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Hibernation

Living beings, especially animals like mammals, have (plural) a state named ‘hibernation’. It can be described as a state or natural tolerance with minimal action and metabolic activity1. Commonly; it has several symptoms like low heart rate and temperature, slow metabolism, and minimum activity.1 We commonly see this state in wintertime, continuing for several months and […]

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Brief Introduction of Insulin Resistance and Its Effects

 Insulin is a crucial hormone that affects metabolism at an important level. Inefficiency or lower level of insulin is related to many chronic diseases. That is why understanding the mechanism and secretion of insulin became a priority in most of the research. Insulin is an endocrine peptide hormone that regulates anabolic responses by binding receptors

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Hybrid Speciation: Formation of New Species

Ever since hybrid speciation was discovered, botanists have believed that it plays a constructive part in plants. Recent genetic evidence has shown that hybrid speciation is also common in animals1. Hybrid speciation, one of the evolutionary types, has changed our understanding of the evolution of species.  Natural hybridization happens very rarely but plays a significant

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SCHIZOPHRENIA

Schizophrenia is a serious psychiatric disorder bearing both genetic and environmental causes 1 2. Whilst it has an impact on 1% of the population, it causes important consequences on society and the economy 3.  Each 1 in 300 people worldwide has a schizophrenia diagnosis according to World Health Organization 2022 data *[1]. Because the exact

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