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Novel Cell Type in Blood Vessels Found Responsible for Vascular Growth
The discovery of a new cell type responsible for vascular growth could allow for novel treatment strategies for some cardiovascular disease.
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Amazonian Butterfly a Result of Two Species Hybridizing 200,000 Years Ago
The formation of new species can be more complex than previously imagined, highlights a new study that shows an Amazonian butterfly is a result of hybrid speciation 200,000 years ago.
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How Do Soil Microbes Survive in the Harsh Desert Climate?
Prolonged droughts followed by sudden bursts of rainfall – how do desert soil bacteria manage to survive such harsh conditions? This long-debated question has now been answered by an ERC project.
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Researchers Identify the Bacteria Responsible for Meningitis in Babies
A milestone study has identified that 50% of neonatal meningitis infections are caused by two types of E. coli, and has also revealed why some infections recur after treatment.
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Following Cellular Lineage in the Human Forebrain
A group of researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine led an investigation that offers new insight into the development of the human forebrain.
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Alzheimer’s Starts Earlier and Progresses Faster in People With Down Syndrome
A new study revealed that Alzheimer's disease starts earlier and progresses faster in people with Down syndrome, which could have important implications for their treatment and care.
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Cryptic Plasmid Offers Insights Into Gut Health
Study shows that a mysterious plasmid that is highly prevalent in the human gastrointestinal tract could be used to identify faecal contamination and offer insights into the severity of intestinal diseases.
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Millions of Gamers Help Advance Microbiome Research
4.5 million gamers around the world have advanced medical science by helping to reconstruct microbial evolutionary histories using a minigame included inside a commercially successful video game.
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Single-Cell Atlas Sheds Light on Pristina leidyi's Regenerative Capabilities
An international team of scientists has published the first single-cell atlas forPristina leidyi (Pristina), a segmented annelid with extraordinary regenerative abilities that has fascinated biologists for more than a century.
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How “Copy-Paste” Errors Crafted the Animal Kingdom
To this day, more than 7,000 groups of genes can be traced back to the last common ancestor of bilaterians, according to a study of 20 different bilaterian species including humans, sharks, mayflies, centipedes and octopuses.
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