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Soh Kam Yung

"In 2019, researchers introduced the world to a woman born in rural Angostura, Colombia, who, like so many of her relatives, carried the PSEN1 mutation. But unlike them, she did not develop Alzheimer’s disease by the age of 50. Even at 72, she was barely showing symptoms."

nature.com/articles/d41586-025

www.nature.comThe unusual genetic inheritance that could change Alzheimer’s treatmentThe genes of a Colombian woman who beat the odds might lead to a new way to tackle the disease.
#Genetics#Mutations#Alzheimers
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Bích-Mây Nguyễn :verified:

"For the first time since Texas banned nearly all abortions, Republican lawmakers are considering tweaking the language of the law to protect the lives of pregnant women.

But this much-lauded bipartisan effort will offer no reprieve for women carrying doomed pregnancies diagnosed with lethal fetal abnormalities."

texastribune.org/2025/04/11/te

Taylor Edwards poses for a portrait in the Texas Capitol on April 7, 2025. In 2023 (?), Edwards had to travel out of the state to receive an abortion after learning the child she was carrying would not survive the pregnancy.
The Texas Tribune · Texas Republican lawmakers unwilling to change abortion laws to address doomed pregnanciesFor the first time since Texas outlawed nearly all abortions, lawmakers are clarifying the “life of mother” exception. But they don’t plan to address cases where the fetus won’t survive.
#healthcare#ReproductiveHealth#ReproductiveJustice
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What does the dire wolf 'de-extinction' mean for bringing back Tasmanian tigers?
By Dannielle Maguire and Peter de Kruijff

There was a lot of hype about an American company's announcement about ancient dire wolves. It raises questions about the bid to "bring back" the Tasmanian tiger.

abc.net.au/news/2025-04-13/dir

ABC News · What does the dire wolf 'de-extinction' mean for bringing back Tasmanian tigers?By Dannielle Maguire
#ScienceandTechnology#GeneticallyModifiedOrganisms#GeneticEngineering
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