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Novel antisense oligonucleotide shows promise against aggressive pancreatic cancer
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is the most lethal form of pancreas cancer. It’s also the most common form of the disease. Potential treatments typically target a key mutated oncogene called KRAS. In some cases, PDAC tumors…
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Nasa considering early return of crew from ISS due to medical reasons | Nasa
Nasa is considering a rare early return of its crew from the International Space Station over an unspecified medical issue involving one of the astronauts, after cancelling a planned spacewalk that had been scheduled for Thursday, the agency…
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The Breakthrough Quantum Sensor That Sees Inside Your Cells: Big Brains podcast with Peter Maurer
Peter Maurer: Yeah. I would say my guide star for my research has been fluorescent microscopy tools are really powerful in life science.
Paul Rand: Now, tell me what those are?
Peter Maurer: So biologists became really good in…
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Space telescopes capture breathtaking galactic hug photo of the day for Jan. 8, 2026
Recently, two NASA space telescopes, the James Webb Space Telescope and Chandra X-Ray Observatory, captured images of two galaxies beginning to collide. NASA released a composite image showing both the visible and X-ray spectra of the…
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Medical issue could force early end of Crew-11 ISS mission
PHOENIX — An unspecified “medical concern” involving one of the astronauts aboard the International Space Station has postponed a spacewalk and could force an unprecedented early return of part of the crew.
NASA announced Jan. 7…
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Arrow tips found in South Africa are the oldest evidence of poison use in hunting
The oldest evidence for the use of arrow poison globally was long thought to come from Egypt, dating to 4,000 years ago. It was a black, toxic residue on bone arrowheads from a tomb at the Naga ed Der archaeological site.
New evidence from…
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ESA Director General’s 2026 annual press briefing
Josef Aschbacher, Director General of the European Space Agency, briefed journalists on the main milestones for 2026, such as the launch of Smile, a mission that will give humankind its first complete look at how Earth reacts to streams…
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AlUla announces discovery of rare 465 million-year-old crab fossils
RIYADH: The Royal Commission for AlUla announced on Thursday the discovery of rare horseshoe crab fossils estimated to be 465 million years old.
Work is being carried out to study and characterize the fossils, which have not yet been…
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Sub-lethal water disinfection can unintentionally boost the spread of antibiotic resistance
The study reveals that environmental stressors do not merely kill bacteria; they can also prime surviving cells to take up resistance genes more efficiently, raising concerns about how antibiotic-resistant bacteria may spread in…
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