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High-speed mapping of whole-mouse peripheral nerves

Early-onset gastrointestinal cancers, typically defined as cancer diagnosed in individuals younger than 50 years, are among the largest subset of early-onset cancers globally.

This JAMA Review summarizes current evidence on early-onset gastrointestinal cancers.


This Review summarizes current evidence on colorectal, pancreatic, and esophagogastric cancers among individuals aged 18 to 49 years.

1 Ann Romney Center for Neurologic Diseases, Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

2Department of Neurology and.

3Neuroregeneration and Stem Cell Programs, Institute for Cell Engineering, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.

Scientists discover a simple set of rules that may explain how the body’s tissues stay organized

Every day, your body replaces billions of cells—and yet, your tissues stay perfectly organized. How is that possible?

A team of researchers at ChristianaCare’s Helen F. Graham Cancer Center & Research Institute and the University of Delaware believe they’ve found an answer.

In a study published in Biology of the Cell, they show that just five basic rules may explain how the body maintains the complex structure of tissues like those in the colon, for example, even as its cells are constantly dying and being replaced.

A Complete Human Genome Built from Scratch: This Unprecedented Scientific Feat Could Transform Everything We Know About Biology

IN A NUTSHELL 🌐 The SynHG project aims to synthesize a complete human genome, opening new horizons in biotechnology. ⚖️ Ethical considerations are central to the project, with a focus on responsible innovation and diverse cultural perspectives. 🧬 Initial steps involve creating a fully synthetic human chromosome, leveraging advances in synthetic biology and DNA chemistry.

Google DeepMind Announces Robotics Foundation Model Gemini Robotics On-Device

Google DeepMind introduced Gemini Robotics On-Device, a vision-language-action (VLA) foundation model designed to run locally on robot hardware. The model features low-latency inference and can be fine-tuned for specific tasks with as few as 50 demonstrations.

Weaker Atlantic currents bring more oxygen to tropical ocean’s shallow depths

How is ventilation at various depth layers of the Atlantic connected and what role do changes in ocean circulation play? Researchers from Bremen, Kiel and Edinburgh have pursued this question and their findings have now been published in Nature Communications.

Salt water in the oceans is not the same everywhere; there are water layers that have different salinities and temperatures. The phenomenon of thermohaline circulation—which results from the differences in density caused by variations in temperature and salinity—drives the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC), among other current patterns. Near the surface, however, ocean circulation is also influenced by winds, which are responsible for producing the large subtropical gyres in the Atlantic, both on the northern and southern sides of the equator.

These gyres play an important role in because they provide organisms on the sea floor with oxygen, which is then consumed in part by the decomposition of organic matter. If there is a paucity of fresh, cold, and oxygen-rich water transported in to ventilate these areas, so to speak, oxygen minimum zones result.