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Genetic background influences cancer risk

2 clusters · 7 sources · last updated about 3 hours ago

Latest: Genetic Background Determines Cancer Risk in Mouse Study

Researchers from Yale Cancer Center, the University of Cambridge and collaborators published a Nature paper reporting that inherited genetic differences shape how the body repairs DNA damage from smoking. In mouse models

Transmissible melanoma in Lake Memphremagog catfish

3 clusters · 23 sources · last updated 3 days ago

Latest: Transmissible melanoma discovered in Vermont’s Lake Memphremagog catfish

Researchers have confirmed a fourth transmissible cancer, the first in a freshwater species, affecting brown bullhead catfish in Lake Memphremagog (Vermont–Quebec). Anglers first noted dark, tar‑like lesions in 2012; sur

Southeast Indian Ridge seafloor dynamics – new data

5 clusters · 10 sources · last updated 3 days ago

Latest: Scientists Record Major Seabed Subsidence in Indian Ocean

The abrupt opening of a 100‑km segment of the Southeast Indian Ridge on 26 April 2024 released about 160 million m³ of lava and drove seafloor advance at up to five centimetres per minute for six days before slowing to r

Genetics, obesity and tumor evolution linked to cancer risk

2 clusters · 19 sources · last updated 4 days ago

Latest: Nature study links inherited genetics to cancer risk and tumour evolution

A July 23 study by Germany’s DKFZ, using UK Biobank data from 458,000 adults, showed that excess body weight—especially abdominal fat measured by waist circumference and waist‑to‑hip ratio—could account for over ten perc

UC San Diego humanoid robot gallbladder trials

6 clusters · 47 sources · last updated 6 days ago

Latest: UC San Diego researchers debut humanoid surgical robots on live pigs

In early July 2026 UC San Diego researchers began pre‑clinical testing of off‑the‑shelf Unitree G1 humanoid robots (“Surgie”) for laparoscopic gallbladder removal in live pigs. Initial studies demonstrated a compact head