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Radiation could restrict crewed Mars missions to less than four years
Posted in Science on 5th Sep, 2021
by Alex Muller
An international team of scientists has calculated that a crewed mission to Mars should only last a maximum of four years if the astronauts' health isn't to be endangered by prolonged exposure to cosmic radiation.
Molecular Farming Means the Next Vaccine Could Be Edible and Grown in a Plant
Posted in Medicine, Science on 5th Sep, 2021
by Alex Muller
Imagine that by eating an orange you are getting vaccinated against the latest virus. That’s one of the goals of molecular farming, a vision to have plants synthesize medications and vaccines.
New research has implications for developing cancer therapies targeting mutant p53 protein
Posted in Medicine on 4th Sep, 2021
by Alex Muller
The tumor suppressor protein p53 is mutated in more than half of all human cancers. Several drugs that potentially can restore mutant p53 to its normal cancer-killing function are in clinical investigation.
Research confirms link between antibiotic use and increased risk of colon cancer
Posted in Medicine on 4th Sep, 2021
by Alex Muller
The impact of antibiotics on the intestinal microbiome is thought to lie behind the increased risk of cancer.
NCI researchers develop blood test to detect cancer early in NF1 patients
Posted in Medicine on 4th Sep, 2021
by Alex Muller
The new blood test also helps doctors monitor the response of patients to cancer treatment.