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    Given the lengthy presymptomatic phase and asymptomatic infections, a new argues that wearing well-fitted masks, especially in enclosed indoor spaces, is important to help prevent transmission.

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  2. Scientists report in the development of a low-cost, -based platform that uses saliva samples to diagnose specific variants within just one hour.

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  3. Astronomers have discovered traces of a supernova blast 2.5 million years ago. It is thought to have occurred 150 to 300 light-years away—too distant to drive massive extinctions. But it may have affected Earth’s biosphere. Learn more:

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  4. How do cats stay so clean? 🐈 Three-dimensional scans and thermal imaging have given unprecedented insight into cat grooming. Take a look on :

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  5. Two new studies in mice show that the brain is an immunologically distinct organ that is surrounded by its own cadre of immune cells. Read more:

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  6. As the world struggles with how to dispose of plastic, some scientists hope plastic-munching microbes might hold part of the answer. Learn more:

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  7. Of the ~100 vaccines currently in clinical trials, only 7 are delivered intranasally—despite this type’s long success against influenza. A new argues that intranasal vaccines could be beneficial against .

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  8. Researchers find that a branch of receptor signaling linked to side effects can also counteract anxious and fearful behaviors in mice—suggesting that this pathway could be a target for new therapies in mood disorders.

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  9. Insulin remains inaccessible to nearly 50 million people who need it worldwide. A new presents an analysis of global insulin availability and need using real-world global insulin trade data and epidemiological estimates of diabetes.

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  10. A new urges the Department of the Interior to relist gray wolves in the Endangered Species Act, arguing that US state policies put gray wolf populations at risk.

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  11. The recent US Food and Drug Administration approval of —which has the potential to treat disease—may provide a proof of concept that can be rapidly improved upon, according to a new . Read more:

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  12. A new study in analyzes a lunar glass sample from a 2 million-year-old crater and five additional samples—all gathered during the Apollo missions—suggest that the Moon did not have a long-lived lunar dynamo that generated a magnetic field.

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  13. Every day, there are acrobatic extravaganzas going on above our heads in the form of squirrel parkour. A new Science study reveals how decision-making and learning capabilities complement the biomechanical adaptations that enable these acrobatic feats.

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    Aug 5

    Don't miss this week's new issue of Science Translational Medicine!

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  15. Using a “prime-trigger system” with mouse cells, scientists discover how an enzyme in coordinates a metabolic “checkpoint” that allows cells to properly mount inflammatory responses to bacteria.

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  16. On this week’s 🎙: France announces a moratorium on research into a fatal infectious brain disease, and researchers study cement at the microscopic level to reduce its carbon footprint. 🎙 Listen here:

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  17. Building a bridge to a cure for type 1 : A new investigates the current state of the immunological therapies and their advantages for the treatment of this autoimmune disease.

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  18. A new illustrates the role of in intensifying the frequency and severity of human-wildlife conflicts—direct interactions between humans and wildlife with adverse outcomes. Read more:

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  19. Variations in masks' ability to prevent transmission can be explained by different settings of virus abundance, finds a recent study, which reports that in most environments, where airborne virus abundance is low, face masks are highly effective.

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  20. "Imagine a...routine surgery...is considered too dangerous because there are no drugs to prevent or treat bacterial infections. Unless researchers develop new antibiotics...the decimation of modern medicine will soon become a reality."

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  21. A new study from shows during the pandemic, the effects of state lockdowns and reopenings were enhanced by other regions’ policies—especially when those regions are socially connected.

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