Immune cells called B cells make antibodies that fight off invading bacteria, viruses and other foreign substances. During their preparation for this battle, B cells transiently revert to a more flexible, or plastic, stem-cell-like…
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Games Workshop’s galactic conquest starts with UK market
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Warhammer 40,000 is set in a “grimdark” future where humans fight an eternal war under the command of an ancient…
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New graphene physical reservoir computing device dramatically reduces machine learning computational loads
As power consumption by machine learning technologies rises, demand grows for AI devices with low power consumption and high computational performance. “Physical reservoirs” are AI devices that perform efficient brain-inspired information…
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How Emiru turned gaming and cosplay into a full-time career
She describes herself as “just a girl who plays video games a bit too much”, but Emily ‘Emiru’ Schunk‘s journey tells a bigger story: how curiosity, creativity and consistency can shape an entire career. From childhood gaming memories to anime…Continue Reading
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Video games: Visually-impaired players call for better inclusion
An estimated three billion people worldwide regularly play video games, and the business is thought to be worth twice as much as film and music industries combined.
The UK’s games industry employs an estimated 76,000 people and is thought to bring…
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Inflammation and immune suppression fuel aggressive SCLC behavior and spread
Small cell lung cancer (SCLC) is one of the most aggressive forms of lung cancer, with a five-year survival rate of only five percent. Despite this poor prognosis, SCLC is initially highly responsive to chemotherapy. However,…
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Number of Norfolk and Suffolk officers fired for misconduct rises
In 2023 Norfolk Police investigated four alleged offences of gross misconduct, with all found proven and four officers were later dismissed or would have been if they had not resigned.
In 2024 the force reviewed 16 cases, with 14 found proven and…
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Chief Guide from Peterborough made OBE in King’s New Year Honours
Girlguiding’s Chief Guide has been appointed OBE in the King’s New Year Honours.
Tracy Foster, from Peterborough, has been involved in Girlguiding since she joined the Brownies aged seven and has served in many commissioner roles in East Anglia.
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