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cell biology

An MRI scan of a section through the chest and heart of someone who had a heart attack showing damage and swelling (yellow, centre)

Health

Cells from discarded placentas may help to treat heart attacks

After noticing that some heart problems resolve during pregnancy, researchers have shown cells in the placenta can turn into functioning heart cells in the lab

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Life

The delightfully bizarre creatures that live near deep-sea vents

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Illustration of a human embryo at the blastocyst stage approximately 5 to 9 days after fertilisation. The outer trophoblast layer (green) will implant into the wall of the uterus (endometrium) and go on to form the placenta. The inner fluid-filled cavity of the blastocyst is called the blastocoele. The inner cell mass (embryoblast, orange) will form the embryo.

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From One Cell review: Embryology and the future of medicine

Culture

Planting seagrass in Sardinia

Video

Project aims to grow one million seagrass plants in Mediterranean Sea

Video

The pygmy right whales the world's smallest baleen whale

Life

World's smallest baleen whale stays home instead of migrating to feed

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Life

Neuron-like machinery helps anemones decide when to sting

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Intermittent fasting could make immune cells more effective in fighting pathogens and cancers

Health

Intermittent fasting could boost immunity in addition to weight loss

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The biggest scientific challenges that AI is already helping to crack

Technology

The biggest scientific challenges that AI is already helping to crack

Features

Placenta: The overlooked organ with a lifelong impact on your health

Health

Placenta: The overlooked organ with a lifelong impact on your health

Features

Pygmy right whales are the smallest of the baleen whales

Life

World's smallest baleen whale is the last of its kind

Pygmy right whales are evolutionarily distinct and may be part of a whale family long thought to be extinct

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Life

Male spider mites rip off females’ skin to be first to mate with them

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Life

The Atlantic cod may be five separate species rather than one

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Health

First cell therapy for type 1 diabetes approved for use in the US

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Life

Zombie worms devour shark teeth that fall to the ocean floor

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