human cytomegalovirus (HCMV), Epstein–Barr virus, HHV-6 variants A and B, HHV-7 and -8 (Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus). The determinants of host species, tissue or cell tropism are ...

Here, we report the identification of a mitochondrial-encoded host defense peptide (HDP) that presumably derives from the primordial ... Here, we report, for the first time, that the human ...

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SINGAPORE – The bird, barely the size of a human palm, struggled in the mesh net hanging between two wooden poles on Pulau Ubin, the biodiversity haven located off Singapore’s eastern coast.

A new human species, Homo juluensis, has been proposed based on fossils from eastern Asia, dating back 300,000 to 50,000 years ago, possibly including the Denisovans. This research uses a novel method ...

But scientists have long assumed that bacteria can’t survive in the human brain. The powerful blood-brain barrier, the thinking goes, keeps the organ mostly free from outside invaders.

Our ancient primate ancestors gave birth to twins. Modern humans overwhelmingly birth just a single child — a rather large child with an even larger head. Human brain and body size is certainly ...

In contrast, humans do not simply accumulate knowledge, but constantly reinvent and expand its boundaries. Morgan explains that human openness allows us to visualize and execute complex sequences ...

Ants and humans competed in navigating a maze with a large load. While humans outperformed individually, ant groups excelled collectively, showing strategic coordination and persistence. The study ...

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Let’s face it: toenails aren’t exactly the stars of the human body. They’re kind of like the background dancers in a music video—rarely in the spotlight, but you’d miss them if they ...

Herein, we present the case of a 91-year-old male farmer, from Amazonas, with no relevant medical or family history. He reports two weeks of asthenia and shortness of breath at moderate efforts. One ...