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  • Unipark Nonntal, University Of Salzburg
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    Unipark Nonntal, University Of Salzburg
    The exterior view of the Unipark Nonntal building of the University of Salzburg houses the Faculty of Cultural and Social Sciences in Salzburg, Austria, on March 5, 2022. (Photo by Michael Nguyen/NurPhoto)

     

  • Unipark Nonntal, University Of Salzburg
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    Unipark Nonntal, University Of Salzburg
    The exterior view of the Unipark Nonntal building of the University of Salzburg houses the Faculty of Cultural and Social Sciences in Salzburg, Austria, on March 5, 2022. (Photo by Michael Nguyen/NurPhoto)

     

  • Unipark Nonntal, University Of Salzburg
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    Unipark Nonntal, University Of Salzburg
    The exterior view of the Unipark Nonntal building of the University of Salzburg houses the Faculty of Cultural and Social Sciences in Salzburg, Austria, on March 5, 2022. (Photo by Michael Nguyen/NurPhoto)

     

  • Unipark Nonntal, University Of Salzburg
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    Unipark Nonntal, University Of Salzburg
    The exterior view of the Unipark Nonntal building of the University of Salzburg houses the Faculty of Cultural and Social Sciences in Salzburg, Austria, on March 5, 2022. (Photo by Michael Nguyen/NurPhoto)

     

  • Unipark Nonntal, University Of Salzburg
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    Unipark Nonntal, University Of Salzburg
    The exterior view of the Unipark Nonntal building of the University of Salzburg houses the Faculty of Cultural and Social Sciences in Salzburg, Austria, on March 5, 2022. (Photo by Michael Nguyen/NurPhoto)

     

  • Unipark Nonntal, University Of Salzburg
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    Unipark Nonntal, University Of Salzburg
    The exterior view of the Unipark Nonntal building of the University of Salzburg houses the Faculty of Cultural and Social Sciences in Salzburg, Austria, on March 5, 2022. (Photo by Michael Nguyen/NurPhoto)

     

  • Sign Of University Of Applied Sciences Dresden
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    Sign Of University Of Applied Sciences Dresden
    The signboard of Hochschule fur Technik und Wirtschaft Dresden (University of Applied Sciences Dresden) is photographed on a street in Dresden, Saxony, Germany, on March 18, 2022. The university specializes in engineering, technology, and business education. (Photo by Michael Nguyen/NurPhoto)

     

  • National And University Library In Zagreb
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    National And University Library In Zagreb
    The exterior view of the National and University Library in Zagreb, Croatia, on April 28, 2023, shows the modern building that serves as the national library of Croatia and the central library of the University of Zagreb. (Photo by Michael Nguyen/NurPhoto)

     

  • National And University Library In Zagreb
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    National And University Library In Zagreb
    The exterior view of the National and University Library in Zagreb, Croatia, on April 28, 2023, shows the modern building that serves as the national library of Croatia and the central library of the University of Zagreb. (Photo by Michael Nguyen/NurPhoto)

     

  • National And University Library In Zagreb
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    National And University Library In Zagreb
    The exterior view of the National and University Library in Zagreb, Croatia, on April 28, 2023, shows the modern building that serves as the national library of Croatia and the central library of the University of Zagreb. (Photo by Michael Nguyen/NurPhoto)

     

  • National And University Library In Zagreb
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    National And University Library In Zagreb
    The exterior view of the National and University Library in Zagreb, Croatia, on April 28, 2023, shows the modern building that serves as the national library of Croatia and the central library of the University of Zagreb. (Photo by Michael Nguyen/NurPhoto)

     

  • National And University Library In Zagreb
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    National And University Library In Zagreb
    The exterior view of the National and University Library in Zagreb, Croatia, on April 28, 2023, shows the modern building that serves as the national library of Croatia and the central library of the University of Zagreb. (Photo by Michael Nguyen/NurPhoto)

     

  • National And University Library In Zagreb
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    National And University Library In Zagreb
    The exterior view of the National and University Library in Zagreb, Croatia, on April 28, 2023, shows the modern building that serves as the national library of Croatia and the central library of the University of Zagreb. (Photo by Michael Nguyen/NurPhoto)

     

  • Daily Life In Bucharest
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    Daily Life In Bucharest
    BUCHAREST, ROMANIA – OCTOBER 10:
    The statue of Mihail Cantacuzino stands in front of Coltea Hospital in Bucharest, Romania, on October 10, 2025. (Photo by Artur Widak/NurPhoto)

