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Dual epigenetic marks found to regulate cell identity
Shedding light on what determines how cells become what they are meant to be-nerves, bone, muscles, etc.-can also help researchers understand how diseases develop when these biological programs break down.
Now, researchers at Case…
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Caffeine Can Reduce Effectiveness of Certain Antibiotics, New Research Suggests
Researchers from the University of Tübingen and the University of Würzburg have found that ingredients of our daily diet — including caffeine — can influence the resistance of bacteria to antibiotics; they’ve discovered that bacteria…
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Inside the Biden Administration’s Gamble to Freeze China’s AI Future
War or not, the Biden administration was placing a high-stakes bet that the United States could use its leverage to hold China back, and that the losses in terms of foregone US exports to China and collateral damage to bilateral ties would be…
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Space Force to absorb Air Guard space missions, sidestepping push for Space National Guard
WASHINGTON — The Space Force will assume control of all space missions currently handled by Air National Guard units by Oct. 1, a consolidation move that bypasses years of lobbying for a separate Space National Guard.
To continue…
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Gene editing restores hearing and balance in adult mice with DFNA41 deafness
Zheng-Yi Chen, DPhil, associate scientist at the Eaton-Peabody Laboratories, and Ines and Fredrick Yeatts Chair in Otolaryngology, at Mass Eye and Ear, is the senior and co-corresponding author of a paper published in the Journal of…
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In 1978, palaeontologists unearthed an ancient sea reptile from a German quarry. They’ve only just realised its significance
A study has identified a new species of plesiosaur named Plesionectes longicollum that is thought to have swam the oceans during the Toarcian period, nearly 183 million years ago.
Excavated from a quarry in Germany in 1978, the specimen has…
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Mystery of the “Little Red Dots” May Finally Be Solved
The James Webb Space Telescope has revealed many wonders of the early universe, but few discoveries have puzzled astronomers more than some mysterious “little red dots.” These tiny, brilliant galaxies appear scattered across deep space…
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Brain organoids reveal early changes in familial Alzheimer’s disease
Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is the most common neurodegenerative disease in older people, affecting up to 1 in 20 individuals aged 65 and above. In addition to environmental and lifestyle factors, genetic mutations can predispose an…
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Record US$5.3M Sale of Largest Mars Rock Sparks Global Dispute : ScienceAlert
The recent auction of a Martian meteorite – for a record-grabbing $5.3 million at Sotheby’s New York – has sparked questions over its provenance and renewed debate over who gets to claim rocks fallen from the heavens.
The hefty 54-pound…
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