Whenever the immune system fights a pathogen, it has a memory of that experience, whether it’s with an invader or a vaccine that mimics an infection, for example. Scientists have now developed a way to mine all of the rich history carried in a person’s immune…
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Scientists ‘bring back’ the woolly mammoth… as this mouse |BBC Science Focus Magazine
In a first for science, researchers have created mice that share the traits of the extinct woolly mammoth.
American biotechnology company Colossal Biosciences, which is behind the breakthrough, used a genome editing technique known as CRISPR to create what they’ve called the ‘Colossal Woolly…
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Simple ways to make better pancakes
For many people around the world, Shrove Tuesday – the traditional feast day marking the day before the Christian period of Lent – is now associated almost exclusively with one thing: pancakes.
Pancakes come in all shapes and sizes and are eaten by cultures all over the world. From French…
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As US turns to Putin, Europe races to forge Ukraine peace before Trump’s “surrender deal” hands it to Russia
Just days after Trump declared Ukraine “not peace-ready” following a frosty White House meeting with Volodymyr Zelenskyy, European leaders gathered in an extraordinary Sunday meeting, signaling their determination to chart their own course in the potential peace talks between Kyiv and…
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Nasal Spray Shows Promise for Traumatic Brain Injury
A nasal spray developed to combat neuroinflammation has shown promise in treating traumatic brain injury (TBI) in mouse models. The findings were published in Nature Neuroscience and may pave the way for novel treatment options for TBI and other forms of…
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At Oscars, Ukrainians get support, but Russians win awards
“You know what, Conan? I like the way I look cause I’m a good person. I don’t care about what I wear or I don’t wear.”
This line, uttered by American actor and comedian Adam Sandler wearing an inappropriate outfit and being cheeky while at it, may become one of the most memorable…
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Ukrainian soldiers saw the drone—and then did nothing. A Russian missile did the rest
A Russian missile strike on Ukrainian soldiers assembled in formation has resulted in mass casualties, according to reports that began emerging on Sunday evening, 2 March. Initially unclear, information gradually revealed that on 1 March, Russian forces had struck a training ground in…
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A child who got CAR-T cancer therapy is still disease-free 18 years later
About 18 years ago, a 4-year-old girl with a rare nerve cell cancer received an infusion of immune cells that were genetically engineered to fight the disease. Since then, she has remained cancer-free, possibly making her the longest-surviving patient with cancer who received this…
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Exploring superconducting electrons in twisted graphene — Harvard Gazette
Superconductors, materials that can transmit electricity without resistance, have fascinated physicists for over a century. First discovered in 1911 by Dutch physicist Heike Kamerlingh Onnes, who observed the phenomenon in solid mercury cooled with liquid helium to around minus 450 F (just a…
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Could Europe survive if America leaves NATO? The 5% question
Remember 2014, when NATO members considered 2% of GDP for defense ambitious? Now European leaders are seriously discussing doubling that figure to 5% — an unprecedented peacetime commitment.
Over the past weeks, European leaders began discussing ways to increase defense budgets rapidly and…
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