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An MRI scan of a section through the chest and heart of someone who had a heart attack showing damage and swelling (yellow, centre)

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Cells from discarded placentas may help to treat heart attacks

After noticing that some heart problems resolve during pregnancy, researchers have shown cells in the placenta can turn into functioning heart cells in the lab

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The delightfully bizarre creatures that live near deep-sea vents

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Illustration of a human embryo at the blastocyst stage approximately 5 to 9 days after fertilisation. The outer trophoblast layer (green) will implant into the wall of the uterus (endometrium) and go on to form the placenta. The inner fluid-filled cavity of the blastocyst is called the blastocoele. The inner cell mass (embryoblast, orange) will form the embryo.

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From One Cell review: Embryology and the future of medicine

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Angela Stevenson, 39, a marine scientist for GEOMAR, dives with a bunch of flowering seagrass she has collected, in Laboe, Germany July 10, 2023. The group of scientists collect seeds for research into planting the seeds and breeding a more heat resistant seagrass for the SeaStore Seagrass Restoration Project at the GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel.

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Photos capture mission to rescue seagrass meadows in the the Baltic

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Planting seagrass in Sardinia

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Project aims to grow one million seagrass plants in Mediterranean Sea

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Cuvier's beaked whale seen grieving dead calf for first time

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A grey wolf hunting pacific salmon

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Nearly a third of coastal wolves in Alaska are eating sea otters

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The pygmy right whales the world's smallest baleen whale

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World's smallest baleen whale stays home instead of migrating to feed

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Neuron-like machinery helps anemones decide when to sting

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Intermittent fasting could make immune cells more effective in fighting pathogens and cancers

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Intermittent fasting could boost immunity in addition to weight loss

Immune cells are more effective at fending off pathogens when they use ketones – which are produced during fasting – rather than glucose for energy

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The biggest scientific challenges that AI is already helping to crack

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Shortage of male turtles could be solved by splash of cold seawater

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Placenta: The overlooked organ with a lifelong impact on your health

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World's smallest baleen whale is the last of its kind

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