Biotechnology

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Why Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Is Hard to Treat Health

Why Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Is Hard to Treat

Triple-negative breast cancer lacks the three receptors targeted by most breast cancer drugs, making it harder to treat than other subtypes — but new...

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How DNA Origami Vaccines Work and Why They Matter Health

How DNA Origami Vaccines Work and Why They Matter

Scientists have engineered nanoscale vaccine particles by folding DNA into precise 3D shapes — a platform that rivals mRNA shots while requiring no ul...

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Czech Scientists Uncover Whooping Cough Secret in Science Science

Czech Scientists Uncover Whooping Cough Secret in Science

Scientists from the Czech Academy of Sciences, in collaboration with colleagues from California, have described how the whooping cough bacterium uses...

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How Antibody-Drug Conjugates Target Cancer Cells Health

How Antibody-Drug Conjugates Target Cancer Cells

Antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs) are a new class of cancer drug that act like precision-guided missiles — delivering toxic chemotherapy directly inside...

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What Is a Nuclear Metabolic Fingerprint? Science

What Is a Nuclear Metabolic Fingerprint?

Scientists have discovered that hundreds of metabolic enzymes reside directly on human DNA inside the cell nucleus, creating unique "nuclear metabolic...

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What Is Cryonics and How Does It Work? Science

What Is Cryonics and How Does It Work?

Cryonics is the practice of freezing legally dead humans at extremely low temperatures in hopes of future revival. Here is how the science works, what...

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What Is Plasmonics and How Does It Work? Science

What Is Plasmonics and How Does It Work?

Plasmonics is the science of trapping and manipulating light using electron oscillations in metals at the nanoscale, unlocking breakthroughs in cancer...

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Health

GLP-1 Drugs May Shield the Heart After a Heart Attack

A new study published in Nature Communications reveals that GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy can restore blood flow in the heart's tiny vessels aft...

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CBD and CBG: New Hope for Fatty Liver Disease Health

CBD and CBG: New Hope for Fatty Liver Disease

Israeli scientists have discovered that the non-intoxicating cannabis compounds CBD and CBG improve liver health through two cellular mechanisms: boos...

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IBM: 2026 Will Mark First True Quantum Advantage Technology

IBM: 2026 Will Mark First True Quantum Advantage

IBM has declared 2026 the year quantum computers will demonstrably outperform classical supercomputers on specific tasks for the first time, with chem...

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How Self-Healing Materials Work and Why They Matter Science

How Self-Healing Materials Work and Why They Matter

Self-healing materials can automatically repair cracks and damage—from concrete bridges to spacecraft composites. Here is the science behind this brea...

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How HIV PrEP Works: From Daily Pills to 6-Month Shots Health

How HIV PrEP Works: From Daily Pills to 6-Month Shots

Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) has transformed HIV prevention. Here's how it works — from blocking the virus in your bloodstream to the breakthrough...

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