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Helping cells become better protein factories could improve gene therapies and other treatments – a new technique shows how

The cells in your body are not all the same. Each of your organs has cells with very different functions. For example, liver cells are top-notch secretors, as their job requires them to make and export many of the proteins in your blood. By contrast, muscle cells are tasked with…

The Conversation

Scientists untangle a long-standing mystery of female reproductive biology

A new study shows human eggs preserve their health by avoiding a physiological process that can have harmful byproducts.

Inverse

‘Biology trumps gender’: Athletics could ban transgender and DSD women from female events

World Athletics will review its policies on transgender women and DSD athletes and president Sebastian Coe has hinted the sport will follow swimming in tightening its regulations

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CRISPR, 10 Years On: Learning to Rewrite the Code of Life

Ten years ago this week, Jennifer Doudna and her colleagues published the results of a test-tube experiment on bacterial genes. When the study came out in the journal Science on June 28, 2012, it did not make headline news. In fact, over the next few weeks, it did not make…

Asharq Al-Awsat

The "flamingo test" for longevity

Want to live longer? Strike a flamingo pose.

Axios

Studying slow ageing of cold-blooded creatures could unlock secrets to human longevity

Pattern of ageing in these creatures does not resemble that seen in humans or other animals, researchers say

The Independent UK

Reptile longevity is even more complex than we imagined

In the largest study to date, a paper examines four hypotheses behind why and how reptiles can achieve such long life spans.

Inverse

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The Queen's bedtime routine: Strict rules are 'secret' to longevity

Her night time routine is said to be the most Googled, a latest survey has found

Bristol Post

Nerds have longevity — and the numbers to prove it

So far, this has been a really good century for nerds, with lots of jobs, higher pay and an abundance of promotions. Then there’s the admiration we get, however reluctant it may seem, in almost every TV show and a multitude of movies. With the exception of medieval dramas, there’s…

Tribune News Service

What you need to know about antioxidants

Antioxidants neutralize free radicals — substances that occur naturally in the body but can damage cells and DNA.

Chicago Sun-Times

Biology with Tibetan Buddhist monks: What I'm taking back to my college classroom from teaching at a monastery

It would be quite appropriate for a college professor to assume students know that a tree is alive and a rock is not.

The Conversation

Beyond longevity: The DIY quest to cheat death and stop aging

Biohackers engage in DIY biology, experimenting on themselves to enhance their brain and body. And many of them see longevity as the ultimate prize.

Inverse

Call for respect for trans rights after Johnson says biology ‘overwhelmingly important’

Comments at PMQs in contrast to Labour leader’s stand that ‘trans women are women’

The Guardian - UK

Boris Johnson says ‘facts of biology’ are ‘overwhelmingly important’ after asked about trans rights

While Keir Starmer states ‘trans women are women’

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Lord Sebastian Coe says "gender cannot trump biology" in transgender athlete debate

The president of World Athletics, Lord Sebastian Coe, has reacted to Lia Thomas becoming the first known transgender athlete to win a NCAA swimming title in the US

Inverse

A ridiculously fluffy rodent may hold the secret to longevity

Yellow-bellied marmots might hold the key to preventing aging: the cat-sized rodents have a longer lifespan than expected for a mammal of their size.

Inverse

The perfect diet? How one tiny change could dramatically boost longevity

For 80-year-olds, life expectancy could increase by almost three and a half years. For younger people, they will see a more dramatic change. FIsh and legumes are in, processed and red meat is out.

The Conversation

Hearts, cells and mud: how biology helps humans re-imagine our cities in vexed times

Biological metaphors for the city abound in daily use. You may live close to an “arterial” road or in the “heart” of a metropolis. You may work in one of the city’s “nerve centres” or exercise in a park described as the city’s “lungs”.

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On the Biology of Sex, Sex Differentiation, and the Performance Gap

Yes, it is all about testosterone. [UPDATE: Post bumped, because a tech glitch kept people from being able to comment on it; that should be fixed now.]

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