     

  • Passenger Reading On Train
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    Passenger Reading On Train
    A man reads a book inside a Deutsche Bahn train at Frankfurt Central Station in Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany, on October 10, 2025. Through the window, an illuminated advertisement announces a store reopening. (Photo by Michael Nguyen/NurPhoto)

     

  • Boy Cycling With Shopping Plastic Bag
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    Boy Cycling With Shopping Plastic Bag
    A boy cycles past the Ohm Technische Hochschule Nurnberg campus in Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz, Bavaria, Upper Palatinate, Germany, on October 4, 2025. He carries a shopping bag with fruits and vegetables, including bananas and tomatoes, on his bicycle. (Photo by Michael Nguyen/NurPhoto)

     

  • Belgian Bookstore Storefront
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    Belgian Bookstore Storefront
    A bookstore with large window lettering spelling ''LIVRE'' is in the city center of Liege, Belgium, on September 6, 2025. Shelves filled with books and colorful covers are visible through the glass, reflecting the local reading and cultural scene. (Photo by Michael Nguyen/NurPhoto)

     

  • Belgian Bookstore Storefront
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    Belgian Bookstore Storefront
    A bookstore with large window lettering spelling ''LIVRE'' is in the city center of Liege, Belgium, on September 6, 2025. Shelves filled with books and colorful covers are visible through the glass, reflecting the local reading and cultural scene. (Photo by Michael Nguyen/NurPhoto)

     

  • German Schuelerhilfe Tutoring Center
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    German Schuelerhilfe Tutoring Center
    The exterior of a Schuelerhilfe tutoring center is in Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz, Bavaria, Upper Palatinate, Germany, on October 4, 2025. Schulerhilfe is a brand of ZGS Bildungs-GmbH and is one of the leading providers of private tuition in Germany and Austria. (Photo by Michael Nguyen/NurPhoto)

     

  • Jane Goodall
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    Jane Goodall
    10/1/2025 - San Francisco, California, USA: Jane Goodall photographed next to a chimp enclosure on Nov. 20, 1970. (Chronicle Staff / San Francisco Chronicle / Polaris) (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS)
    **MANDATORY CREDIT FOR PHOTOG AND SF CHRONICLE/NO SALES-NO POLITICAL ADVERTISING-MAGS OUT-TV OUT-BAY AREA NEWS GROUP OUT**

     

  • Jane Goodall
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    Jane Goodall
    10/1/2025 - San Francisco, California, USA: Jane Goodall photographed on Nov. 20, 1970. (Chronicle Staff / San Francisco Chronicle / Polaris) (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS)
    **MANDATORY CREDIT FOR PHOTOG AND SF CHRONICLE/NO SALES-NO POLITICAL ADVERTISING-MAGS OUT-TV OUT-BAY AREA NEWS GROUP OUT**

     

  • Daily Student Life At University Of Amsterdam Library
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    Daily Student Life At University Of Amsterdam Library
    Students stand at the entrance to the University of Amsterdam Library in the former Binnengasthuis hospital buildings on the Binnengasthuis site in Amsterdam, Netherlands, on September 10, 2025. (Photo by Michael Nguyen/NurPhoto)

     

  • Daily Student Life At University Of Amsterdam Library
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    Daily Student Life At University Of Amsterdam Library
    Students stand at the entrance to the University of Amsterdam Library in the former Binnengasthuis hospital buildings on the Binnengasthuis site in Amsterdam, Netherlands, on September 10, 2025, with a sign and direction for the bicycle parking facility (Fietsenstalling) (Photo by Michael Nguyen/NurPhoto).

     

  • Daily Student Life At University Of Amsterdam Library
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    Daily Student Life At University Of Amsterdam Library
    Students stand at the entrance to the University of Amsterdam Library in the former Binnengasthuis hospital buildings on the Binnengasthuis site in Amsterdam, Netherlands, on September 10, 2025, with a sign and direction for the bicycle parking facility (Fietsenstalling) (Photo by Michael Nguyen/NurPhoto).

