The trajectory of base editing has been remarkable, progressing from the laboratory to patient care, treating debilitating or terminal illnesses, in less than a decade. A type of gene editing that makes chemical changes to our DNA, base editing…
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New DNA base editor minimizes bystander edits while maintaining high efficiency
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The $12 Million Medical Fraud That Put Patients At Risk
Prosecutors say that patients at an Alaska-based clinic were underdosed, injected with free or expired drugs, and billed for full doses. Now, the doctor who was calling the shots is going to jail.
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LUCID Expands RGB-D Time-of-Flight Camera Family with New Helios2 Chroma Models
Burnaby, BC, Canada – March 18, 2026 – LUCID Vision Labs, Inc., a leading designer and manufacturer of industrial cameras, today announced the addition of the Helios®2 Chroma and Helios®2+ Chroma factory-calibrated RGB-D cameras to its…
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ChatGPT Was Asked the Same Question 10 Times. The Answers Kept Changing
ChatGPT can sound convincing, but this study shows it still struggles to tell what’s actually true. Washington State University professor Mesut Cicek and his team repeatedly evaluated ChatGPT by giving it hypotheses drawn from scientific…
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System-wide medication algorithm leads to better blood pressure control
A blood pressure program adopted across the University of California’s six academic medical centers has effectively lowered hypertension and prevented serious disease or death for thousands of patients, according to a new study led by UC San…
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GLP-1 medications used to treat diabetes and obesity may also help alleviate symptoms of anxiety and depression
GLP-1 medications used to treat diabetes and obesity were associated with a reduced need for hospital care and sickness absence due to psychiatric reasons, a new study shows. The large register-based study was carried out in collaboration between…
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Neanderthals May Have Used Birch Tar as Natural Antibiotic
New experiments show that tar made from birch bark — long known as a tool adhesive — can inhibit harmful bacteria such as Staphylococcus aureus, suggesting Neanderthals may have used it to treat wounds and manage infection during the Ice…
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New ice core studies expand histories of greenhouse gases and ocean temperature to 3 million years
New analyses of ancient ice from Antarctica and the air contained inside it are extending the history of Earth’s climate records and expanding researchers’ understanding of how the planet has changed over the last 3 million years.
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How to stop panic buying: Research finds COVID lesson
Panic buying doesn’t just respond to shortages—it creates them. And according to a University of the Sunshine Coast behavioral scientist, the lessons learned during COVID-19 remain critical for preventing future buying frenzies.
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Sam Altman’s thank-you to coders draws the memes
If you need a cathartic release from the news that Amazon laid off 16,000 workers, Block chopped nearly half its workforce, Atlassian pared back 10% of staffers, and Meta is reportedly considering another massive round of layoffs, all in the…
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