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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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External Explanation of Cognitive Control in Prefrontal Cortex and Dopamine Relation

Behaviors are occurring with the activity of neurons, the interaction between the brain’s output and impute systems. Some animals have bigger brains, so their behaviors and alternatives are more flexible. Having these kinds of flexibility is not always giving a pure advantage to an organism1. Having a large scale of information gathered from the outside

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Balıklar Neden Donmuyorlar?

Sıcaklık sıfırın altına indiğinde suyun donduğu gerçeğini hepimiz biliriz. Tüm organizmalarda da tıpkı vücudumuzda olduğu gibi belirli bir oranda su bulunur. Peki, soğuk ortamlarda yaşayan canlılar neden donmazlar? Spesifik olarak soracak olursak Antarktika gibi buzullarla kaplı sularda balıklar nasıl yaşarlar? Bu yazımda sizlere antifriz proteinler (AFP’ler) hakkında bilgiler vererek özellikle balıkların soğuk ortamlara adaptasyonuna ışık

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