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Novel Bioprinting Approach Improves Cell Density and Resolution of Tissues

Researchers have made significant advances in solving some of the most vexing challenges in bioprinting 3D-engineered tissues while meeting the key requirements of high cell density, high cell viability and fine fabrication resolution.
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"Fingerprinting" Calcium Deposits May Provide Information on Cancer

A new study has characterized “fingerprints” in calcium mineral deposits (microcalcifications), revealing pathological clues to the progression of breast cancer and potentially other diseases.
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How a Single-Cell Organism Orchestrates the Fastest Movements in the Biological World

A research team from the Chinese Academy of Sciences has uncovered the molecular basis of the ultrafast movement of Spirostomum protists.
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Signs of TB Adaptation in Ancient Andeans Discovered

A new genomic study suggests that Indigenous populations in present-day Ecuador also adapted to the tuberculosis bacterium, thousands of years before the arrival of Europeans.
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Worse Hay Fever Symptoms Reported by Those Living in Urban Areas

People living in urban areas report significantly worse hay fever symptoms according to the first study to compare pollution levels with the severity and duration of real-time symptoms.
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Obesity Tied to Alzheimer’s-Related Genes

Twenty-one Alzheimer's disease-related genes have been linked with obesity in a new study, providing a potential explanation for why Alzheimer's can be more common in adults who experienced obesity in midlife.
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Lithium-Air Battery Could Power for Longer Than Lithium-Ion

A new, safer battery, tested for a thousand cycles in a test cell, can store far more energy than today’s common lithium-ion batteries.
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An Important Role for Iceland in Sustainable Alternative Protein Production?

Iceland may have a starring role in the production of "future foods", such as Spirulina.
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“Forever Chemicals” Disrupt Key Biological Processes Associated With Disease

Although individual PFAS are known to increase the risk of several types of disease, this study, is the first to evaluate which biological processes are altered by exposure to a combination of multiple PFAS, which is important because most people carry a mixture of the chemicals in their blood.
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Limiting Antibiotics in Livestock Can Significantly Impact Human Health

A California policy restricting antibiotic use in animals raised for food is associated with a reduction in one type of antibiotic-resistant infection in people in the state, according to a new study.
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