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2022.05.20
New genetic analyses of Latin Americans have revealed numerous insights into how indigenous peoples evolved before European contact, and how their genetics...
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2022.07.22
Most bacterial species have a huge variety of strains, and antibiotic resistance, virulence and potential for transmissibility all vary from one to the next...
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2021.12.21
Darwinian evolution plays a central yet poorly understood role in human disease. Iterations between genetic mutation and environmental selection drive cancer...
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2022.11.29
Bacteria are prokaryotes, meaning that they are living organisms with no nucleus. As well as the DNA that enables them to live and develop, bacteria also...
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2023.01.16
Very little is known about what happens when an individual’s genetic makeup doesn’t match their physical sex. This is manifested as a spectrum of conditions...
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2023.05.04
As the summer season approaches, the question of the effects of climate on pathogen transmission by mosquitoes inevitably arises. Scientists therefore...
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2022.09.01
Brain tumors are among the most complex forms of cancer to treat. Glial cells, which support the activity of neurons in the brain, can give rise to a...
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2023.09.05
This article is the third in a series devoted to the hopes of HIV-AIDS research, on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the identification of the virus...
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2023.11.16
Antibiotics are drugs used to fight infections caused by bacteria. They have saved and continue to save millions of lives every year, but their effectiveness...
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2023.10.02
Javier Pizarro-Cerda's upbringing gave him curiosity, an interest in biology and science, as well as a lifelong passion for music! After his studies in Costa...