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Eating a combination of two award-winning diets slowed aging in key structures inside the brain by over two years, according ...

Researchers at the University of Michigan have revealed that cells use a previously unknown feat of molecular craftsmanship to help protect their larger host organisms. The building blocks required ...

University of Cambridge spin-out Sparxell – acknowledged as the world's first 100 per cent plant-based, high-performance, ...

Researchers have uncovered a molecular trick used by hornwort plants that could help future crops capture carbon dioxide more efficiently. A unique protein feature called RbcS-STAR causes the key ...

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