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2 months ago | 
theparisnews.com | Jack Brown
I cannot say that I am a huge fan of cold weather, but if there is one positive, it is that there are no mosquitoes. As a biologist, I do understand their place in nature, but because they consider me a delicacy while leaving others around me alone, they are not high on my list of favorite organisms.
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Jan 12, 2025 | 
theparisnews.com | Jack Brown
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Dec 8, 2024 | 
theparisnews.com | Jack Brown
Alcon blue butterflies residing in European countries are beautiful creatures and masterful deceivers. They take parasitism to a whole new level by infiltrating ant colonies. The caterpillars of these butterflies mimic the scent of certain species of ant larvae, fooling the ants into picking them up gently and carrying them back home. Some species even mimic the sounds of the queen ant, elevating their status within the ant colony to that of royalty.
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Nov 16, 2024 | 
theparisnews.com | Jack Brown
Cancer is a disease in which cells in the body grow uncontrollably. Usually, cells divide to help us grow and replace old or damaged cells in an orderly way. However, cancer occurs when cells start dividing without stopping, forming tumors. The cells now behave like single-cell organisms again with only one purpose: to multiply and avoid being killed.
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Nov 3, 2024 | 
theparisnews.com | Jack Brown
In 1993, the film Jurassic Park captivated audiences. At its core was the idea that if we had the DNA of extinct species, perhaps we could re-create them. Colossal Laboratories and Biosciences is a company with an ambitious goal: to bring back extinct species. kAmr@=@DD2= :D 2 3:@E649?@=@8J 4@>A2?J 32D65 :? s2==2D[ %6I2D[ 7@F?565 3J E649 6?EC6AC6?6FC q6? {2>> 2?5 w2CG2C5 86?6E:4:DE sC] v6@C86 r9FC49]k^AmkAm%96J 2C6 56G6=@A:?8 4FEE:?8\6586 D@=FE:@?D :?
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Oct 20, 2024 | 
theparisnews.com | Jack Brown
In keeping with the theme of October, here is another Tale from the Crypt of Nature. In the darkest corners of nature lurks a creature straight out of a nightmare: the Gordian or horsehair worm. kAm%9@F89 :E D@F?5D =:<6 D@>6E9:?8 4@?;FC65 7C@> E96 A286D @7 2 $E6A96? z:?8 ?@G6=[ E9:D A2C2D:E:4 H@C> :D G6CJ C62=[ 2?5 :ED =:76 4J4=6 :D 2D 9@CC:7J:?8 2D E96J 4@>6]k^AmkAm%96 v@C5:2? H@C>[ H:E9 :ED F?:BF6 DFCG:G2= DEC2E68J[ 368:?D :ED D:?:DE6C =:76 4J4=6 :?
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Oct 6, 2024 | 
theparisnews.com | Jack Brown
October is a great time to explore nature’s tales from the crypt, and it does not get much darker than something removing and replacing a body part. Deep in the murky waters of the Pacific Ocean, an unsettling story unfolds—a parasitic relationship so grotesque that it rivals many horror stories. The star of this ghastly show is the tongue-eating louse (Cymothoa exigua).
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Sep 1, 2024 | 
theparisnews.com | Jack Brown
I am entering my 24th year of teaching in the biological sciences this fall. I can give a laundry list of topics students find challenging in biology. kAm$E:==[ :7 x 925 E@ A:4< E96 >@DE 5:77:4F=E 7@C 2?J@?6 E@ ECF=J HC2A E96:C >:?5 2C@F?5[ :E H@F=5 92G6 E@ 36 4@>AC696?5:?8 E96 E:?J H@C=5 @7 46==D 2?5 >@=64F=6D 2?5 E96 @G6C 7@FC 2?5 2 92=7 3:==:@?
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Aug 28, 2024 | 
biorxiv.org | Young-Jun Park |Chen Liu |Jimin Lee |Jack Brown
AbstractDPP4 was considered a canonical receptor for merbecoviruses until the recent discovery of African bat-borne MERS-related coronaviruses using ACE2. The extent and diversity with which merbecoviruses engage ACE2 and their receptor species tropism remain unknown. Here, we reveal that HKU5 enters host cells utilizing Pipistrellus abramus (P.abr) and several non-bat mammalian ACE2s through a binding mode distinct from that of any other known ACE2-using coronaviruses.
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Aug 18, 2024 | 
theparisnews.com | Jack Brown
In the battle to fight diseases of all types, few advancements in science can rival the precision and power of humanized monoclonal antibodies. If you were to rank game-changing leaps in research and medical science, as we often do athletes, then monoclonal antibodies would be in your top five and even be in the GOAT conversations. kAmx?
