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Scientists Uncover How Flatworms Regrow Heads

Japanese researchers have identified the molecular cues that enable decapitated flatworms to regrow heads.

Intestine Bugs Could Be Key To Obesity-Cancer Link

New research shows that obesity is linked to an increase in the production of DNA-damaging acid that causes liver inflammation and cancer.

Researchers Suggest Origins Of Key Cells In The Thymus

New research from a Swiss-Japanese team suggests that the key cells in the thymus may evolve from cortical-thymic epithelial cells.

Ryukyuan, Ainu People Genetically Similar

The Ryukyuan and the Ainu share similar genetic traits despite living on opposite ends of the Japan Archipelago, a new study has found.