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3D Atherosclerosis Model Enables High-Throughput Drug Screening

A groundbreaking 3D, three-layer nanomatrix vascular sheet that possesses multiple features of atherosclerosis has been applied for developing a high-throughput functional assay of drug candidates to treat this disease.
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Newly Discovered Microbe Can Help Corals Survive Bleaching

Researchers discovered for the first time a single-celled microbe that can help corals survive ocean-warming events like bleaching. The new study offers new information on the role microbes might play in helping corals.
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Study Adds Support to Theory That Life Began in Hot Springs

A new study has shown how a spectrum of organic molecules, including fatty acids, can form in conditions mimicking those of hot springs, supporting the theory that life began there.
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Type of Immune Cell Can Attack Cancer

Researchers have discovered that a type of immune cell in the human body known to be important for allergy and other immune responses can also attack cancer.
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Researcher Develop Drinkable, Carbon Monoxide-Infused Foam To Enhance Effectiveness of Cancer Therapy

Researchers developed a drinkable, carbon monoxide-infused foam that boosted the effectiveness of the therapy, known as autophagy inhibition, in mice and human cells.
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How Stem Cell Embryo Models Won Method of the Year

A collection of ingenious biological tools for studying the genesis of life has been awarded Nature Methods’ coveted Method of the Year award for 2023
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New Protein Complex Found To Control DNA Repair

A scientific team led by Christian Seiser from MedUni Vienna's Center for Anatomy and Cell Biology has now discovered a previously unrecognised control point for the repair of damage to genetic material (DNA) in the human body.
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Vitamin A Metabolite Explains Why Humans See Colors Dogs Can’t

Have you ever wondered why dogs and cats can only see a limited color spectrum, while humans are able to envision a spectrum that is millions of colors-wide? Researchers from John Hopkins University set out to understand this phenomenon.
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Study Assesses Potential Health Hazards of Toxic Algae Blooms

To help uncover potential human health hazards associated with harmful algae blooms in the IRL, researchers collected water samples from 20 sites within the lagoon during wet and dry seasons over a three-year period.
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Chandelier Cells Are Activated by Unexpected Situations

New research shows a specific type of brain cell found in small numbers in the cortex is activated by unexpected situations.
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