The central dogma of molecular biology — cited in countless science textbooks — states that DNA is transcribed into RNA, and RNA is translated into proteins. This basic idea is key to understanding how genes are expressed and how to overcome genetic defects that cause disease. For much of history, researchers have treated diseases by […]
PHOENIX — Mayo Clinic announces the results of an innovative treatment approach that may offer improvement in overall survival in older patients with newly diagnosed glioblastoma while maintaining quality of life. Glioblastoma is the most lethal type of primary brain cancer due to its aggressive nature and its treatment-resistant characteristics. It is the most common […]
President-elect Donald Trump has been talking for years about pardoning the people who took part in the January 6, 2021, insurrection, and he could do so on day one of his second term. In a March post on his social media network Truth Social, he said he would “Free the January 6 Hostages being wrongfully […]
ROCHESTER, Minn. — A Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center researcher will share findings from a late-breaking abstract at the 2024 Society of Urologic Oncology Annual Meeting in Dallas, Dec. 4-6. The study demonstrated a potentially effective treatment for patients with bladder cancer who no longer respond to the common therapy, Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG). The novel […]
WASHINGTON — WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s decision to go back on his word and issue a categorical pardon for his son, Hunterjust weeks before his scheduled sentencing on gun and tax convictions was a surprise that wasn’t all that surprising. Not to those who had witnessed the president’s shared anguish over his two […]
President Joe Biden pardoned his son, Hunter, on Sunday night, sparing the younger Biden a possible prison sentence for federal felony gun and tax convictions and reversing his past promises not to use the extraordinary powers of the presidency for the benefit of his family members. The Democratic president had previously said he would not pardon his son […]
A new Hollywood entertainment studio wants to put generative artificial intelligence at the heart of all its projects, and it has backing from a pair of major power players in the business: The North Road Company and Andreessen Horowitz. The new studio, Promise, is being led by George Strompolos, who was the CEO and founder […]
When Heather Hoff took a job at Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant, she was skeptical of nuclear energy — so much so that she resolved to report anything questionable to the anti-nuclear group Mothers for Peace. Instead, after working at the plant for over a decade and asking every question she could think of about […]
Reuters Out of all of Donald Trump’s supporters, Derrick Evans has a particular reason to be happy with November’s election results – he hopes the president-elect will give him a pardon for participating in the 6 January riots at the US Capitol. “A pardon will be life changing,” said Evans, who was a member of […]
Money for climate action broadly falls into three buckets: Loss and damage Two years ago, at COP27, world leaders agreed for the first time to establish a loss and damage fund. This money is to help developing countries recover from the effects of climate change they are already suffering. For example, in the past 12 […]
