September 2025

Will climate change increase mutation and cancer risk?

Will climate change increase mutation and cancer risk?

Rising sea levels, extreme weather, and ecosystem disruption, are well known consequences of climate change, but emerging research also reveals a more intimate threat: climate change may be directly damaging our chromosomes and altering our genetic makeup. This hidden consequence could have profound implications for human health and evolution.

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Plant vs. Animal Extracellular Vesicles (EVs)

Plant vs. Animal Extracellular Vesicles (EVs)

EVs are best known in the context of mammalian systems, where exosomes and microvesicles play critical roles in intercellular communication. However, plants also release vesicle-like particles with intriguing parallels, and key differences, from their animal counterparts.

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