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Genetic sleuthing reveals endangered river dolphins in Asia as different species

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Tissue collection at NOAA Fisheries lab helps reveal genetic distinction Credit: Mansur/WCR Bangladesh New genetic analysis and years of painstaking research has revealed that one of the world’s most endangered marine mammals is actually two species rather than one, as scientists had long assumed.

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Minimal SARS-CoV-2 diversity suggests a global vaccine is feasible

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Genetic analysis of sequences from more than 27,000 individuals infected with the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 reveals that the virus has mutated minimally since December 2019, suggesting one vaccine would be sufficient to combat global infections.

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Immunotherapies could target aggressive pancreatic cancer, research indicates

The Pharma Data

Scientists have discovered that hard-to-treat pancreatic cancer hijacks a key immune system response.

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AI test could predict best cancer therapies for patients

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The AI can product response of a tumour to treatment with drugs delivered as single agents or in combination, according to the scientists, who have published their findings in the journal Molecular Cancer Therapeutics.

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Beam makes USD 120M bet; GRAIL and Quest announce the collaboration; Brain organoids mimic infant’s brains; Improvement in T cells to kill cancer

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The senior authors, Dr. Daniel Geschwind of UCLA and Dr. Sergiu Pasca of Stanford University, conducted an extensive genetic analysis of organoids grown for up to 20 months in a lab dish per the new study, which was published in Nature Neuroscience.

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