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Elephant in bush

Capturing elephants from the wild hinders their reproduction for over a decade

Capturing elephants to keep in captivity not only hinders their reproduction immediately, but also has a negative effect on their calves, according to new research.
Photo of Ivory tusks

At least one in five wildlife species traded globally, study finds

Scientists have found that at least one in five land-based species is bought and sold on the world market, in new research which has quantified the extent of the global wildlife trade for the first time.
DNA strands

New research reveals that genes on the insect genome resulting from horizontal gene transfer contribute to the synthesis of the cell envelope of a bacterial endosymbiont

The project brought together scientists from the University of Montana, the California Institute of Technology, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, and the University of ºù«Ӱҵ.
Patient

Scientists prove low cost arthritis drug can be used to effectively treat blood cancer sufferers

A simple arthritis drug could be an effective, low cost solution to treat patients with blood cancers such as polycythemia vera (PV) and essential thrombocythemia (ET), a breakthrough study by the University of ºù«Ӱҵ has shown.
RINGs of DNA damage in human cells caused by the typhoid toxin underlying typhoid fever

Typhoid toxin accelerates cell ageing to enhance killer infection, study reveals

The discovery could pave the way for development of new diagnostics and earlier treatment for typhoid.