The future of affordable cancer immunotherapy. ( doi.org )
Scientists grow whole model of human embryo, without sperm or egg ( www.bbc.co.uk )
Ectopic callose deposition into woody biomass modulates the nano-architecture of macrofibrils ( www.nature.com )
Plant biomass plays an increasingly important role in the circular bioeconomy, replacing non-renewable fossil resources. Genetic engineering of this lignocellulosic biomass could benefit biorefinery transformation chains by lowering economic and technological barriers to industrial processing. However, previous efforts have...
Global trends in incidence, death, burden and risk factors of early-onset cancer from 1990 to 2019 ( bmjoncology.bmj.com )
Zhao J, Xu L, Sun J, et al Global trends in incidence, death, burden and risk factors of early-onset cancer from 1990 to 2019 BMJ Oncology 2023;2:e000049. doi: 10.1136/bmjonc-2023-000049...
Brain's Weight Switch Found: May Let Us Eat What We Want, Finally ( neurosciencenews.com )
A new discovery reveals that astrocytes, star-shaped cells in the brain, play a key role in regulating fat metabolism and obesity. These cells act on a cluster of neurons, known as the GABRA5 cluster, effectively acting as a “switch” for weight regulation....
How would room-temperature superconductors change science? ( www.nature.com )
Great article.
Scientists use quantum device to slow chemical process by factor of 100bn ( www.sydney.edu.au )
New research - and a world-first experimental result - display the potential for using quantum technology to explore new designs in material science, drugs or solar energy harvesting.
Autoimmune Registry adds Long COVID to its List of Diseases ( www.autoimmuneregistry.org )
The Autoimmune Registry has determined that biomarkers of immune system activity similar to those seen in many autoimmune and autoinflammatory diseases justify the inclusion of Long COVID on its list of diseases.
What to know about COVID as hospitalizations go up and some places bring back masks ( www.usatoday.com )
A late-summer uptick in COVID-19 infections, hospitalizations and deaths has some schools, hospitals and other businesses scrambling to keep illness from spreading....
Severely limiting your intake of carbohydrates and fats, you may be shortening your lifespan ( www.theinnovativehorizon.com )
Doctors Remove Woman’s Brain Implant Against Her Will ( futurism.com )
How Much Dietary Fat Do We Really Need? ( www.strongerbyscience.com )
Our Human Ancestors Very Nearly Went Extinct 900,000 Years Ago, Genetics Suggest ( www.smithsonianmag.com )
doi.org/10.1126/science.abq7487
Wolves and dogs recruit human partners in the cooperative string-pulling task ( www.nature.com )
Abstract In comparison to non-human animals, humans are highly flexible in cooperative tasks, which may be a result of their ability to understand a partner’s role in such interactions. Here, we tested if wolves and dogs could flexibly adjust their behaviour according to whether they needed a partner to solve a cooperative...
Webb Reveals New Structures Within Iconic Supernova ( webbtelescope.org )
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has begun the study of one of the most renowned supernovae, SN 1987A (Supernova 1987A). Located 168,000 light-years away in the Large Magellanic Cloud, SN 1987A has been a target of intense observations at wavelengths ranging from gamma rays to radio for nearly 40 years, since its discovery in...
T-cells Infiltrate Brain, Cause Respiratory Distress in Condition Affecting the Immunocompromised ( news.illinois.edu )
Anxious individuals shift emotion control from lateral frontal pole to dorsolateral prefrontal cortex - Nature Communications ( www.nature.com )
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Societal stigma and mistreatment in healthcare among gender minority people: a cross-sectional study - International Journal for Equity in Health ( equityhealthj.biomedcentral.com )
Dead trees around the world are shocking scientists ( knowablemagazine.org )
Forests once deemed resilient are suffering surprising die-offs. To predict the fate of the world’s woods in the face of climate change, researchers need to understand how trees die.
Microplastics infiltrate all systems of body, cause behavioral changes ( www.sciencedaily.com )
Prehistoric bird once thought extinct returns to New Zealand wild ( www.theguardian.com )
In New Zealand, the return of wild takahē populations marks a cautiously celebrated conservation victory, and the return of one of the world’s rarest creatures. The birds had been formally declared extinct in 1898, their already-reduced population devastated by the arrival of European settlers’ animal companions: stoats,...
The Oldest Living Shark ( www.livescience.com )
Link to the relevant study: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.aaf1703
Should We All Be Eating Like The Rock? ( www.theatlantic.com )
Why and when was lactase persistence selected for? Insights from Central Asian herders and ancient DNA ( journals.plos.org )
The genetic adaptation of humans to the consumption of milk from dairying animals is one of the most emblematic cases of recent human evolution. While the phenotypic change under selection, lactase persistence (LP), is known, the evolutionary advantage conferred to persistent individuals remains obscure. One informative but...
