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Restoring healthy gene expression with programmable therapeutics
Many diseases are caused by dysfunctional gene expression that leads to too much or too little of...
Space
Space technologies find new life on Earth
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16/04/2025
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3 likesEach year, cutting-edge technologies developed by the European Space Agency (ESA) for its complex missions and scientific discoveries find new life in applications used to benefit Earth and improve our daily lives.From 9–13 April, ESA...
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Hubble Provides New View of Galactic Favorite – NASA Science
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Wide variety of old-growth ecosystems across the US makes their conservation a complex challenge
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Life
Trump Seeks to Lower Drug Prices Through Medicare and Some Imports
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Environment
First ever confirmed image of a colossal squid in the deep ocean
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Life
Autism rate rises to 3% of children in CDC study
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Space
Matter-spewing ‘singularities’ could eliminate the need for dark energy and dark matter
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Life
One-off gene-editing therapy could permanently lower cholesterol
The prospects for a one-time treatment that reduces the risk of heart disease for the rest of a person’s...
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A drug for heavy metal poisoning may double as a snakebite treatment
An old drug may find new use as a speedy treatment for venomous snakebites.The drug, called unithiol, has long been used as a therapy for heavy metal poisoning. Research in mice suggests the drug could block damaging proteins that...
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