"I think that's the thing people don't understand -- the heightened intensity does damage to your body, immune system, energy levels, on the fitness of your muscles, ligaments, tendons, " Gimelstob said.

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These low-intensity fires did little damage to the big Ponderosa pine trees that dominated western forests.

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The research could even be applied to seemingly mundane and established fields like X-Ray imaging, by enabling us to find the proper intensity levels to produce a quality image while minimizing damage to cells.

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