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A new generation of vaccines and boosters against SARS-CoV-2 may take a page from the anti-influenza playbook, with shots…
A digital twin is to a computer model as live video is to a still photo. These virtual replicas can be used to understand…
One promising cancer treatment has been in the works for decades, but severe side effects have kept it out of the clinic.…
The immortal cancer cells of Henrietta Lacks revolutionized the fields of science, medicine and bioethics. And they still…
The test facility in Miami helps building designers prevent future storm damage. With the warming climate intensifying hurricanes,…
Research suggests that giving a person a vaccine through their nose can provide a better defense against future exposure…
Tumors contain thousands of genetic changes, but only a few are actually cancer-causing. A quicker way to identify these…
A professor of religion and science explains different views on immortality, from the religious perspective of President…
Nuclear isomers are rare versions of elements with properties that mystified physicists when first discovered. Isomers are…
The discovery of a unique 510 million-year-old fossil in a Pennsylvania churchyard offers new clues into how early life…
Elon Musk’s focus on the number of bots on Twitter, whether genuine or a distraction, does little to address the problems…
Even a burner phone paid for with cash can reveal your identity and where you’ve been. A data privacy expert explains.
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