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Author of LIT: Life Ignition Tools (Harper Collins) - now out ✨ Husband-Father-Professor-Life Experimenter-Tinkerer-Academic-Entrepreneur-Bioinspirationalist 💫

Boston, MA
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Billions of sea stars have died...now we know why!!! Vibrio pectenicida strain FHCF-3 is a causative agent of sea star wasting disease
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Nature Ecology & Evolution - The causative agent of sea star wasting disease has been elusive. This study used genetic datasets and experimental exposures to demonstrate that a strain of the...
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Vapes release more toxic heavy metals than tobacco https://t.co/HwLpIP0mmp via @cenmag
cen.acs.org
And the longer a device is used, the more heavy metals and metalloids in its vapor
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AAV gene therapy for autosomal recessive deafness 9: a single-arm trial
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Corticosteroids are the main reason that immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy may fail in treating non-small cell lung cancer. https://t.co/XvmT0VQ5KN via @GENbio
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genengnews.com
Patients on baseline steroids had lower ORR, and markedly shorter PFS survival and OS compared with those not receiving steroids.
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Mom Insists on X-Ray for Screaming Toddler After Docs Diagnose Him with a Stomach Bug. He Had Swallowed a Button Battery
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people.com
When one of Madeline Dunn's 18-month-old twins woke up screaming in agony, she rushed him to the emergency room — and demanded an X-ray, which "saved my baby's life."
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First human genome from ancient Egypt sequenced from 4,800-year-old teeth
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Nature - Forty years after the first effort to extract mummy DNA, researchers have finally generated a full genome sequence from an ancient Egyptian.
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Device that uses biodegradable polymers to repair peripheral nerves gets FDA clearance The device offers many advantages over using sutures
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statnews.com
A polymer-based device cleared by the FDA offers physicians a new way for repairing peripheral nerve injuries.
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2025 Warren Alpert Prize Honors Scientists Whose Discoveries Culminated in Novel HIV Treatment
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hms.harvard.edu
Twice-a-year injection with lenacapavir can prevent HIV infection
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Plastic bag bans and fees reduce harmful bag litter on shorelines - Science Magazine
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sciencemagazinedigital.org
INTRODUCTION: Plastic pollution has become a global problem, constituting the majority of marine litter, threatening wildlife, and damaging ecosystems.
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Real-World GLP-1 Weight-Loss Results Differ From Trials
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Are Stem Cell Therapies Safe to Try? Stem cells can fight disease from the inside out. But not all treatments are created equal.
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Stem cells can fight disease from the inside out. But not all treatments are created equal.
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Wolbachia Drives Female DrosophilaPromiscuity to Enhance It’s Spread
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genengnews.com
When fruit flies are infected with Wolbachia bacteria, their sex lives—and ability to reproduce—change dramatically.
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A quarter of children have a parent with substance use disorder, a study findsA quarter of children have a parent with substance use disorder, a study finds
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A new study estimates that 19 million children in the U.S. have a parent with a substance use disorder and that alcohol is the most commonly used substance by the parents.
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The Ketchup Cleanup Mindset: How Progress Often Looks Like a Setback - Progress hides at first, but each effort fuels unseen growth. Honor the unfolding.
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psychologytoday.com
Is your grind going nowhere? The ketchup test proves that your messiest moments are gold. Learn how to deliberately embrace the chaos.
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