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Engineered Human Neurons Restore Damaged Spinal Cord Circuits
Spinal cord injuries affect an estimated 15–20 million people worldwide, frequently causing permanent loss of movement, sensation, and independence. Damage…
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Scientists grow muscle protein for fake meat in lettuce and tobacco chloroplasts
Scientists have engineered tobacco and lettuce plants to produce myoglobin—the iron-rich protein responsible for much of meat’s red color and…
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Stimulation Modulates Gene-Linked Cell Assemblies in the Human Brain
Electrical stimulation of the human brain can reorganize neural activity in ways that are closely tied to gene regulation, according…
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Context scraps bispecific T-cell engager program to extend cash runway deeper into 2027
Context Therapeutics has stopped development of the bispecific T-cell engager CT-95, freeing up cash to extend its runway beyond readouts…
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Entangled particles cross Washington suburbs, advancing quantum network development
A quantum signal has completed a difficult journey through 62 kilometers of aerial fiber in the Maryland suburbs, surviving the…
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Heart attacks decline, cancer cases rise, while survival improves
Medical progress is transforming not only how long people live, but also the diseases they live with. A new population-based…
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WS2-Templated Two-Step Anion Exchange Grows Metastable Quasi-1D W6Te6 on One-Inch Wafers
Metastable materials often vanish from the laboratory bench before researchers can study them. They form only briefly, quickly transforming into…
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Targeting sensory nerves after growth plate injuries could enhance healing
A child’s broken bone can heal in an unexpected way. Instead of restoring the delicate architecture of the growth plate,…
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Pumas May Reduce Wildlife Collisions, Making Roads Safer for Drivers
Living alongside pumas may seem like a dangerous bargain, but new research suggests that the presence of these large predators…
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Chrono-atlas maps cell-specific daily gene rhythms during colon regeneration
A healing colon does not simply switch genes on and off. Its cells appear to follow a complex daily timetable,…