     

  • Daily Student Life At University Of Amsterdam Library
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    Daily Student Life At University Of Amsterdam Library
    Students stand at the entrance to the University of Amsterdam Library in the former Binnengasthuis hospital buildings on the Binnengasthuis site in Amsterdam, Netherlands, on September 10, 2025. (Photo by Michael Nguyen/NurPhoto)

     

  • Spiny Trapdoor Spider - Idiopidae - Mygalomorph - Animal India
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    Spiny Trapdoor Spider - Idiopidae - Mygalomorph - Animal India
    A rare Armored or Spiny Trapdoor Spider (family Idiopidae) was discovered under a mat in a house in Tehatta, in India's West Bengal state, on September 3, 2025. (Photo by Soumyabrata Roy/NurPhoto)

     

  • Spiny Trapdoor Spider - Idiopidae - Mygalomorph - Animal India
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    Spiny Trapdoor Spider - Idiopidae - Mygalomorph - Animal India
    A rare Armored or Spiny Trapdoor Spider (family Idiopidae) was discovered under a mat in a house in Tehatta, in India's West Bengal state, on September 3, 2025. (Photo by Soumyabrata Roy/NurPhoto)

     

  • Spiny Trapdoor Spider - Idiopidae - Mygalomorph - Animal India
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    Spiny Trapdoor Spider - Idiopidae - Mygalomorph - Animal India
    A rare Armored or Spiny Trapdoor Spider (family Idiopidae) was discovered under a mat in a house in Tehatta, in India's West Bengal state, on September 3, 2025. (Photo by Soumyabrata Roy/NurPhoto)

     

  • Spiny Trapdoor Spider - Idiopidae - Mygalomorph - Animal India
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    Spiny Trapdoor Spider - Idiopidae - Mygalomorph - Animal India
    A rare Armored or Spiny Trapdoor Spider (family Idiopidae) was discovered under a mat in a house in Tehatta, in India's West Bengal state, on September 3, 2025. (Photo by Soumyabrata Roy/NurPhoto)

     

  • Spiny Trapdoor Spider - Idiopidae - Mygalomorph - Animal India
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    Spiny Trapdoor Spider - Idiopidae - Mygalomorph - Animal India
    A rare Armored or Spiny Trapdoor Spider (family Idiopidae) was discovered under a mat in a house in Tehatta, in India's West Bengal state, on September 3, 2025. (Photo by Soumyabrata Roy/NurPhoto)

     

  • Spiny Trapdoor Spider - Idiopidae - Mygalomorph - Animal India
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    Spiny Trapdoor Spider - Idiopidae - Mygalomorph - Animal India
    A rare Armored or Spiny Trapdoor Spider (family Idiopidae) was discovered under a mat in a house in Tehatta, in India's West Bengal state, on September 3, 2025. (Photo by Soumyabrata Roy/NurPhoto)

     

  • Poland Commemorates 1939 Soviet Attack And Katyn Crime
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    Poland Commemorates 1939 Soviet Attack And Katyn Crime
    WARSAW, POLAND – SEPTEMBER 17:
    Sixteen urns containing 15 skulls and other skeletal remains of Katyn Massacre victims, including twelve skulls recovered during 1991 exhumations in Kharkiv and later sent to Poland for study and three skulls and additional remains preserved at the Katyn Museum, are displayed during a commemorative event in Warsaw, Poland, on September 17, 2025.
    The commemoration also recalls the joint German-Soviet aggression of 1939, which resulted in the partition and occupation of Poland at the outbreak of World War II. (Photo by Artur Widak/NurPhoto)

     

  • Poland Commemorates 1939 Soviet Attack And Katyn Crime
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    Poland Commemorates 1939 Soviet Attack And Katyn Crime
    WARSAW, POLAND – SEPTEMBER 17:
    Sixteen urns containing 15 skulls and other skeletal remains of Katyn Massacre victims, including twelve skulls recovered during 1991 exhumations in Kharkiv and later sent to Poland for study and three skulls and additional remains preserved at the Katyn Museum, are displayed during a commemorative event in Warsaw, Poland, on September 17, 2025.
    The commemoration also recalls the joint German-Soviet aggression of 1939, which resulted in the partition and occupation of Poland at the outbreak of World War II. (Photo by Artur Widak/NurPhoto)

     

