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The Last Stand of the Woolly Mammoths
For two decades, Love Dalen, a geneticist at Stockholm University, and his colleagues have been extracting bits of DNA from fossils on Wrangel Island.
Prehistoric Pursuit: The missing Neanderthal link: On the trail of the...
5 March 2024 1:30 PMThat’s largely because we have so few of their bones. In a new review paper, anthropologists tally all of the fossils that have been clearly...
Why are young people prone to colon cancer?
4 March 2024 8:15 AMThere has been a concerning trend of colon cancer affecting young people in recent years. While traditionally, colon cancer has been associated with...
Why are young people prone to colon cancer?
4 March 2024 7:58 AMAccording to the World Health Organisation (WHO), it is the second most prevalent cause of cancer-related deaths globally and the third most common...
Weird Science: Self-love is important, but mammals are stuck with sex
22 Feb 2024 1:30 PMNo matter how many romantically frustrated mammals have wished they could truly go it alone, though, a genetic quirk means we still need sexual...
Why kids conceived post IVF face low birth weight risk
13 Feb 2024 4:30 PMPrevious studies have identified treatment-related causes for low birth weight, but this is the first time researchers have been able to identify an...
Study finds rare disorder behind extra fingers and toes
31 Jan 2024 10:15 AMThe research marks the first time this genetic link has been identified. It has also found a molecule that could potentially be used to treat some of...
Fresh insights into DNA repair promise new directions in cancer...
21 Jan 2024 4:30 PMDuring HR, one of the two exposed ends of the break in the helix falls away, revealing an exposed single-stranded end; this is known as resection.