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A large-scale analysis of English hospital records spanning two decades has found that patients diagnosed with infectious ...

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A research team led by Zhen-Xing Endowed Professor Jian Yang at the School of Life Sciences, Westlake University, has ...

Gene drives—a genetic engineering approach that quickly spreads specific genetic changes throughout a population, whether to ...

Microgels mimic the mechanical properties of natural platelets to maximize the ability of the B peptides to create fibrin ...

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A startup is developing "bodyoids," brainless human-like biological systems grown from stem cells, aiming to replace animal ...