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Invisibility cloaks? Wave scattering simulation unlocks potential for advanced metamaterials

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

New research brings this science fiction concept a step closer, with a breakthrough software package that simulates how waves interact with complex materials. Could invisibility cloaks become a reality?

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Swarms of miniature robots clean up microplastics and microbes, simultaneously

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

When old food packaging, discarded children's toys and other mismanaged plastic waste break down into microplastics, they become even harder to clean up from oceans and waterways. Researchers describe swarms of microscale robots (microrobots) that captured bits of plastic and bacteria from water.

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Could Artificial Sweeteners in Processed Food Raise Depression Risk?

Drugs.com

21, 2023 -- Highly processed packaged foods and drinks may be quick, cheap and tasty, but new research suggests they’re also likely to up your risk for depression. THURSDAY, Sept. Among big consumers of ultra-processed foods, depression risk.

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Product Highlight: DrugBank on Snowflake Marketplace

DrugBank

At DrugBank, we’re dedicated to empowering pharmaceutical researchers with data that drives impactful results. Now, through our partnership with Snowflake, we’re making it even easier than ever for you to access high-quality, actionable data in a secure, and scalable environment designed to keep pace with your research needs.

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MSU School of Packaging researchers make a sustainable plastic more compostable

SCIENMAG: Medicine & Health

Highlights: Researchers led by Rafael Auras in the Michigan State University School of Packaging have shown how to make a bio-based polymer compostable in both home and industrial settings.

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Researchers engineer in vivo delivery system for prime editing, partially restoring vision in mice

Broad Institute

Williams January 8, 2024 Credit: Susanna Hamilton, Broad Communications Researchers have developed virus-like particles that can deliver gene-editing cargo to cells, including those in the mouse brain. Researchers have used a variety of methods to deliver these molecular machines to cells, including lipid nanoparticles and viruses.

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Researchers roll out a more accurate way to estimate genetic risks of disease

Broad Institute

Researchers roll out a more accurate way to estimate genetic risks of disease By Claire Hendershot March 19, 2024 Breadcrumb Home Researchers roll out a more accurate way to estimate genetic risks of disease Two new approaches for generating polygenic scores demonstrate that compiled data improves score accuracy.

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