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Spiders Use Webs To Extend Their Hearing
A study has discovered that spiders use their webs as extended auditory arrays to capture sounds, possibly giving them advanced warning of incoming prey or predators.
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Agricultural Soil Carbon Sampling Improved by New Estimation Strategy
The amount of organic carbon in our soil is impacted by human activity. To accurately identify the amount of organic carbon in the soil, researchers have developed a new estimation strategy.
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Big Bird Brains Can Lead to Longer Lifespan
A study has shown that there is a link between brain size and lifespan in parrots.
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Pathogenic Bacteria Hitch a Lift on Red Blood Cells
Mycobacteria are known to cause tuberculosis and leprosy in humans and it has now been identified that they can bind to red blood cells and multiply extracellularly.
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Synthetic Antibiotics Capable of Killing “Superbugs” Could Save Millions of Lives
University of Liverpool scientists have taken a significant step towards unlocking the medical potential of a new class of potent antibiotic capable of killing "superbugs" including MRSA without detectable resistance.
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Process Purifies Useful Hydrogen From Heavy Carbon Monoxide Mixtures
Separating useful hydrogen from a mix of other gases can be difficult, but researchers have simplified the process using a pump outfitted with newly developed membrane materials.
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Previous COVID-19 Infection Linked to Accelerated Immune Response After First Vaccine Dose
Scientists have shown that responses to the Pfizer-BioNTech BNT162b2 mRNA vaccine differ significantly in individuals based on whether or not they were previously infected with SARS-CoV-2.
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Drug Candidate Increases Insulin Secretion in Human Islet Cells
Reducing the levels of a specific microRNA in islet cells can increase insulin secretion, providing a new drug target for type 2 diabetes.
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Researchers Manufacture Functional CAR T Cells in 24 Hours
In a pre-clinical study published in Nature Biomedical Engineering, a team at the University of Pennsylvania abbreviated the manufacture of CAR T cells and generated functional cells with enhanced anti-tumor potency in just 24 hours.
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Accelerated Biological Aging May Increase Risk of Bowel Cancer
Researchers report in eLife that accelerated biological aging measured by an epigenetic clock may increase the risk of bowel cancer.
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