After a newborn (born to a mother infected with the 2019 novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) testing positive for COVID-19 infection within 36 hours of birth, there were concerns about whether the virus could be contracted in the womb. A new…
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CRISPR Immune Cells Not Only Survive, They Thrive After Infusion Into Cancer Patients
In the first-ever (sanctioned) investigational use of multiple edits to the human genome, a study found that cells edited in three specific ways and then removed from patients and brought back into the lab setting were able to kill cancer months…
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Fireflies Face Extinction Threat Due To Pesticides, Habitat Loss, And Light Pollution
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Sound of an Egyptian mummy heard again for first time in 3,000 years
The sound of a mummified priest has been heard for the first time in 3,000 years, thanks to ingenious research by academics at Royal Holloway, University of London, University of York and Leeds Museum and Galleries.
Professor David Howard, from…
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Imaging uncovers secrets of medicine’s mysterious ivory manikins
Little is known about the origins of manikins–small anatomical sculptures thought to be used by doctors four centuries ago–but now advanced imaging techniques have offered a revealing glimpse inside these captivating ivory dolls.
Researchers…
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‘Ghost’ footprints from Pleistocene era revealed by radar tech CORNELL UNIVERSITY
Invisible footprints hiding since the end of the last ice age – and what lies beneath them – have been discovered by Cornell University researchers using a special type of radar in a novel way.
The fossilized footprints reveal a wealth of…
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Scientists explore Egyptian mummy bones with x-rays and infrared light
Experiments at the Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) are casting a new light on Egyptian soil and ancient mummified bone samples that could provide a richer understanding of daily life and environmental…
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2,000-year-old Herculaneum Scrolls from Institut de France being studied using UK’s Synchrotron, Diamond Light Source
Researchers led by the renowned ancient artefacts decoder, Professor Brent Seales, will be using Diamond, the UK’s national synchrotron science facility in the heart of Oxfordshire, to examine a collection of world-famous ancient artefacts…
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Elon Musk’s Starship may be more moral catastrophe than bold step in space exploration
Elon Musk, founder of private space-faring company SpaceX, recently unveiled his new Starship craft.
Amazingly, it is designed to carry up to 100 crew members on interplanetary journeys throughout the solar system, starting with Mars in 2024.
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Archaeology at BESSY II
The first thing that catches an archaeologist’s eye on the small piece of papyrus from Elephantine Island on the Nile is the apparently blank patch.
Researchers from the Egyptian Museum, Berlin universities and Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin have now…
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