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mRNA delivery system activates T cells for in-body CAR T generation
Scientists have developed an mRNA delivery system that can generate functional chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cells inside the body...
Biomimetic artificial cells reveal how mechanics regulate immune synapses
Researchers have introduced a synthetic “cell” platform designed to do something conventional biomaterials and biochemical assays have struggled to achieve:...
Multi-element doping boosts iron-rich sodium layered oxides for ampere-hour sodium-ion batteries
Sodium-ion batteries have long been viewed as a promising alternative to lithium-ion technology, particularly for applications where low cost, abundant...
Simple, Efficient End-to-End Methods Prepare Quantum Thermal and Ground States
Quantum computers may eventually transform the study of molecules, magnetic materials and strongly interacting particles, but one obstacle stands between...
Optical Microcantilever Creates Piconewton-Sensitive Stethoscope for Cells
For decades, scientists have searched for ways to measure the tiny forces generated by living cells without disturbing the very...
Integrated thermal sensing maps vascular morphology for haemodynamic monitoring
Wearable health monitors have become increasingly sophisticated at measuring heart rate, blood oxygenation and other physiological signals, yet one important...
Mammalian Eggs Store Ready-to-Activate Degradative and Cytoskeletal Complexes in Cytoplasmic Lattices
A new study reports that mammalian eggs do not simply contain a passive mixture of proteins waiting for fertilization. Instead,...
New strategy enables asymmetric α-arylation and alkenylation of amines and ethers
A new strategy for building chiral carbon–carbon bonds could give synthetic chemists a more practical alternative to one of the...
Illicit fentanyl use more than doubles medical use in United States
A nationwide analysis of nearly 300,000 patients suggests that illicit fentanyl exposure has become substantially more common than medically supervised...
Firefighting linked to biological changes in blood and urine within 24 hours
Firefighters experience measurable changes in proteins circulating through their bodies within a day of battling a fire, according to a...
Large Mammals Transform Atlantic Forest Soil Chemistry, Boosting Fertility
In Brazil’s Atlantic Forest, large mammals are doing far more than moving through the trees. Tapirs, peccaries, deer, and agoutis...
Giant Sunflower Family Genome Assembly Opens Path to New Perennial Crops
A pair of prairie plants with roots deep enough to reach several meters into the soil has moved closer to...
Dan Landau named inaugural chair of Weill Cornell’s computational biomedicine department
Weill Cornell Medicine is launching a new Department of Systems and Computational Biomedicine, an initiative designed to bring genomics, artificial...
New deterrent system successfully warns golden eagles about wind turbines
Wind turbines may soon have a new way to warn eagles and other large birds before they enter the most...
Goal-Oriented Nutritional Model Incorporates Multiple Modes and Dietary Transitions
A new perspective published in Pediatric Research proposes that pediatric nutrition should be organized around clearly defined goals, multiple forms...
Study finds racial, ethnic, and income gaps in California EV charger access
California’s electric-vehicle revolution is accelerating, but a new study suggests that the benefits of the charging network are not reaching...
Short-chain fatty acids mitigate cisplatin-induced sensory damage and hearing loss via MUTYH
Cisplatin has saved countless lives by attacking rapidly dividing cancer cells, but the same chemical weapon can also injure the...
Scientists develop radioafterglow nanoprobes to image hydrogen peroxide deep inside tissues
A new generation of cancer-imaging nanoparticles could make it possible to detect tiny tumors deep inside the body without relying...
Roadmap Advances End-to-End, Task-Agnostic Exoskeleton Control
Lower-limb exoskeletons are moving toward a decisive technological turning point. Instead of asking a wearable robot to identify whether a...
HisToSpatialCNV Predicts Spatial Copy-Number Variations from Pathology Images Using Interpretable Deep Learning
Cancer’s genetic chaos may soon be readable in the ordinary stained images pathologists already examine under a microscope. A new...