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Evidence-tiered framework advances optogenetics toward clinical use
Optogenetics, the technique that allows researchers to switch defined cells on and off with light, has become one of the…
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Boston Scientific recalls spinal cord implant in wake of more than 1k serious injuries
Boston Scientific has issued another recall, this time for its spinal cord implant used to treat pain.
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MED1 shapes cancer gene expression in a context-dependent manner
In the dense machinery of gene regulation, few molecules have proven as paradoxical as MED1, a subunit of the Mediator…
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Gut Microbiota Metabolites Show Promise Against Disc Degeneration
In a discovery that could reshape how scientists think about back pain, researchers in China have mapped, molecule by molecule,…
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Avian influenza surveillance in poultry environments and pneumonia patients across three Chinese cities
Avian influenza viruses are continuing to circulate widely in the environments where humans and poultry intersect in China, even as…
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Arthropod-specific RNA virus discovered to boost host stress adaptation
In a finding that challenges the long-standing assumption that viruses are simply burdens to their hosts, researchers in China and…
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New Bacillus cereus strain from refinery sludge shows ethanol production and stress tolerance
Petroleum refinery sludge is one of the least hospitable environments on Earth—a toxic cocktail of hydrocarbons, heavy metals, and chemical…
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Natural selection shapes genomes across great ape species
In the most comprehensive survey of natural selection across our closest living relatives to date, an international team of researchers…
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Mitochondrial genome of Chinese asparagus reveals genetic secrets of its medicinal value
Scientists in China have assembled, for the first time, the complete mitochondrial genome of Asparagus cochinchinensis, a medicinal herb cherished…
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Transformer-based pipeline enables scalable phenotyping of rice root aerenchyma
Rice feeds more than half of humanity, but its flooded paddies come with a hidden atmospheric cost: waterlogged soils trap…