Biomarker can help identify GVHD in cancer patients after hematopoietic stem cell transplant

This article is about doctors being able to graft-versus-host disease (GVHD), where the newly transplanted immune system of the donor attacks the patient's skin and internal organs. In the artivcle, we read, '"We believe we've found a reliable biomarker in the patients' blood that is specific to graft-versus-host disease and therefore can help us to rapidly identify patients for whom standard treatment is likely to be insufficient [...] This marker can also tell us whether a patient is likely to respond to therapy and may lead to an entirely new risk assessment for the disease"' It is great we are able to have these kinds of ways of detecting diseases casued by doners, for it will make people aware ahead of time what is going on in their bodies after having a transplant. 

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Ohio Governor Cracks Down on "Dangerous Wild Animal" Owners

This article had to do with what went on in Ohio just  a couple of days ago. The governor of Ogio is onto looking for other safetyh regulations on beingt able to own wild animals. "Ohio is one of seven states that does not restrict ownership of such exotic animals. The others are North and South Carolina, Alabama, West Virginia, Nevada and Wisconsin" which is good since not all places have that fredom to own wild and endangered animals. The article also said, "the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, DNR, will review existing permits to ensure proper compliance and perform onsite inspections "to the fullest extent possible with existing resources." Additional resource needs will be identified for future enforcement." This will hopefully make owners think twice about owning these animals since it is a great responsibility. 

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Deep-reef coral hates the light, prefers the shade

This article talked about the deep-reef coral disliking the light. The researcher explains this is how they are able to survive, "The corals we loked at exhibited distinct physiological strategies - while normally corals are dependent on light for their energy requirements, the deep corals, appeared to have adapted to low light conditions by having an increased capacity to exploit nutrients and plankton."


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World's Only Evidence of co-existing Humans, Dinosaur Tracks Found in China

This article was basically the fact that there were perserved footprints found in China. These preserved footprints help us see how old and the ways things co-existed back in the day. The place contained "350 to 400 footprints that had been preserved in many ways, including concave footprints, convex footprints and multilayered footprints." Xinhua also said, "The fortress' 700 years of history is a rarity in the world, and reflects China's traditional philosophy of the relationship between humans and nature" meaning that this is rare to find and being able to have this now can help us see the importance and the ways humans and nature worked together.

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Many of Earth's species appear to be shrinking in size, a new study reports - and its authors think that's probably due to global warming.

This article was about researching thinking that animals are getting smaller due to global warming. Many researchers are for and many are against. They say that you cannot blame global warming for something that may be a natural phenomenon. The article further reads, “The shrinking specimens, according to the study, include cotton, corn, strawberries, bay scallops, shrimp, crayfish, carp, Atlantic salmon, herring, frogs, toads, iguanas, hooded robins, red-billed gulls, California squirrels, lynx and wood rats.” This demonstrates that animals are not the only ones being affected but also specimen like plants. The article ends with Yom-Tov, a zoologist at Tel Aviv University, saying, “When conditions are favourable, they increase in size or reproduce at higher rates, and when conditions are deteriorating, they do the opposite. I think that most species will adapt to climate change and survive. No need for alarm."

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Huge New Dinosaur Trackway Found in U.S.

Tracks of a dinosaur were found after a rainstorm made them appear. If they would have stayed longer, and no one would have found them, then the tracks may have been eroded and unrecognizable. Researchers are going to use lasers and technology to discover “what the thing looked like when it had meat.

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Beer-mating beetle study shortlisted for funniest research

The article consists of "a Research co-authored by University of Toronto professor Darryl Gwyne and his Australian colleague David Rentz were the winners in the biology category... A parody of the Nobel Prizes, the Ig Nobel Prizes are handed out annually by the scientific humor magazine Annals of Improbable Research."  Gwyne and Rentz were giving this award for the research they found with beetles. It was said that a beetle tried mating with a bottle since the bottle had a huge resemblance to a “Super female”. The beetle died in the scorching heat of the sun and was later eaten by ants. In the long run, this can affect tremendously because the beetles will think that beer bottles are more like super females than what they really are. Throwing beer bottles around inappropriately shows that this not only affects the environment but also an effect in animals’ life. 

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