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What is bird flu and how worried should I be about a pandemic?
BBC via Yahoo News· 6 hours ago"And we have a good understanding of how those [existing flu vaccines] work in order to raise an...
A Bird-Flu Pandemic in People? Here’s What It Might Look Like.
The New York Times via Yahoo News· 2 days agoThe bird flu outbreak in dairy cattle has so far spilled over to just three farmworkers in the...
A New Biological Pathway: Major Cause of Inflammatory Bowel Disease Discovered
SciTechDaily· 7 days agoScientists at the Francis Crick Institute identified a key biological pathway in IBD involving the ETS2 protein, which can be targeted with already available MEK inhibitor drugs to potentially ...
Y chromosome is evolving faster than the X, primate study reveals
Live Science via Yahoo News· 2 days agoNestled within these stretches of repeating DNA are genes. So the repeated DNA may safeguard...
Study identifies new gene target for polycystic kidney disease
Medical Xpress· 6 days agoPKD is an inherited disorder that leads to fluid-filled cysts developing on the kidney. While the...
Scientists identify the genetic 'switches' of bone growth
Medical Xpress· 5 days agoIn mammals, only 3% of the genome consists of coding genes which, when transcribed into proteins, ensure the biological functions of the organism and the in-utero development of future individuals ...
From glowing corals to vomiting shrimp, animals have used bioluminescence to communicate for...
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 5 days agoDozens of animals, some on land but many in the ocean, can produce light within their bodies through...
How calcium channel mutations lead to cognitive dysfunction
Medical Xpress· 6 days agoThis finding builds on previous studies that determined that alterations in a gene known as CACNA1C are linked to increased risk of cognitive impairment and mental illness ...
Scientists Reveal Millennia-Old Secrets of the World’s Most Popular Coffee Species
SciTechDaily· 5 hours agoThe secret to cultivating coffee plants that are more resilient to future climate changes might be...
Everything We Know (And Don't) About Beethoven's Deafness
Soundly via AOL· 2 days agoBeethoven is known for being one of the most famous musicians tohave suffered from hearing loss....