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4-billion-year-old Mineral Offers Clues About Mars’ Steaming Hot Past

Posted in Science on 25th Nov, 2024
by Alexander Muller

A meteorite known as 'Black Beauty' hints at the Red Planet's ancient hydrothermal systems.

Implants Made Of Your Blood Could Repair Broken Bone

Posted in Medicine, Science on 25th Nov, 2024
by Alexander Muller

A new technique for making implants created from a patient’s own blood to regenerate injuries, even repairing bone.

A ChatGPT-Like AI Can Now Design Whole New Genomes From Scratch

Posted in Medicine, Science on 25th Nov, 2024
by Alexander Muller

Having learned the genomic vocabulary, algorithms like Evo could help scientists probe evolution, decipher our cells’ inner workings, tackle biological mysteries, and fast-track synthetic biology by designing complex new biomolecules.

The Blind Can See Again With An Implant The Size Of A Grain Of Salt

Posted in Hardware, Medicine, Science on 25th Nov, 2024
by Alexander Muller

“To my knowledge, this is the first time that restoration of the ability to fluently read has ever been definitively shown in blind patients.”

Europe Aims To Visit This Large Asteroid When It Brushes By Earth In 2029

Posted in Science on 25th Nov, 2024
by Alexander Muller

Apophis won’t hit Earth in 2029. Instead, it will pass by Earth very close. Apophis will be visible with the naked eye.

Project Wants To Sequence The DNA Of All Complex Life On Earth

Posted in Featured, Science, Software on 25th Nov, 2024
by Alexander Muller

It seeks to genetically profile over a million plants, animals, and fungi.

What Can Cancer Research Learn From Agricultural Pest Management?

Posted in Medicine, Science on 25th Nov, 2024
by Alexander Muller

Borrowing principles from pest management, researchers aim to extend the survival rate and quality of life for cancer patients.

Smoking Could Cause 300,000 Cancer Cases In UK By 2029, Study Finds

Posted in Medicine, Science on 25th Nov, 2024
by Alexander Muller

MPs are being urged to back plans to make the UK the first country to eradicate smoking, as new figures suggest tobacco will result in almost 300,000 Britons getting cancer within the next five years.

£3m For World-first Trial To Revolutionise Brain Cancer Treatment

Posted in Medicine, Science on 23rd Nov, 2024
by Alexander Muller

The 5G platform trial, will use a unique, flexible approach to test multiple medicines as treatments for people living with glioblastoma, a fast-growing form of brain cancer which lacks treatment options.

Tissue Is The Issue For Novel Cancer Drug Discovery

Posted in Medicine, Science on 23rd Nov, 2024
by Alexander Muller

Tissue standardization processes are of critical importance for advancing cancer research.

COVID Caused Cancer Tumours To Shrink In Mice

Posted in Medicine, Science on 23rd Nov, 2024
by Alexander Muller

This mechanism is particularly exciting because it offers a new approach to fighting cancer that doesn’t rely on T cells, which are the focus of many current immunotherapy treatments.

'Exciting' New Way To Treat Cancer Discovered By Glasgow Researchers

Posted in Medicine, Science on 23rd Nov, 2024
by Alexander Muller

A new discovery may have brought the use of Salmonella to fight bowel cancer one step closer.