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Ice Age Eurasians Lost Neanderthal DNA As They Migrated

Upon arrival in Europe some 45,000 years ago, ancient Eurasians began to lose some of their Neanderthal DNA, study shows.

In the Lab

Slow Seabed Slips Linked To Tsunami Earthquakes

Slow slips have the potential to become the epicenter of major tsunami earthquakes; in fact, one was recorded a month prior to the 2011 Tohoku-Oki Earthquake.

Health

Advances In Medical Care Led To Type 1 Diabetes Boom

Thanks to better medical care, life expectancy has increased dramatically in recent decades, with unintended consequences.

Pharma

Takeda Receives US$38 Million Polio Eradication Grant From Gates Foundation

With this funding, Takeda will develop, license and supply at least 50 million doses of a polio vaccine per year to more than 70 developing countries.

Health

Air Pollution Linked To Other Cancers, Not Just Lung

Long-term exposure to ambient fine particulate matter such as PM_2.5 has been linked to increased risk of mortality for a range of cancers.

In the Lab

How Prehistoric Birds Dealt With Fish Bones

Scientists in China have found a bird fossil including a gastric pellet containing fish bones—evidence of modern avian digestive features.

In the Lab

Crocodile Sperm Swim Like Human Ones

Studying crocodiles could help us understand male infertility in humans, since their sperm also continue to mature as they ‘swims’ towards the egg.

In the Lab

What’s That Smell? Musk Receptor Identified

A single olfactory receptor protein, OR5AN1, affects the perception of musk odor in both mice and humans.

In the Lab

Primate Fossils In China Tell Story Of Ancient Climate Change

The bone fragments of six ancient primate species reveal that anthropoid primates sought warmer Asian climates for survival.

In the Lab

Ice Age Eurasians Lost Neanderthal DNA As They Migrated

Upon arrival in Europe some 45,000 years ago, ancient Eurasians began to lose some of their Neanderthal DNA, study shows.

In the Lab

Slow Seabed Slips Linked To Tsunami Earthquakes

Slow slips have the potential to become the epicenter of major tsunami earthquakes; in fact, one was recorded a month prior to the 2011 Tohoku-Oki Earthquake.

Health

Advances In Medical Care Led To Type 1 Diabetes Boom

Thanks to better medical care, life expectancy has increased dramatically in recent decades, with unintended consequences.

Pharma

Takeda Receives US$38 Million Polio Eradication Grant From Gates Foundation

With this funding, Takeda will develop, license and supply at least 50 million doses of a polio vaccine per year to more than 70 developing countries.

Health

Air Pollution Linked To Other Cancers, Not Just Lung

Long-term exposure to ambient fine particulate matter such as PM_2.5 has been linked to increased risk of mortality for a range of cancers.

In the Lab

How Prehistoric Birds Dealt With Fish Bones

Scientists in China have found a bird fossil including a gastric pellet containing fish bones—evidence of modern avian digestive features.

In the Lab

Crocodile Sperm Swim Like Human Ones

Studying crocodiles could help us understand male infertility in humans, since their sperm also continue to mature as they ‘swims’ towards the egg.

In the Lab

What’s That Smell? Musk Receptor Identified

A single olfactory receptor protein, OR5AN1, affects the perception of musk odor in both mice and humans.

In the Lab

Primate Fossils In China Tell Story Of Ancient Climate Change

The bone fragments of six ancient primate species reveal that anthropoid primates sought warmer Asian climates for survival.

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