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Trace Additive Could Help Compostable PLA Plastics Degrade in Backyards
MINNEAPOLIS / ST. PAUL (07/29/2026) — A team at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities reports a chemical tweak that…
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AI structural atlas reveals kinase specificity across the human proteome
Kinase-driven phosphorylation is a central switch in cell signaling, yet most sites in the human proteome remain poorly characterized. Among…
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Multi-omics Study Uncovers How Androgen Deprivation Reprograms Testis Sertoli Cells
A new multi-omic study has mapped how the human testicular niche remodels when androgen signaling is abruptly removed, offering a…
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Seafood intake may help close nutrition gaps in Brazil, study suggests
Brazil’s long coastline and rich marine life should, in theory, make seafood a nutritional powerhouse. Yet a new nationwide analysis…
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Latent Profiles of Age-Friendly Cities in Colombia Linked to Later-Life Ageism
A new study in Colombia is using a sophisticated statistical lens to map how older adults perceive the age-friendliness of…
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SACF and GILA multi-site study evaluates CRISPR/Cas9-edited cell transformation in vitro
A new multi-site study published in Gene Therapy reports that two streamlined assays—SACF and GILA—can improve how scientists evaluate whether…
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Danish and Swedish Study Links Early Hospital Contacts to Childhood Cancer Mortality
Hospitals are not only places where childhood cancer is treated—they also generate records of earlier health encounters. A new population-based…
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Gene base editing reverses Huntington’s disease in mice
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign report that a precision gene-editing strategy can reduce the toxic…
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Optical methods tackle complex optimization problems faster and more efficiently
Osaka, Japan—Optimization is the quiet engine behind everything from planning transport routes to organizing huge datasets. But as these problems…
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New Einstein puzzle variant uncovers surprising physics
Aperiodic order is back in the spotlight. A team at the Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo has…