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Faecal transmission could make cancer therapy more effective

In some patients, the skin cancer does not respond to immunotherapy. (Image: Nasekom / iStock) How well people respond to cancer drugs apparently also...

When do we start looking for our image?

From an early age, children develop awareness of the opinions of others. (Photo: gradyreese / iStock) How do I affect my fellow human beings?...

Noise inferno in the realm of Poseidon

Scientists in many marine regions are using acoustic instruments to research the soundscape in the sea. (Photo: Jana Winderen) It was never quiet in...

Dwarf planet with bruises

This false color photograph shows the blue shimmering areas on Ceres in turquoise. (Image: NASA / JPL-Caltech, UCLA, MPS / DLR / IDA...

New starting point for diabetes treatment

Model of the insulin-inhibitory receptor "Inceptor" (black). (Image: Helmholtz Munich) A newly discovered receptor could in the future provide a starting point for treating...

Finds at the Porta Westfalica

Among the finds from the Migration Period are a brooch with two stylized animal figures (left) and a cast needle in the shape of...

Monkeys interpret other people’s conversations

Common marmosets are native to South America. (Image: neil bowman / iStock) When common marmoset monkeys hear sound recordings of conspecifics, they can clearly...

Arctic Ocean once full of fresh water

The illustration shows a period of sweetening of the Arctic Ocean, with a view of the processes in the area of ​​the narrow connections...

Gut microbe makes mothers careless

Escherichia coli (E. coli) is a common intestinal bacterium in humans and animals. There are many different strains, some of which can be...

Find a species of mouse believed dead

Volcanic deposits on Mount Pinatubo. (Image: Wyco / iStock Unexpected rediscovery: The eruption of the Pinatubo volcano in 1991 on the Philippine island of...

Primeval fish with a sucking bite

Comparison of the skulls of alligator pike (left) and Tiktaalik. (Image: Justin Lemberg / University of Chicago) To survive on land, the first vertebrates...

New look at a historical riddle

The rescue team found only the tattered tent, some skis and nine bodies. (Image: Djatlov Memorial Foundation) 62 years ago, a ski expedition set...

Armor effect discovered in roots

The newly described "MCS" feature is characterized by small cells with thick walls directly under the root surface. (Image: Hannah Schneider, Penn State) Small,...

Ancient carbonates are evidence of water

The Flensburg meteorite, which weighs 24.5 grams, is around 4.5 billion years old. (Image: A. Bischoff / M. Patzek, University of Münster) The Flensburg...

Corona vaccine: Effective despite mutations

BioNTech's mRNA vaccine is also effective against variants B.1.1.7. (Image: aprott / iStock) The further the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus spreads, the more common mutations become....

Wildlife corridors: consider the human factor!

Wolves cross a "green bridge" that was built to connect fragmented habitats in Germany. (Image: Conservation Biogeography, Humboldt University Berlin) They are intended to...

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