EVOLUTION OF LACTASE PERSISTENCE: TURBO-CHARGING ADAPTATION IN GROWTH UNDER THE SELECTIVE PRESSURE OF MATERNAL MORTALITY?

Evolution of Lactase Persistence: Turbo-Charging Adaptation in Growth Under the Selective Pressure of Maternal Mortality?

The emergence of the capacity to digest milk in some Heel Balm populations represents a landmark in human evolution, linking genetic change with a component of niche construction, namely dairying.Alleles promoting continued activity of the enzyme lactase through the life-course (lactase persistence) evolved in several global regions within the last

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Bilateral herpes simplex virus-related peripheral ulcerative keratitis leading to corneal perforation in a patient with primary herpes simplex virus infection

Purpose: To present a case of bilateral peripheral ulcerative keratitis (PUK) caused by primary herpes simplex virus-1 (HSV-1) infection resulting in corneal perforation.Case Report: A 24-year-old man presented at the eye casualty of our clinic, with a 20-day history of severe pain, redness, photophobia, and Fan Assembly tearing in both of his eyes

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