Theory of evolution leads to new cancer approach
A world-first book combining evolutionary ecology and oncology aims to improve cancer prevention and therapies.
Apr 7, 2017
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A world-first book combining evolutionary ecology and oncology aims to improve cancer prevention and therapies.
Apr 7, 2017
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Stem cells in the bone marrow constantly give rise to new blood cells and are responsible for the maintenance of all vital blood components. However, errors during proliferation can change stem cell properties and cause tumours ...
Apr 18, 2016
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A group of prominent researchers from seven institutions including Princeton University are calling for the establishment of a worldwide program to collect and test blood and other human bodily fluids to aid in the study ...
Apr 7, 2016
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Sales of lottery tickets and insurance policies reveal our ambivalent attitude towards riskāin some situations we love to gamble, whereas in others we prefer to avoid it. New research by scientists at the University of ...
Apr 8, 2015
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With the abundance of sequencing data, scientists can use ever more powerful evolutionary biology tools to pinpoint the transmission and death rates for epidemics such as HIV, which has remained elusive to a cure. Reconstructed ...
Oct 8, 2013
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The St. Laurent Institute, a non-profit medical research institute focused on the systems biology of disease, today announced in a study published in the July edition of Genome Biology, that genetic matter, previously ignored ...
Jul 31, 2013
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Researchers have long understood that genetics can play a role in how susceptible people are to contracting cholera, but a team of Harvard scientists is now uncovering evidence of genetic changes that might also help protect ...
Jul 19, 2013
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A pair of studies published by Cell Press on February 14th in the journal Cell sheds new light on genetic variation that may have played a key role in human evolution. The study researchers used an animal model to study a ...
Feb 14, 2013
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A shift away from traditional coffee-growing techniques may be increasing the severity of an outbreak of 'coffee rust' fungus that has swept through plantations in Central America and Mexico, according to a University of ...
Feb 12, 2013
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She wore a tight red dress, a new pair of high heels and a matching handbag. He wore a suit, bright tie and a chunky watch.
Feb 8, 2013
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