LIFE SCIENCE

Researchers from the Organoid group (previously Clevers group) at the Hubrecht Institute have developed a new organoid that mimics the human fetal pancreas, offering a clearer view of its early development. The researchers…
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Viral history unlocked: How ancient museum specimens are rewriting the story of DNA virus evolution and their connections to today’s outbreaks. Study: Screening great ape museum specimens for DNA viruses. Image Credit: Jan…
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Discover how groundbreaking insights into thalamic connectivity are reshaping treatment approaches for essential tremor, paving the way for personalized and more effective DBS therapies. Study: Corticothalamic tremor…
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Discover how specialized cells form immune-boosting niches in lung tumors, unlocking new strategies to enhance cancer treatments and improve outcomes. Study: Fibroblastic reticular cells generate protective intratumoral T …
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Bacteria modify their ribosomes when exposed to widely used antibiotics, according to research published today in Nature Communications. The subtle changes might be enough to alter the binding site of drug targets and…
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Study links T-ALL tumor subpopulations to treatment failure, maps healthy pediatric blood development, and identifies a potential therapy targeting drug-resistant cells. Study: A multiomic atlas identifies a…
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More than a million years ago, on a hot savannah teeming with wildlife near the shore of what would someday become Lake Turkana in Kenya, two completely different species of hominins may have passed each other as they…
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A topical cream to help prevent and treat skin cancers in organ transplant patients is a step closer to development. The world-first treatment, currently being developed by University of Queensland researchers, has received…
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Within a cell, DNA carries the genetic code for building proteins. To build proteins, the cell makes a copy of DNA, called mRNA. Then, another molecule called a ribosome reads the mRNA, translating it into protein. But this…
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One of the most fascinating periods in the evolution of the human lineage is the appearance of the first ancestors capable of bipedalism. Knowing the type of locomotion used by many fossil species — walking upright on the…
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