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Artist with Aphantasia Navigates Creative World Without a Mind's Eye
Jevon Chandra, a Singaporean artist, lives with aphantasia, the inability to form mental images. Discover how he creates art and understands the world without a visual imagination.
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CAR T Therapy: 4-1BB Design Dominates Leukemia Treatment
New meta-analysis reveals 4-1BB CAR T constructs offer superior efficacy and safety for relapsed B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia.
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Embryo Selection Tech: Snake Oil Today, Social Inequity Tomorrow?
Emerging polygenic embryo selection promises trait and disease screening but risks widening social and racial disparities due to cost and efficacy issues.
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Commercial Genetic Testing: A Leap Without Understanding
New book 'What We Inherit' explores the ethical and scientific uncertainties of commercial genetic testing, particularly polygenic scores.
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Genetic Obesity Risk Linked to Higher Breast Cancer Death Rates
New research reveals a genetic predisposition to higher body weight significantly increases mortality risk for breast cancer survivors, emphasizing personalized lifestyle interventions.
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Deep-Sea Microbe Boasts Unexplained Radiation Resistance
An extremophile archaeon found near hydrothermal vents exhibits extraordinary resilience to radiation, baffling scientists with its survival mechanisms.
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WHO Greenlights New Oral Polio Vaccine for Global Fight
World Health Organization prequalifies a novel oral polio vaccine, enhancing global response to outbreaks and advancing polio eradication efforts.
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Rigor Mortis: Understanding the Science of Post-Death Stiffening
Explore the biological process of rigor mortis, the temporary stiffening of a body after death, and the scientific factors influencing its timeline.