everyday world, often found clinging to trees and rocks. Its true beauty lies in its unique symbiotic system of fungi and algae, or cyanobacteria, that form a ...

Zoologist and writer Sophie Pavelle, who is yet to turn 30, has already carved a distinct path through the field of science ...

A survey of US dermatologists highlights inconsistent screening practices for comorbidities in patients with lichen planus.

Innovative self-healing concrete developed by Dr. Congrui Grace Jin mimics lichen systems, potentially transforming ...

Whether anything ever lived on Mars is unknown. And the present environment, with harsh temperatures, intense radiation, and ...

What really impresses me at this time of year, at any time of year, actually, are the lichens. These otherworldly beings, ...

The purchase protected forested wetlands that absorb stormwater and protect groundwater. The property east of Wilbur Hill ...