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Skull Immune Structures May Provide First Response Against Brain Cancer
For decades, scientists assumed that the brain and the immune system did not communicate. A study by researchers at Washington…
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Scientists Analyze 267 Receptors That Control Protein Fate in Rare Diseases
Researchers from the International Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology in Warsaw (IIMCB) say they have created the first systematic…
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Protecting Scientific Intent in AI-Enabled Labs by Not Letting AI Set the Mission
Forget self-driving labs. For scientific AI to thrive, humans must always be in charge, setting objectives, constraints, risks, and interpreting…
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Brain organoids survive and mature for more than five years
Scientists have kept human brain organoids alive and developing for more than five years, creating the longest-running laboratory model yet…
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Boehringer places phase 1 study of investigational drug on hold to examine ‘safety event’
Boehringer Ingelheim has suspended a phase 1 trial of an investigational small molecule drug while it seeks to understand a…
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Chutes & Ladders—Neumora shuffles leadership ahead of IND
Joshua Pinto, Ph.D., has been appointed chief executive officer of Neumora Therapeutics, a clinical-stage biotech with obesity and neuro assets.
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Yangtze River Delta Cities Underestimate Methane Emissions from Natural Gas Use
Natural gas has long been promoted as a cleaner alternative to coal and oil, particularly in China’s rapidly expanding cities.…
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Largest-Ever Chromosome-Scale Genome Comparison Maps Animal Biodiversity
A human, an octopus, and a coral may appear to belong to entirely different worlds, yet their chromosomes preserve traces…
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Deep-learning infrared metasensor enables high-accuracy real-time hyperspectropolarimetric imaging
A new infrared imaging system combines hyperspectral sensing, polarization analysis and deep learning in a single meta-sensor, promising a faster…
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Study reveals how composition and interfaces shape wave-transparent Si3N4 composite performance
High-temperature wave-transparent composites could help hypersonic vehicles maintain communication while flying through extreme aerodynamic heating, according to a new study…