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Bypassing Pancreatic Tumors’ Defensive Barrier

Researchers have discovered that cancer cells can weave a deactivating signal into a protective coat of armor that excludes T cells that would otherwise kill them.
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SARS-CoV-2 Evolution Driven by Need To Infect and Escape

Artificial intelligence models are being used to analyze mutations to SARS-CoV-2, predicting that mutations that increase infectivity drive virus evolution, but in vaccinated populations, mutations enabling escape from vaccines are becoming dominant.
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Bacterial Food Finding Strategy Could Help Nanobots Find Chemical Targets

Scientists have developed an algorithm, based on the odor-searching strategy used by organisms ranging from bacteria to multicellular eukaryotes to find food, that could help drones or nanobots to find chemical targets.
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Blood Group of Donor Lungs Converted in Quest for Universal Organs

Researchers have converted the blood group of donor lungs in a step towards creating universal organs.
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Mitosis in Microalgae Revealed in Detail for the First Time

Until now, little was known about how cell division occurs in algae. Researchers have captured the very first high-resolution three-dimensional images of cell division in live cells of the microalga Volvox carteri, and have identified new cellular structures involved in the process.
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Antibody Quality Improves for Months After COVID-19 Vaccination

Antibodies elicited by COVID-19 vaccination become steadily more powerful for at least six months after vaccination, according to a new study. The research was conducted using the Pfizer–BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine.
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Third HIV Patient in Remission Following Stem Cell Transplant

A HIV patient who received a cord blood stem cell transplant to treat leukemia has been reported to have had no detectable levels of HIV for 14 months.
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Human Nose Organoids Reveal First Steps of SARS-CoV-2 and RSV Infection

Researchers have developed and used a human nose organoid to show key differences between the infection by SARS-CoV-2 and that of respiratory syncytial virus.
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How Can a Sprained Ankle Affect Your Gut Microbiome?

Athletes with a history of sprained ankles show reduced gut bacteria diversity, shows a new study.
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COVID-19 Vaccination Reduces Risk of Severe Disease and Boosts Mental Health

A new study validates the previously unanswered question of whether becoming vaccinated reduces perceived risks associated with COVID-19 and whether reduced fear improves mental health and quality of life.
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