In true feline form, cats took their time deciding whether to jump into humans’ laps. In a new comprehensive study of the spread of domesticated cats, DNA analysis suggests that cats lived for ...

Population genetics is the study of the genetic composition of populations, including distributions and changes in genotype and phenotype frequency in response to the processes of natural ...

Appendix cancer is a rare but increasingly recognized malignancy, often discovered incidentally during surgery for presumed appendicitis. Advances in imaging, molecular profiling, and ...

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The ketogenic diet and the antibiotic 6-diazo-5-oxo-L-norleucine—first characterized in 1956 and referred to as DON—offer a non-toxic therapeutic strategy that could be used to manage the deadly brain ...

T21 is the most common chromosomal cause of mental retardation, affecting about 1-2 infants per 1000 live births. The majority of T21 fetuses die in utero. It is estimated that 21% of T21 fetuses ...

These include NTDs (anencephaly, spina bifida), anterior-wall defects (gastroschisis, omphalocele) and Turner's syndrome with cystic hygroma. High AFAFP may also occur in intestinal atresia and ...