Sarah Whelan, PhD
Science Writer
at Technology Networks
Sarah joined Technology Networks in 2022 after completing a PhD in cancer biology, where her research focused on the development of colon cancers. In her role as science writer and editor, Sarah covers scientific news and a range of other content types, leading the site's coverage of drug discovery, biopharma and cancer research content.
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Unknown Insect Trapped in Amber for 35 Million Years Is Identified
Researchers from the University of Granada have captured micro-computed tomography (micro-CT) images of an undescribed insect trapped in amber for over 35 million years, allowing researchers to identify its species.
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How Bacterial Spores Calculate the Best Time To Return to Life
A new study has found that dormant forms of bacteria called spores can assess their environment over time and determine when it is favorable to “wake up”, shedding new light on our knowledge of cellular dormancy.
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Potential Genetic Marker for Pancreatic Cancer Therapy Identified
Researchers have discovered a genetic marker in pancreatic cancer that may lay the foundations for developing more effective, targeted treatments for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC).
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Babies Can React to Taste and Smell in the Womb, Study Suggests
A group of researchers has used 4D ultrasound imaging to gather the first direct evidence that fetuses react in different ways to various tastes and smells from foods eaten by their mother.
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Antibiotics May Increase Melanoma Growth in Bones by Depleting the Microbiome
A new study in mice suggests that antibiotics may accelerate the growth of melanoma that has spread to the bones, by disrupting the gut microbiome and weakening the immune response.
Industry Insight
Psilocybin Study To Investigate the Serotonin System in Autism
In this interview, we speak to research scientist Tobias Whelan, who is conducting a first-ever mechanistic study of psilocybin in autistic adults to understand how the serotonin system may differ in autistic and non-autistic individuals.
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New Method "Starves" and Eliminates Aggressive Brain Tumors in Mice
Tel Aviv University researchers have carried out a landmark study in which they have found a way to eradicate the lethal brain cancer glioblastoma in mice.
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Landmark Genetic Study Aims To Wipe Common Childhood Cancer Off the Map
Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is the most common childhood cancer. Now, researchers at the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital have created a roadmap of the genetic mutations present in patients with ALL.
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Anti-Insulin Signals Help Queen Ants Live Long and Prosper
Researchers have discovered that modified insulin signaling pathways in ant queens of the species Harpagnathos saltator may be responsible for their astounding longevity and reproductive ability.
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How Mammals' Mucus-Producing Genes Evolved Through "Mucinization"
How did we evolve mucus? Researchers propose that some mucin genes in mammals evolved from unrelated non-mucin genes again and again, in an intriguing process they call "mucinization".
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