human genetics
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2023.05.04
Bacteria are microorganisms that can assemble into transient communities. When this happens, they may form a biofilm, which is an ecosystem that can protect...
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2023.05.12
An embryo is an organism in the early stages of development, from the formation of the egg after fertilization to the point at which the major organs are...
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2023.05.27
Urinary tract infections affect nearly 150 million people each year, making them the second most common bacterial infection after respiratory infections....
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2023.06.19
Hearing is the most frequently affected of the five major senses. The vast majority of auditory deficits affect the cochlea, the sensory organ of hearing,...
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2023.07.24
In 1885, Louis Pasteur successfully performed the first rabies vaccination on Joseph Meister, a 9-year-old shepherd from Alsace. A century and a half later,...
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2023.07.26
Natural killer (NK) cells are white blood cells that are capable of detecting and destroying tumor cells or cells infected with viruses. Their importance in...
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2022.03.22
Water is a fundamental resource supporting life and a core component of public health surveillance. Several "aquatic" diseases affect populations in which...
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2022.03.07
Drosophila are small flies that are widely used as an animal model in scientific research, especially in the field of genetics. But a study published...
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2022.01.11
L. pneumophila is a bacterial pathogen that causes a severe pneumonia called Legionellosis, which is often fatal when not treated promptly. In France,...
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2021.11.24
Within (nearly) all of our cells, 23 pairs of chromosomes, encapsulated in the cell nucleus, encode the workings of the body. The stability of this genetic...