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The ceramicist Frances Priest was 10 when her father gave her a copy of The Grammar of Ornament, a compendium of global…
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Scientists just found the lung’s hidden self-healing switch
Researchers at Mayo Clinic have uncovered a molecular “switch” inside lung cells that determines when the cells focus on repairing tissue and when they shift to fighting infection. This important finding could pave the way for regenerative…
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Scientists just found the lung’s hidden self-healing switch
Researchers at Mayo Clinic have uncovered a molecular “switch” inside lung cells that determines when the cells focus on repairing tissue and when they shift to fighting infection. This important finding could pave the way for regenerative…
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Bored Ape Yacht Club is making a comeback — as a metaverse
It’s dusk, and bugs are chirping all around me. I’m wandering through the middle of a big, virtual swamp toward the sound of thumping bass off in the distance. There isn’t much else nearby — some trees, a couple of other players. It’s…
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Problems with brain’s waste clearance can contribute to dementia
An impaired movement of the brain’s cerebrospinal fluid, which helps remove waste, could explain how poor sleep and heart conditions can increase one’s risk of dementia, according to a study.
Other functions of the cerebrospinal fluid include…
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Ancient DNA uncovers paratyphoid and relapsing fever among Napoleonic troops
Scientists from the Institut Pasteur have genetically analyzed the remains of former soldiers who retreated from Russia in 1812. They detected two pathogens, those responsible for paratyphoid fever and relapsing fever, which…
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Harshvardhan And Sonam Bajwa-Starrer Faces Tough Competition From Thamma
Ek Deewane Ki Deewaniyat Box Office Collection Day 4: Milap Milan Zaveri’s romantic drama Ek Deewane Ki Deewaniyat is maintaining a steady hold at the box office through its first weekend. After a strong opening, the film has managed to cross…
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Earth 2.0 less than 20 light-years away? Scientists have just found a super-Earth in search for life
Guess it’s time for Earth 2.0!Imagine a world so close to us in cosmic terms — just next door in our galactic neighborhood! As much as that sounds a bit Nolanesque, here’s the promising possibility — Interstellar might even come true!
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Mitochondria and lysosomes work together to control regulatory T cell activation
Metabolism guides the activation states of regulatory T cells, the immune cells that prevent inappropriate activation of the immune system. St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital scientists recently uncovered how mitochondria, the…
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New insight into TRPM3 heat sensor reveals how the body detects temperature
The ability to sense heat protects the body from burns and injury. But how the body actually feels temperature has remained an elusive mystery.
Now, Northwestern University researchers have captured a detailed look at one of the…
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