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The co-occurrence of multiple diseases in the same individual at rates exceeding chance. Comorbidity patterns are a central puzzle in medicine -- why do IBD patients develop CVD? Why does PCOS cluster with T2D? Why do neurodegenerative diseases associate with depression…
Hyperaccumulator plants are species that concentrate heavy metals in their tissues at 10–100× the levels found in non-accumulating species growing in the same soil. Over 700 plant species are known hyperaccumulators — primarily for nickel (~530 species), but also zinc, …
Mercury is the most toxic heavy metal with no known biological function. Its organic form -- methylmercury (MeHg) -- is the primary concern for dietary exposure via fish consumption. Mercury's toxicity centers on thiol group binding, glutathione depletion, and blood-bra…
The semen microbiome refers to the microbial community inhabiting the male reproductive tract and seminal fluid. Core genera identified through shotgun metagenomic sequencing include Corynebacterium, Staphylococcus, Streptococcus, and Prevotella, though composition vari…