Monthly Archives: June 2025

Aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AHR): a rehabilitated target for therapeutic immune modulation

At the request of one of my former postdocs (who is now a dept chair at Yale) — and who has been on this GEITP mailing list since its beginning in 2008 — today’s blog discusses an invited review that … Continue reading →

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Machine-learning framework for quantifying serum albumin binding of PFAS

Professor Eaton’s description [see below] of the extremely complicated issues identified ~30 years ago — further underscores the need for new technology such as machine-learning to try to advance research knowledge in the PFAS field (as described in the original … Continue reading →

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The intriguing history of the Denisovan Segment of Hominin Evolution

Paleoanthropology is the branch of anthropology associated with fossil hominids. Is it related to gene-environment interactions…??  CERTAINLY…!! Evolution of all life on Earth involves the constant formation of new species — in response to environmental adversity; whichever species is better … Continue reading →

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We Are Seeing More Autism, and It’s Mostly Genetic — more

COMMENTS ON FIRST POST: This is an excellent thought, Paul — (“are there other clearly identifiable ethnic groups where such studies (risk of ASD frequency) could be conducted — between populations of patients with the same genetic background, but different … Continue reading →

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Cells that control puberty

Most cells that control puberty are late bloomers mouse pituatary glands Postnatal gonadotrophs (yellow, left) are far more common in mouse pituitary glands than ones that arise during development (green, right). Sheridan et al./Nature Communications (2025) During puberty, a group … Continue reading →

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