Notoriously hard to treat, pancreatic and colorectal cancers each have high recurrence rates in the years following treatment.
A new ‘off-the-shelf’ vaccine with the catchy name ELI-002 2P offers fresh hope for individuals affected by these…
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NASA Glenn Earns Commercial Invention of the Year Award
NASA’s Inventions and Contributions Board (ICB) has awarded Commercial Invention of the Year to NASA Glenn Research Center’s GRX-810: A 3D Printable Alloy Designed for Extreme Environments.
NASA Alloy GRX–810, an oxide dispersion…
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China’s 3rd-largest dam ditches foreign control chips for local tech
China’s Xiluodu Dam, among the world’s largest hydropower plants, has reportedly switched entirely from foreign control chips to domestically developed technology.
The transition addresses national security and supply chain concerns,…
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Llama-derived nanobody VHH21 destroys the spike-trimer of SARS-CoV-2
Neutralizing antibodies that merely block receptor binding are losing ground against heavily mutated SARS-CoV-2 Omicron sub-variants. A new approach now exploits a llama-derived nanobody—VHH21—that does not just bind the spike…
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China to produce 400,000 tons of green methanol from farm waste
Chinese electrolyzer manufacturer LONGi Green Energy has begun construction on a $325 million green methanol project in Inner Mongolia that will combine biomass gasification with hydrogen from the company’s electrolyzers.
Once fully…
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Single hair strand trapped in Inca device could change what’s known about medieval civilisation
A hair strand uncovered from an Incan astronomical device suggests record-keeping in the…
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Grocer Hy-Vee And Insurer Oscar Launch Employer Health Plan
Oscar Health and the grocery and pharmacy chain Hy-Vee are launching a new health insurance plan in the Des Moines area that they plan to take to multiple states and businesses. In this photo is a Hy-Vee grocery store that opened in 2015 in…
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Scot, 12, named on Time’s first Girls of the Year list after homelessness design
A UK pupil who designed a solar-powered backpack with an electric blanket inside to help…
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Rare immune mutation unlocks universal antiviral protection
For a few dozen people in the world, the downside of living with a rare immune condition comes with a surprising superpower-the ability to fight off all viruses.
Columbia immunologist Dusan Bogunovic discovered the individuals’…
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Scaffold-free cellular spheroids generate integrated osteochondral grafts
A new study in the peer-reviewed journal Tissue Engineering, Part A demonstrates the potential to produce cellular spheroids, from a clinically relevant embryonic stem cell derived mesenchymal stem cell (ES-MSC) source, to…
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