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World Cancer Day: Cancer is Spreading

February 4 is World Cancer Day. And it’s important we take measures against this awful disease.
A research conducted by the International Union Against Cancer concludes that 7 million people die each year around the world of cancer, and 11 million others are being diagnosed with cancer each year.
Alarmingly, estimates say that by the year 2020 [...]

Aging is a matter of gene regulation

This was published today in Science Daily:

Researchers have discovered that DNA damage decreases a cell’s ability to regulate which genes are turned on and off in particular settings. This mechanism, which applies both to fungus and to us, might represent a universal culprit for aging.

For some time, scientists have know that a group of genes [...]

Mapping the Evolution Trail

Kangaroos ‘are closely related to humans’, scientists claim.
Losses Of Long-established Genes Contribute To Human Evolution.
We have created human-animal embryos already, say British team.