  • Poland Commemorates 1939 Soviet Attack And Katyn Crime
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    Poland Commemorates 1939 Soviet Attack And Katyn Crime
    WARSAW, POLAND – SEPTEMBER 17:
    Sixteen urns containing 15 skulls and other skeletal remains of Katyn Massacre victims, including twelve skulls recovered during 1991 exhumations in Kharkiv and later sent to Poland for study and three skulls and additional remains preserved at the Katyn Museum, are displayed during a commemorative event in Warsaw, Poland, on September 17, 2025.
    The commemoration also recalls the joint German-Soviet aggression of 1939, which resulted in the partition and occupation of Poland at the outbreak of World War II. (Photo by Artur Widak/NurPhoto)

     

  • Poland Commemorates 1939 Soviet Attack And Katyn Crime
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    Poland Commemorates 1939 Soviet Attack And Katyn Crime
    WARSAW, POLAND – SEPTEMBER 17:
    Sixteen urns containing 15 skulls and other skeletal remains of Katyn Massacre victims, including twelve skulls recovered during 1991 exhumations in Kharkiv and later sent to Poland for study and three skulls and additional remains preserved at the Katyn Museum, are displayed during a commemorative event in Warsaw, Poland, on September 17, 2025.
    The commemoration also recalls the joint German-Soviet aggression of 1939, which resulted in the partition and occupation of Poland at the outbreak of World War II. (Photo by Artur Widak/NurPhoto)

     

  • Robo sperm could boost fertility studies
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    Robo sperm could boost fertility studies
    Ferrari Press Agency
    Robotic sperm 1
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    04/09/2025
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    Picture MUST credit:University of Twente/npj Robotics (2025)
    A team of researchers has transformed real sperm cells into tiny, magnetically controlled micro-robots to help improve fertility.
    This development could open new doors in reproductive medicine, drug delivery, and infertility diagnostics.
    The bots can be tracked in real time using X-ray imaging.
    Sperm cells are naturally fast, flexible swimmers that can navigate the complex environment of the female reproductive tract making them promising candidates for use in medical micro-robotics.
    Sperm cells are nearly impossible to see inside the human body using traditional imaging methods like X-ray.
    They’re small, low-density, and nearly transparent to radiation.
    Researchers and medical professionals from University of Twente and Radboud University Medical Center both in the Netherlands and Canada’s University of Waterloo coated real sperm cells with magnetic nanoparticles.
    This made them visible under X-ray and responsive to external magnetic fields. For the first time, these sperm-based micro-robots can now be tracked and steered inside a life-sized anatomical model.
    Once inside, they can potentially deliver drugs to hard-to-reach places such as the uterus or fallopian tubes.

    OPS:Phase contrast microscopic images depicting increasing concentrations of nanoparticles adhering to bull sperm. (i) Bull sperm cells. (ii) Cells covered with 1 mg/mL of nanoparticles. (iii) Covered with 2 mg/mL of nanoparticles. (iv) Covered with 3 mg/mL of nanoparticles.

    Picture supplied by Ferrari
    (FOTO: DUKAS/FERRARI PRESS)

     

  • Robo sperm could boost fertility studies
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    Robo sperm could boost fertility studies
    Ferrari Press Agency
    Robotic sperm 1
    Ref 17123
    04/09/2025
    See Ferrari text
    Picture MUST credit: University of Twente/npj Robotics (2025)
    A team of researchers has transformed real sperm cells into tiny, magnetically controlled micro-robots to help improve fertility.
    This development could open new doors in reproductive medicine, drug delivery, and infertility diagnostics.
    The bots can be tracked in real time using X-ray imaging.
    Sperm cells are naturally fast, flexible swimmers that can navigate the complex environment of the female reproductive tract making them promising candidates for use in medical micro-robotics.
    Sperm cells are nearly impossible to see inside the human body using traditional imaging methods like X-ray.
    They’re small, low-density, and nearly transparent to radiation.
    Researchers and medical professionals from University of Twente and Radboud University Medical Center both in the Netherlands and Canada’s University of Waterloo coated real sperm cells with magnetic nanoparticles.
    This made them visible under X-ray and responsive to external magnetic fields. For the first time, these sperm-based micro-robots can now be tracked and steered inside a life-sized anatomical model.
    Once inside, they can potentially deliver drugs to hard-to-reach places such as the uterus or fallopian tubes.

    OPS:Scanning electron microscopy image depicting ascending concentrations of nanoparticles on bull sperm. (i) Bull sperm cells. (ii) cells covered with 1 mg/mL of nanoparticles. (iii) Covered with 2 mg/mL of nanoparticles. (iv) Covered with 3 mg/mL of nanoparticles.

