Cancer patients often do better with less intensive treatment, new research finds
New research presented at the American Society of Clinical Oncology annual meeting finds that scaling back treatment can be better for some cancer patients without compromising outcomes. Studies on ovarian cancer, esophageal cancer, and Hodgkin lymphoma found less intensive treatment was equally effective or sometimes better than standard treatment. For ovarian cancer, not removing lymph […]
100 years ago, US citizenship for Native Americans came without voting rights in swing states
100 years ago, the Indian Citizenship Act of 1924 was passed, granting citizenship to all Native Americans born in the US. However, many states still denied them the right to vote for several more decades. In New Mexico and Arizona, Native Americans were not able to vote until the 1940s/1950s. Some argue this was intentional […]
Humble fern from New Caledonia boasts world’s largest genome
Researchers have discovered that the Tmesipteris oblanceolata fern species native to New Caledonia has the largest genome of any known organism. Its genome is 7% larger than the previous record-holder, a Japanese plant called Paris japonica. The fern’s genome is over 50 times larger than the human genome. If uncoiled, the fern’s DNA would extend […]