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Molecular Zip Code Draws Killer T Cells to Brain Tumors

UCSF scientists have developed a “molecular GPS” to guide immune cells into the brain and kill tumors without harming healthy tissue. It is the first living cell therapy that can navigate through the body to a specific organ, addressing what... Continue Reading →

Conversation with myself

“No one would take me just as I was, no one loved me; I shall love myself enough, I thought, to make up for this abandonment by everyone. Formerly, I had been quite satisfied with myself, but I had taken... Continue Reading →

Particle research gets closer to answering why we’re here

Physicists are closer than ever to answering fundamental questions about the origins of the universe by learning more about its tiniest particles. University of Cincinnati Professor Alexandre Sousa in a new paper outlined the next 10 years of global research... Continue Reading →

Aurora around Saturn’s North Pole

Are Saturn's auroras like Earth's? To help answer this question, the Hubble Space Telescope and the Cassini spacecraft monitored Saturn's North Pole simultaneously during Cassini's final orbits around the gas giant in September 2017. During this time, Saturn's tilt caused its North Pole to be clearly visible from Earth.... Continue Reading →

The Fran Lebowitz Reader

Read this book a while ago and wanted to say that, The Fran Lebowitz Reader is a sparkling collection of wit, satire, and social commentary that cements her reputation as one of the sharpest humorists of our time. This book... Continue Reading →

About Nietzsche (15 October 1844 – 25 August 1900)

Friedrich Nietzsche's philosophy of life, centered on the concepts of the will to power, eternal recurrence, and Übermensch, offers a radical revaluation of traditional values, urging individuals to embrace life’s inherent challenges, reject metaphysical absolutes, and cultivate a creative, affirmative... Continue Reading →

Xuyi Station and the Fireball

Colorful and bright, this streaking fireball meteor was captured in a single exposure taken at Purple Mountain (Tsuchinshan) Observatory’s Xuyi Station in 2020, during planet Earth's annual Perseid meteor shower. The dome in the foreground houses the China Near Earth Object Survey... Continue Reading →

That’s no straw: Hummingbirds evolved surprisingly flexible bills to help them drink nectar

Hummingbird bills — their long, thin beaks — look a little like drinking straws. The frenetic speed at which they get nectar out of flowers and backyard feeders may give the impression that the bills act as straws, too. But... Continue Reading →

Whispers of imagination

There are moments in life when reality blurs into the intangible, when a glance can carry the weight of a touch, and the unseen becomes more vivid than the visible. It was in such a moment that I felt his... Continue Reading →

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