Why men should be screened for the ‘breast cancer gene’ microbiologystudy
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain More and more studies show that men face risks of cancer from BRCA1 and BRCA2 genetic […]
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Maternal and paternal X-chromosomes show skewed distribution in different organs and tissues microbiologystudy
X-linked human genetic variation associated with skewed X chromosome usage in blood-derived polyclonal B lymphoblastoid cells. Credit: Nature Genetics (2024).
Ecologists discover rare fiddler crab species on Hong Kong coast highlighting the impact of climate change and coastal development
Researchers from the School of Biological Sciences (SBS) and the Swire Institute of Marine Science (SWIMS) at The University of
Tropical plant species are as threatened by climate change as widely feared, study confirms
Brown University biologists who set out to better understand the effects of climate change on plant species in tropical mountain
Mixed approach to reforestation better than planting or regeneration alone
Reforestation in low- and middle-income countries can remove up to 10 times more carbon dioxide from the atmosphere at lower
New drug shows promise in clearing HIV from brain microbiologystudy
An experimental drug originally developed to treat cancer may help clear HIV from infected cells in the brain, according to
In clinical trial, fecal matter transplant helped half of patients with gastrointestinal cancers overcome resistance to immunotherapy treatment microbiologystudy
Findings from a small, proof-of-concept clinical trial have suggested that fecal microbiota transplants (FMTs) can boost the effectiveness of immunotherapy
Size doesn’t matter for mammals with more complex brains
In many mammal species, the males can be bigger than the females (or vice versa), a trait called sexual size
Exposing dengue’s invasion strategies | ScienceDaily microbiologystudy
Mosquito-borne viral infections once confined to tropical regions are spreading. Dengue virus infects up to 400 million people worldwide each