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A feature in Nature reports how a handful of start-up firms are testing therapies that target specific epigenetic markers to treat everything from high cholesterol to a rare muscular disorder. 🧬🧪

go.nature.comCRISPR’s next act: the companies editing the epigenome to treat diseaseA handful of start-up firms are testing therapies that target specific epigenetic markers to treat everything from high cholesterol to a rare muscular disorder.

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On March 26, 2026, during a debate on violence against women in Germany’s Bundestag, left-wing MP Kathrin Gebel was repeatedly interrupted by AfD MP Martin Reichardt. She responded: “Mr. Reichardt, the clitoris has 3,000 nerve endings, and you’re still more sensitive. That’s quite an achievement.”

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@realtexaspaul.com Meanwhile USA investigating germany for making medicine too affordable.....its so unfair for america that they get ripped off while they cant exploit the german market...and some MAGA jump on bandwagon with basically the statement "medicine get here more cheap if german pay more"😂

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For my own wellbeing, sometimes it's best to completely ignore harsh reality & focus exclusively on one or all of our 3 pets. In this case it's our youngest, Trixie (a/k/a Bat-Mite, a/k/a Spawn of Satan), who I love dearly. ♥️ 🐶 (also: #ReleaseTheEPSTEIN_Files)

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Raquel Gómez-Pliego is a food scientist at the National Autonomous University of Mexico in Cuautitlán Izcalli. She works to improve the nutritional value of foods through microbial fermentation: spklr.io/633288vOnC #FoodScience #Fermentation

spklr.ioDeveloping super-tortillas to address malnutrition in Latin AmericaMexican food scientist Raquel Gómez-Pliego works to improve the nutritional value of foods through microbial fermentation.
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@markhamillofficial.bsky.social finally something Luke can use

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A detachable robotic hand that can crawl and grab objects is described in @natcomms.nature.com. The design enables tasks such as retrieving objects beyond normal reach and performing multi-object handling, offering potential applications in industrial, service, and exploratory robotics: #Robotics

spklr.ioA detachable crawling robotic hand - Nature CommunicationsThis study introduces a detachable robotic hand that can detach from a manipulator, crawl to retrieve several objects, and reattach. A symmetric, reversible design enables grasping from both sides, bridging manipulation with autonomous mobility.
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I think this is kind neat....but imagine your hand running away cause a corrupted software update

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A paper in Nature Communications describes a detachable robotic hand that can crawl and grab objects. The design enables tasks such as retrieving objects beyond normal reach and performing multi-object handling. go.nature.com/3NTbMh7 🧪

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Details of a 60-year-old male from Germany who achieved sustained HIV remission after a stem cell transplant, the 7th-known case reported, are published in Nature. This individual received cells with just one copy of a mutated gene for a protein required in HIV-1 infection: #WorldAIDSDay #EndAIDS

spklr.ioSustained HIV-1 remission after heterozygous CCR5Δ32 stem cell transplantation - NatureHIV cure is exceptionally rare, documented in only six cases among the estimated 88 million individuals who have acquired HIV since the epidemic's onset1–6. Successful cures, including the pioneering Berlin patient, are limited to individuals receiving allogeneic stem cell transplants (allo-SCT) for hematological cancers. HIV resistance from stem cell donors with the rare homozygous CCR5 Δ32 mutation was long considered the main mechanism for HIV remission without antiretroviral therapy (ART), but recent reports highlight CCR5-independent mechanisms as important contributors to HIV cure6–8. Here, we provide new evidence for this conceptual shift, reporting exceptionally long, treatment-free HIV remission following allo-SCT with functionally active CCR5. A heterozygous CCR5 wild-type/Δ32 male living with HIV received allo-SCT from an HLA-matched unrelated heterozygous CCR5 wild-type/Δ32 donor as treatment for acute myeloid leukemia. Three years after allo-SCT, the patient discontinued ART. To date, HIV remission has been sustained for over six years with undetectable plasma HIV RNA. Reservoir analysis revealed intact proviral HIV before transplantation, but no replication-competent virus in blood or intestinal tissues after allo-SCT. Declining or absent HIV-specific antibody and T cell responses support the absence of viral activity. High antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity (ADCC) activity at the time of transplantation may have contributed to HIV reservoir clearance. These results demonstrate that CCR5Δ32-mediated HIV resistance is not essential for durable remission, underscoring the importance of effective viral reservoir reductions in HIV cure strategies.