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02/09/2020 CRISPR-edited immune cells for fighting cancer passed a safety test Immune cells engineered with CRISPR to fight cancer made some errors, but caused no serious side effects in participants of a small clinical trial. Read More An ancient skeleton from an underwater Mexican cave sheds light on early Americans A nearly 10,000-year-old skeleton discovered in a submerged Mexican cave provides more clues to how and when people settled the Americas. Read More Here are 5 of the weirdest auroras, including the newly spotted ‘dunes’ Sky watchers have spotted a new jewel in the crown of northern lights that shimmer over the top of the world. Read More This is the first fast radio burst known to have a steady beat Brief blasts of radio energy from other galaxies keep stumping astronomers, but one seems to be on a 16-day cycle, a new clue in an ongoing puzzle. Read More The containers the U.S. plans to use for nuclear waste storage may corrode Groundwater exposure could cause the metal and glass binding the waste to break down. Read More The FDA has approved the first drug to treat peanut allergies The drug, called Palforzia, may reduce the dangers of unintentional exposure to peanuts for allergic children. Read More A barrier to colliding particles called muons has been smashed Future particle accelerators could slam muons together to reach higher energies than any before. Read More Brain cells called microglia eat away mice’s memories Immune cells that eliminate connections between nerve cells may be one way that the brain forgets. Read More SARS and the new coronavirus target the same cellular lock to infect cells Experiments with living cells grown in the lab show that 2019-nCoV enters cells the same way as SARS. Read More Beaked whales may evade killer whales by silently diving in sync To slip past predators, beaked whales appear to synchronize their deep dives, staying silent while not hunting and ascending far from where they dove. Read More Privacy policy  |  Update Profile  | Manage Subscriptions  |   Unsubscribe This email was sent by: Society for Science & the Public 1719 N Street NW Washington, DC, 20036, US