Evolution Can Select for Evolvability
Evolution does not operate with a goal in mind; it does not have foresight. But organisms that have a greater capacity to evolve may fare … Read more
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Gum disease bacteria facilitates rheumatoid arthritis
Does gum disease indicate future joint problems? Although researchers and clinicians have long known about an association between two prevalent chronic inflammatory diseases – periodontal … Read more
Mayo researchers find drug-resistant HIV patients with unimpaired immune cells
ROCHESTER, Minn. — Mayo Clinic researchers have shown why, in a minority of HIV patients, immune function improves despite a lack of response to standard anti-retroviral treatment. In these cases, researchers say, the virus has lost its ability to …
Hepatitis C virus faces new weapon from Florida State scientists
In recent human trials for a promising new class of drug designed to target the hepatitis C virus (HCV) without shutting down the immune system, … Read more
Wildflower ‘armors’ itself against disease
An unusual wildflower that accumulates metals in its leaves has been found to use them as a kind of ‘armor’ against bacterial infection. Scientists from Oxford University have shown that when Alpine pennycress (Thlaspi caerulescens) plants accumulate…
