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Phys.org / Deadly blooms offer a genetic blueprint for making hard-to-synthesize medicinal compounds

Two plants that cause neurotoxicity and paralysis in the tiniest doses are also known to counter pain, malaria, cancer and pests. For the first time, researchers discovered a way to recreate these powerful compounds in the ...

7 hours ago
Phys.org / New immune-blocking strategy improves interspecies organ generation

Xenophagocytosis is a natural immune process that limits interspecies organ generation by eliminating living donor cells, researchers at the Institute of Science Tokyo, Japan, report. By uncovering how embryonic macrophages ...

5 hours ago
Medical Xpress / CRISPR acts as commander-in-chief for backup defenses in bacteria

The main function of CRISPR-Cas systems is to defend bacteria against various threats, including viruses called bacteriophages. Researchers have continued to study all varieties of CRISPR-Cas systems (to date, two classes, ...

6 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Study suggests a shared logic of sensory processing across vertebrate brains

How does the brain make sense of what we see, hear and feel, and transform these separate signals into a coherent perception of the world?

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Phys.org / Solar wind stirs Mars' upper atmosphere, boosting ion loss to space

Our sun constantly releases a stream of high-speed charged particles, known as the solar wind. Unlike Earth, Mars does not have a strong global magnetic field to shield its atmosphere from this flow. As a result, the solar ...

8 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Cannabinoid pathways may offer targets for kidney disease as CKD affects 850 million people

Approximately 850 million people globally (9.1% of the world's population) have chronic kidney disease (CKD). The number of affected individuals has grown steadily during the past 20 years and is on track to continue rising. ...

23 hours ago
Phys.org / Pacific cloud brightening could weaken El Nino, but models reveal risks for Europe and Asia

A brewing "super" El Nino cycle is poised to unleash heat waves, floods and drought worldwide, with the effects amplified by long-term human-caused climate change.

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Phys.org / Lichen-like life 600 million years ago may push back origins of fungal-algal partnerships

Two organisms inhabiting a common environment can sometimes mutually influence each other, either benefiting or, in some cases, damaging one another. This mutually beneficial or ambivalent biological relationship is known ...

22 hours ago
Tech Xplore / AI reduces sensory hallucinations, even at night or in smoke

Multimodal large language models (MLLMs), which process multiple types of sensory information, such as text, images and audio, at the same time, are rapidly expanding the range of applications for artificial intelligence ...

4 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Reshaping the gut microbiome can boost chemotherapy delivery to tumors

A new study led by researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center has identified a way to reshape the gut microbiome that can enhance the delivery of certain chemotherapies to tumors, offering a potential ...

3 hours ago
Tech Xplore / Hugging Face CEO calls for accountability after OpenAI hack

The chief executive of Hugging Face said Friday that developers should be held accountable if their AI models go rogue, after his startup faced a recent cyberattack by autonomous OpenAI software.

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Phys.org / Sensor-embedded 3D-printed repairs could help preserve ancient pottery

Koç University researchers have developed a conservation method that combines photogrammetry, digital modeling, 3D printing and embedded sensors to replace missing sections of archaeological amphorae. The customized fills ...

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