    Picture supplied by Ferrari
    (FOTO: DUKAS/FERRARI PRESS)

     

  • Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum Holds Briefing
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    Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum Holds Briefing
    Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo speaks at the press conference for the ''My Right, My Place'' program on the policy of full access for young people to study high school without exams in Mexico, at the National Palace, in Mexico City, Mexico, on August 25, 2025. (Photo by Luis Barron/Eyepix Group/NurPhoto)

     

  • Kempten University Of Applied Sciences
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    Kempten University Of Applied Sciences
    The exterior of Hochschule Kempten University of Applied Sciences is in Kempten, Bavaria, Swabia, Allgaeu, Germany, on August 17, 2025. (Photo by Michael Nguyen/NurPhoto)

     

  • Kempten University Of Applied Sciences
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    Kempten University Of Applied Sciences
    The exterior of Hochschule Kempten University of Applied Sciences is in Kempten, Bavaria, Swabia, Allgaeu, Germany, on August 17, 2025. (Photo by Michael Nguyen/NurPhoto)

     

  • Kempten University Of Applied Sciences
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    Kempten University Of Applied Sciences
    The exterior of Hochschule Kempten University of Applied Sciences is in Kempten, Bavaria, Swabia, Allgaeu, Germany, on August 17, 2025. (Photo by Michael Nguyen/NurPhoto)

     

  • Kempten University Of Applied Sciences
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    Kempten University Of Applied Sciences
    The exterior of Hochschule Kempten University of Applied Sciences is in Kempten, Bavaria, Swabia, Allgaeu, Germany, on August 17, 2025. (Photo by Michael Nguyen/NurPhoto)

     

  • Nuremberg Technical University Georg Simon Ohm
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    Nuremberg Technical University Georg Simon Ohm
    Signage is on the building exterior of Nuremberg Technical University Georg Simon Ohm in Nuremberg, Germany, on August 9, 2025. (Photo by Michael Nguyen/NurPhoto)

     

  • Nuremberg Technical University Georg Simon Ohm
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    Nuremberg Technical University Georg Simon Ohm
    The building exterior of Nuremberg Technical University Georg Simon Ohm is in Nuremberg, Bavaria, Middle Franconia, Germany, on August 9, 2025. (Photo by Michael Nguyen/NurPhoto)

     

  • Nuremberg Technical University Georg Simon Ohm
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    Nuremberg Technical University Georg Simon Ohm
    The building exterior of Nuremberg Technical University Georg Simon Ohm is in Nuremberg, Bavaria, Middle Franconia, Germany, on August 9, 2025. (Photo by Michael Nguyen/NurPhoto)

     

  • Nuremberg Technical University Georg Simon Ohm
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    Nuremberg Technical University Georg Simon Ohm
    The building exterior of Nuremberg Technical University Georg Simon Ohm is in Nuremberg, Bavaria, Middle Franconia, Germany, on August 9, 2025. (Photo by Michael Nguyen/NurPhoto)

     

  • Skeletal Remains Found In Garbage Bag Near The Jackie Robinson Parkway
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    Skeletal Remains Found In Garbage Bag Near The Jackie Robinson Parkway
    The OCME Anthropology team is at the scene. The New York City Police Department investigates the discovery of remains within the confines of the 104 precinct in Queens, New York, United States, on August 6, 2025. On Wednesday morning at approximately 10:30 AM, a Department of Transportation worker finds remains that are skeletal in nature in a black garbage bag. The discovery is made along the Jackie Robinson Parkway, near Exit 1. Members of the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner remove the remains as the Crime Scene Unit and Anthropology team investigate. At this time, there are no arrests. The medical examiner will determine the cause of death, and the remains will be studied to determine if they are human in nature. (Photo by Kyle Mazza/NurPhoto)

     

