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Briefing: Friendly fungi hijack plant regulator to promote symbiosis

Strategic angle: Research reveals how beneficial fungi manipulate plant defenses to foster mutualistic relationships.

Briefing: King penguins are the rare species benefiting from a warming world. But that could change

Strategic angle: Research shows that while king penguins currently thrive in a warming climate, future changes may pose risks to their survival.

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Briefing: New method reveals hidden stereochemical forms of oxidation in antibody drugs

Strategic angle: A breakthrough technique uncovers previously undetected oxidation forms in monoclonal antibodies, impacting their efficacy.

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Briefing: Twisted Bilayer Photonic Crystals Dynamically Tune Light's Handedness

Strategic angle: Harvard researchers develop a chip-scale device to control the optical chirality of light.

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Briefing: Bromacker deposit is 4 million years older than previously thought, new dating reveals

Strategic angle: New analysis shows the Bromacker rocks date back 294 million years, challenging previous estimates.

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Briefing: How volcanic eruptions and internal climate cycles jointly shape Asian monsoon rainfall

Strategic angle: Exploring the impact of volcanic activity and climate patterns on monsoon variability in Asia.

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Briefing: Trouble swallowing? A nanogel tweak may keep therapeutic stem cells alive longer

Strategic angle: A new nanogel modification could enhance the viability of stem cells for patients with swallowing difficulties.

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Briefing: Despite their contrasting reputations, bonobos and chimpanzees show similar levels of aggression in zoos

Strategic angle: A new study reveals that both species exhibit comparable aggression levels, challenging common perceptions.

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Briefing: Simple 'cocktail' of amino acids dramatically boosts power of mRNA therapies and CRISPR gene editing

Strategic angle: Researchers are leveraging lipid nanoparticles to enhance the effectiveness of mRNA therapies and CRISPR technology.

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Briefing: 3D-printed rattlesnake reveals how the rattle is a warning signal

Strategic angle: Researchers from The University of Texas at El Paso provide insights into the evolutionary significance of the rattlesnake's rattle.

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Briefing: Childcare burden may explain US gender gap in poverty rates

Strategic angle: A study suggests that the gender differences in poverty rates are linked to the childcare responsibilities shouldered by women.

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Briefing: What primate faces reveal about empathy: Humans mirror emotions across species

Strategic angle: Humans perceive emotional expressions displayed by non-human primates and spontaneously mimic these expressions, according to a study published in PLOS One.

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Briefing: Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Fatal Police Shootings Vary by State

Strategic angle: A new analysis reveals significant variations in racial and ethnic disparities in fatal police shootings across different U.S. states.

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Briefing: News media representations contribute to stigma around childlessness, study finds

Strategic angle: The news media shapes reproductive narratives, framing childlessness as a threat to national interests and cultural norms.

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Briefing: Still standing but mostly dead: Recovery of dying coral reef in Moorea stalls

Strategic angle: A marine heat wave in 2019 devastated coral populations in Moorea, and recovery efforts are currently stalled.

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Briefing: Biodegradable nanoparticles can seek and destroy diseased immune cells

Strategic angle: Johns Hopkins Medicine scientists have developed nanoparticles that educate the immune system to target disease-causing cells.

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Briefing: Flying 2,000 km to find a mate—meet Australia's most determined seabirds

Strategic angle: New genetic testing reveals the extraordinary lengths Queensland seabirds travel to find love.

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Briefing: Astronomers Capture Birth of a Magnetar, Confirming Link to Some of Universe's Brightest Exploding Stars

Strategic angle: For the first time, astronomers have observed the birth of a magnetar, shedding light on its role as the power source behind some of the cosmos' most luminous explosions.

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Briefing: 'Stealth' DNA circles safely insert gene-sized payloads into the genome

Strategic angle: New genome editing technology offers a promising approach to treat genetic disorders by accurately delivering gene-sized payloads.

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Briefing: Telescopes Team Up for New View of Cat’s Eye Nebula

Strategic angle: A stunning collaboration between ESA’s Euclid and NASA’s Hubble reveals the intricate beauty of the Cat’s Eye Nebula.

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