Hearts appear to change their biological age after transplantation, with young donor organs showing accelerated ageing in older recipients and older hearts displaying signs of rejuvenation when placed in younger bodies, according
Editor’s Note: This feature draws from a conversation with Priscilla Chan and Mark Zuckerberg, joined by Ben Horowitz, Erik Torenberg, and Vineeta Agarwala, exploring the groundbreaking work of the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative.
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A fiber-rich diet may help the immune system mount a stronger attack against cancer by reshaping the gut microbiome and boosting the performance of key tumor-fighting cells, according to new research highlighted
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Hong Kong, the capitalist powerhouse often described as the “Mecca of Chinese capitalism,” is moving aggressively to reinvent itself as China’s premier scientific capital. Its skyline of luxury malls, financial towers, and
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Editor’s Note: Following article based on excerpts from an interview with Dr. Fei-Fei Li at AI Startup School in San Francisco. Dr. Fei-Fei Li is often called the godmother of AI—and for
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Three decades after he first set out to transform southern India into a global technology hotspot, N. Chandrababu Naidu is once again pitching an audacious vision—this time for a state that lost
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A dissolvable microrobot no larger than a grain of sand has been shown to swim through blood vessels in pigs and sheep, delivering drugs with pinpoint accuracy and offering a potential alternative
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A genetically modified pig kidney has survived more than two months inside a human recipient, marking a milestone that scientists say could reshape the future of organ transplantation. In findings published in
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Just months after its highly anticipated debut, the Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile is already reshaping astronomers’ understanding of galaxy evolution. Its massive camera, the largest digital imaging device ever built,
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James Watson, the American biologist co-credited with discovering the double-helix structure of DNA, has died at the age of 97, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory announced Thursday. Watson spent much of his career
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A new era in human reproduction In a gleaming fertility clinic somewhere in California’s Silicon Valley, a doctor peers through a microscope at a translucent sphere—barely larger than a grain of sand.
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In a landmark medical achievement, a team of researchers spanning thousands of miles created a gene-editing therapy designed for a single baby, KJ Muldoon, in a record-breaking six months. The therapy, an
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Jane Goodall, the British primatologist celebrated for her groundbreaking work with chimpanzees, passed away on Wednesday, 1 October, at the age of 91 while on a speaking tour in California. According to
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Scientists are exploring an innovative approach to treating brain disorders by replacing microglia, the immune cells that patrol and maintain the brain. Recent studies suggest that microglia replacement could one day help
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In a groundbreaking development, scientists have used artificial intelligence (AI) to design the first-ever viruses capable of infecting and killing strains of Escherichia coli (E. coli). The achievement, reported by Nature, marks
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Could Albert Einstein’s preserved brain hold secrets that modern science can finally unlock? Chinese researchers are investigating that possibility, using cutting-edge RNA-mapping technology to study decades-old biological samples, according to a report
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