For diseases, when it comes to sharing a home, only close relatives will do
Being more generous to close relatives is a common theme in both our daily interactions and our understanding of how organisms resolve conflicts in nature. In a paper from July issue of The American Naturalist, biologists Britt Koskella (Indiana University), Tatiana Giraud (Université Paris-Sud), and Michael Hood (University of Virginia) asked whether similar rules apply to disease-causing microb...A buffet for early human relatives
University of Utah scientists improved a method of testing fossil teeth, and showed that early human relatives varied their diets with the seasons 1.8 million years ago, eating leaves and fruit when available in addition to seeds, roots, tubers and perhaps grazing animals. "By analyzing tooth enamel, we found that they ate lots of different things, and what they ate changed during the year...Autistic traits evident in relatives
In a startling revelation, new study demonstrates that relatives of people with autism may display autistic brain differences and behaviours linked to the condition, even though they may not suffer from the disorder themselves. // The work, reported in the New Scientist , was presented at the annual meeting of the Society of Neuroscience, in Washington DC by Dr Eric Peterson, from th...Faulty gene increases risk of breast cancer in relatives of patients
A report published in The Lancet has implicated a defective gene called Chek2 in the development of breast cancer in women who have relatives with the same condition. It is generally accepted among researchers that the faulty gene increases the risk of developing breast cancer// twice over. But the new research says that a variant of the gene could be responsible for placing relatives at...Grieving Relatives Reluctant To Give Consent For Organ Donation
A study states that the organ donation rate in UK is one of the lowest in Western Europe because the grieving relatives are reluctant to allow such procedures. // This was primarily due to the families are blocking the wishes of potential organ donors because they are distressed and confused about what their loved-ones would have wanted, campaigners warned yesterday. The UK Transplant...Patient's relatives attack doctors
Relatives of a patient, who died due to alleged negligence by doctors, attacked the medical staff at the government-run King George Hospital Sunday// in the coastal city of Visakhapatnam. Three doctors including the chief medical officer were injured in the attack while six doctors and other staff ran out of hospital for safety. Tension prevailed at the hospital as relativ...Climate Change Threatening to Wipe Out Wild Relatives of Key Crops
Climate change is threatening to completely wipe out wild relatives of plants such as potato and peanut, according to a new study released by the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR). According to the study, in the next 50 years as many as 61 percent of the 51 wild peanut species analyzed and 12 percent of the 108 wild potato species analyzed could beco...