A team of UC Merced researchers has shown that tiny artificial cells can accurately keep time, mimicking the daily rhythms found in living organisms. Their findings shed light on how biological clocks stay on schedule despite the inherent…
Category: 5. Biology
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You may already have some protection from bird flu, but don’t count on it
Some people may already have a tiny bit of protection against H5N1 bird flu.
Several recent studies have found that those who caught seasonal flus or received flu vaccinations have low levels of antibodies against H5N1 avian…
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Long-acting Injectable for Parkinson’s Lasts One Week
A novel biodegradable gel delivers Parkinson’s medications via a single weekly shot, potentially replacing current regimens of multiple pills per day. The corresponding study was published in Drug…
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Centauri Therapeutics receives an additional $5.1 M from CARB-X to progress ABX-01 lead compound to first in human clinical trials
Centauri Therapeutics Limited (‘Centauri’), an immunotherapy company with a unique and proprietary platform technology applicable across a wide range of therapeutic indications, announced today that CARB-X (Combating…
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Monmouth Scientific launches refreshed brand and new website
Monmouth Scientific have launched a refreshed brand identity alongside a newly redesigned website. As a leading UK manufacturer of clean air and containment solutions, the updates reflect the company’s continued focus on providing…
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Did humans learn to walk in trees?
It’s hard to tell when — and why — our ancestors got down from trees and started walking on two legs. Many early hominins capable of bipedal walking were also well-adapted for climbing, and we lack fossil evidence from a key period when climate…
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Air Pollution Linked to Higher Chance of Dementia
Three kinds of air pollution are linked to a higher chance of developing dementia. The corresponding study was published in The Lancet Planetary Health.
“Epidemiological evidence plays a crucial role in…
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Optimizing ethyl methanesulphonate for mutagenesis of selected tef [Eragrostis tef (Zucc.) Trotter] genotypes
Cultivars, EMS doses, durations and their interaction effects on agronomic traits
Combined analysis of variance showing the effect of EMS doses, duration and interaction effects on assessed parameters of the M1 generation of the founder cultivars…
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A Large-Scale Dataset of Pre-Treatment TCR Repertoires in Colorectal Cancer Patients
The T cell receptor (TCR) is a protein expressed on the surface of T cells that is critical in the detection of diverse antigens and in the initiation of immune responses. TCRs are composed of alpha (α) and beta (β), or gamma (γ) and delta…
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Why genomic diversity should not be framed by census alone
Efforts to increase diversity in genomics datasets often default to proportional representation based on global census figures1. This approach equates inclusion with demographic parity, overlooking the scientific and ethical dimensions of…
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