This missing vitamin could stop cancer cells in their tracks

Researchers at the University of Lausanne (Unil) have uncovered a new biological mechanism that exposes a critical vulnerability in tumor cells when they are deprived of vitamin B7. All cells must adjust to changes in nutrient supply to survive. However, some cells become especially reliant on glutamine, an amino acid…

This simple 3-amino acid trick boosts mRNA therapy 20-fold

Lipid nanoparticles, or LNPs, are best known for their role in delivering the COVID-19 mRNA vaccines given to billions of people. Now, scientists are expanding their use far beyond vaccines. Researchers are working to use these tiny carriers to deliver therapeutic mRNA into cells for cancer treatment, inflammatory diseases, and…

Scientists stunned as bacteria rewire DNA machinery to shape cells

Photosynthetic bacteria played a major role in shaping Earth as we know it. Among them, cyanobacteria stand out for producing the oxygen that filled our atmosphere and allowed complex life to emerge. Now, scientists at the Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA) have uncovered a surprising twist in how…

AI swarms could hijack democracy without anyone noticing

A new kind of political threat may be emerging, and it is far less visible than protests or traditional voter manipulation. Researchers warn that highly realistic AI-controlled personas could soon play a major role in shaping public opinion and influencing democratic systems. A recent policy forum paper published in Science…

After 200 years scientists finally crack the “dolomite problem”

For more than two centuries, scientists tried and failed to grow dolomite in the lab under conditions thought to match how it forms in nature. A recent study has finally changed that. Researchers from the University of Michigan and Hokkaido University in Sapporo, Japan succeeded by developing a new theory…

n Bulgaria Radev, euroscettico e filorusso, verso il trionfo – Notizie – Ansa.it

L’ex presidente divenuto tribuno contro la corruzione, considerato filo-russo e anche euroscettico, Rumen Radev, va come previsto verso la vittoria in Bulgaria, al voto per l’ottava volta in cinque anni. Anzi, verso un trionfo, se sarà confermato il risultato parziale dello spoglio, al 65%, che gli attribuisce la maggioranza assoluta…

Trump: ‘A Islamabad intesa o distruzione’. L’Iran: ‘Richieste eccessive, niente colloqui’ – LA GIORNATA DEL 19 APRILE – Notizie – Ansa.it

IL PUNTO Teheran ha già richiuso Hormuz, in risposta al blocco dei porti imposto da Washington. Tre mercantili colpiti da proiettili dei pasdaran, mentre riesce a passare l’italiana Msc. “Non potete ricattarci”, avverte Trump. L’accordo è “ancora lontano”, afferma il leader iraniano Ghalibaf. Meloni conferma che Roma farà la sua…

Juventus-Bologna 2-0 DIRETTA e FOTO – Calcio – Ansa.it

Juventus-Bologna 2-0 in campo allo Stadium per il posticipo serale della 33esima giornata Il ricordo di Manninger   Prima della partita , la Juventus ha voluto celebrare Alex Manninger, ex portiere bianconero dal 2008 al 2012 scomparso tragicamente in un incedente stradale a 48 anni. Gli ex calciatori…