Hidden Guests review: This book is a great insight into the new science of microchimerism

“We are composed not only of human cells and microbes but also fragments of others…” Lois Fordham/Millennium Images Hidden GuestsLise Barnéoud, translated by Bronwyn Haslam, Greystone Books My children were conceived using donated eggs, so you would be forgiven for assuming we share no genetic material. Yet science has proved this isn’t entirely true. We…

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First celestial image from revolutionary telescope

Ione Wells South America correspondent Georgina Rannard Science correspondent NSF-DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory The first image revealed by the Vera Rubin telescope shows the Trifid and Lagoon nebulae in stunning detail A powerful new telescope in Chile has released its first images, showing off its unprecedented ability to peer into the dark depths of…

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Trump says he ‘may or may not’ strike Iran

Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what Trump’s second term means for Washington, business and the world Donald Trump has made his most explicit comments yet about possible US military action against Iran, saying that the next week would be “very big” in determining the course of the war between…

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Scientists just found a major flaw in a key COVID drug study

The COVID pandemic illustrated how urgently we need antiviral medications capable of treating coronavirus infections. To aid this effort, researchers quickly homed in on part of SARS-Cov-2’s molecular structure known as the NiRAN domain — an enzyme region essential to viral replication that’s common to many coronaviruses. A drug targeting the NiRAN domain would likely…

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