  • Snails gold clue to human sight restoration
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    Snails gold clue to human sight restoration
    Ferrari Press Agency
    Eyes 1
    Ref 17052
    06/08/2025
    See Ferrari text
    Picture MUST credit: Stowers Institute for Medical Research
    Scientists are hoping they could one day repair damaged human eyes — by studying a snail which is already able to do it.
    The eye of the apple snail is unusually similar to a human eye but can regrow itself if injured or even amputated.
    A study into how this happens has the potential to better understand and find treatments for eye conditions in humans like macular degeneration.
    A team from US biomedical research organisation the Stowers Institute for Medical Research discovered the apple snail has complex camera-type eyes like humans.
    The researchers have developed tools to alter its genome, resulting in snails with stable gene variations to help better understand the process of regeneration.
    The process of apple snail eye regeneration from amputation to full restoration happens n four stages over 28 days.
    It begins with wound healing and ends with the emergence of a lens and retina.
    Apple snails have eyes that are anatomically similar to those in humans with a lens, cornea, and retina.
    The researchers found that a gene called pax6—known to play a crucial role in vertebrate and fruit fly eye development—is also present in apple snails. 
    In the lab, the team disrupted the pax6 gene function creating healthy snails but with missing eyes.
    The snails began to generate eyes. For each stage of the regeneration, the team collected and analysed gene activity.
    This information is being used to narrow down which genes are likely most promising for eye regeneration.  

    OPS: An apple snail. The black dot is one of its eyes

    Picture supplied by Ferrari (FOTO: DUKAS/FERRARI PRESS)

     

  • Snails gold clue to human sight restoration
    DUKAS_187592788_FER
    Snails gold clue to human sight restoration
    Ferrari Press Agency
    Eyes 1
    Ref 17052
    06/08/2025
    See Ferrari text
    Picture MUST credit: Stowers Institute for Medical Research
    Scientists are hoping they could one day repair damaged human eyes — by studying a snail which is already able to do it.
    The eye of the apple snail is unusually similar to a human eye but can regrow itself if injured or even amputated.
    A study into how this happens has the potential to better understand and find treatments for eye conditions in humans like macular degeneration.
    A team from US biomedical research organisation the Stowers Institute for Medical Research discovered the apple snail has complex camera-type eyes like humans.
    The researchers have developed tools to alter its genome, resulting in snails with stable gene variations to help better understand the process of regeneration.
    The process of apple snail eye regeneration from amputation to full restoration happens n four stages over 28 days.
    It begins with wound healing and ends with the emergence of a lens and retina.
    Apple snails have eyes that are anatomically similar to those in humans with a lens, cornea, and retina.
    The researchers found that a gene called pax6—known to play a crucial role in vertebrate and fruit fly eye development—is also present in apple snails. 
    In the lab, the team disrupted the pax6 gene function creating healthy snails but with missing eyes.
    The snails began to generate eyes. For each stage of the regeneration, the team collected and analysed gene activity.
    This information is being used to narrow down which genes are likely most promising for eye regeneration.  

    OPS: Researcher Alice Accorsi

    Picture supplied by Ferrari (FOTO: DUKAS/FERRARI PRESS)

     

  • Snails gold clue to human sight restoration
    DUKAS_187592786_FER
    Snails gold clue to human sight restoration
    Ferrari Press Agency
    Eyes 1
    Ref 17052
    06/08/2025
    See Ferrari text
    Picture MUST credit: Stowers Institute for Medical Research
    Scientists are hoping they could one day repair damaged human eyes — by studying a snail which is already able to do it.
    The eye of the apple snail is unusually similar to a human eye but can regrow itself if injured or even amputated.
    A study into how this happens has the potential to better understand and find treatments for eye conditions in humans like macular degeneration.
    A team from US biomedical research organisation the Stowers Institute for Medical Research discovered the apple snail has complex camera-type eyes like humans.
    The researchers have developed tools to alter its genome, resulting in snails with stable gene variations to help better understand the process of regeneration.
    The process of apple snail eye regeneration from amputation to full restoration happens n four stages over 28 days.
    It begins with wound healing and ends with the emergence of a lens and retina.
    Apple snails have eyes that are anatomically similar to those in humans with a lens, cornea, and retina.
    The researchers found that a gene called pax6—known to play a crucial role in vertebrate and fruit fly eye development—is also present in apple snails. 
    In the lab, the team disrupted the pax6 gene function creating healthy snails but with missing eyes.
    The snails began to generate eyes. For each stage of the regeneration, the team collected and analysed gene activity.
    This information is being used to narrow down which genes are likely most promising for eye regeneration.  

    OPS: Researcher Alejandro Sánchez Alvarado,

    Picture supplied by Ferrari (FOTO: DUKAS/FERRARI PRESS)

     

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