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Scientists identify close companion orbiting giant red star

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Key points An international team of scientists have been able to calculate the orbit of companions around asymptotic giant branch (AGB) star – π1 Gruis Scientists used the resolving power of the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) to conduct this research This discovery furthers our understanding of the Keplerian motion of close companions to giant stars. Close … Continued

Record $30 million donation to establish residential college for women

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Record $30 million donation to establish residential college for women   UNSW will launch a new residential college thanks to a donation from the H.S. Chau Foundation, supporting leadership, innovation and equity in STEM. A new residential college dedicated to women studying science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) will be established at UNSW Sydney, thanks … Continued

New gene discoveries improve diagnosis of inherited heart disease

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Centenary Institute researchers have uncovered new genetic causes of inherited heart conditions, providing families with vital answers to guide treatment and prevention.   Inherited heart conditions affect more than one in every 200 Australians and are a major cause of illness and premature death.   The study, published in Genetics in Medicine, re-examined data from … Continued

Stealth Third Rock Ventures Backed Company Selects Parse Biosciences GigaLab to Build Largest TCR Atlas for Common Autoimmune Disease

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Landmark dataset aims to transform understanding of immune-driven illness and accelerate drug discovery SAN FRANCISCO & SEATTLE–BUSINESS WIRE– Third Rock Ventures and Parse Biosciences today announced a strategic collaboration to create an unprecedented atlas of 5 million T cell receptors (TCRs) using Parse Biosciences’ GigaLab platform. The project is led by a stealth Third Rock … Continued

Scientists unearth Australia’s ancient ‘drop crocs’

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Key Facts: The discovery of Australia’s oldest known crocodile eggshells is helping UNSW scientists unlock clues to animals and ecosystems that thrived millions of years ago, before Australia became an island continent. In a local grazier’s backyard in the small southeast QLD town of Murgon, scientists have been digging for decades in what looks like … Continued

FDA Approves Promega OncoMate® MSI Dx Analysis System as Companion Diagnostic for KEYTRUDA® in Combination with LENVIMA® In Advanced Endometrial Carcinoma

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Promega MSI technology will aid in the identification of patients with microsatellite stable (MSS) endometrial carcinoma MADISON, Wis.–BUSINESS WIRE– The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the Promega OncoMate® MSI Dx Analysis System as a companion diagnostic designed to identify patients with microsatellite stable (MSS; defined as not MSI-high [not MSI-H]) endometrial carcinoma … Continued

Unlocking how viruses punch above their weight

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Key points Viruses have the ability to ‘do so much with so little’ when they infect and ‘take over’ our cells Understanding how small viruses can do so much has been a major challenge Researchers have found an answer, which could change how we view viral biology   New antivirals and vaccines could follow the … Continued