Penn study reveals secrets of ‘hot’ and ‘cold’ pancreatic cancer tumors
Credit: Ben Stanger, Katelyn Byrne, Perelman School of Medicine PHILADELPHIA - So-called "hot" tumors filled with T cells are often considered to be more sensitive...
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‘Music of speech’ linked to brain area unique to humans
We humans are the only primates that can flexibly control the pitch of our voices. This melodic control is not just important for our singing...
Cheating on cheaters
Credit: Roberto Keller A new study, to be published in Current Biology* on 28 June, proposes new strategies to induce the collapse of bacterial populations,...
Many survivors of childhood cancer are unconcerned about their future health
In the largest study to date that examined concerns of adult survivors of childhood cancer, a substantial proportion of survivors reported lack of concern about...
Off the scale: Can forensics save the world’s most-trafficked mammal?
Credit: Tim Wacher, ZSL A pioneering new project trials fingerprinting techniques to battle pangolin poaching. Forensic fingerprinting techniques will now be used in the battle...
Territory holders and floaters: Two spatial tactics of male cheetahs
Credit: Leibniz-IZW Scientists of the Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research (Leibniz IZW) in Berlin analysed the spatial behaviour of cheetahs. They showed that...
Chimpanzees start using a new tool-use gesture during an alpha male take over
Credit: TCP/Liran Samuni "Leaf clipping is a special behaviour. It is a rare example of tool-use in a communicative context and has been proposed to...
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