A reduced genome in an island species raises evolutionary questions. Over the course of a few million years, the spider Dysdera tilosensis, which is found only in the Canary Islands, has cut the size of its genome by roughly half as it colonized the islands and adapted to its environment. This genom...
Stories by University of Barcelona
One of the Most Common Diabetes Treatments May Be Making the Disease Worse, Study Warns
(scitechdaily.com)
A new study suggests that one of the most common diabetes treatments may speed type 2 diabetes progression by causing insulin-producing cells to lose their functional identity. Sulphonylureas have been used to treat type 2 diabetes since the early 1950s and remain among the most frequently prescribe...