Links for July 2026
A new therapeutic approach developed by McMaster researchers could help prevent brain cancer. Targets inosine monophosphate dehydrogenase 2 (IMPDH2), one of two enzymes researchers say is “vital” to metastases.
Decline of Ph.D. Admissions Could Imperil a ‘Generation of New Talent’. Some of the nation’s top research universities are shrinking doctoral programs because of uncertain federal funding.
25% decline in PhD science students over the last two years.
New Theory of Smallest Human: Not a Hunter, But Eater of Lizard Leftovers.
Homo floresiensis had been on Flores for at least 700,000 years and apparently over 1.2 million, did not have fire.
Homo luzonensis: A small, ancient human species from the Philippines.
Homo luzonensis, discovered on the island of Luzon in the Philippines. Just 13 fossils of this ancient human species have been found.
Injections of ‘MOTS-c’ Can Make You Live Longer. If You Are a Mouse. Discovery may become a springboard for developing drugs with a potential effect on aging and longevity.
Results were unclear: MOTS-c is an exercise-induced mitochondrial-encoded regulator of age-dependent physical decline and muscle homeostasis
Why ‘The Ocean Cleanup’ Hasn’t Solved the Plastic Pollution Crisis
The Ocean Cleanup: 117.3 million pounds of waste at $72 million
Ocean Conservancy’s International Coastal Cleanup: 400 million pounds waste at $6 million (volunteers at beaches)
The end of the genetic paradigm of cancer. The growing awareness of epigenetic changes in cancer.