biology
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The Water Bear's Alchemy: How Tardigrades Turn Cells into Life-Saving Gel
For decades, scientists puzzled over how tardigrades survive complete desiccation when most animals cannot. The answer turned out to be a bizarre family of proteins found nowhere else in nature — and a 2025 crystal structure just revealed exactly how they work.
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Why You Can Regrow a Fingertip (But Not a Hand): The Gel That Decides
A new study in Science reveals that the difference between regeneration and scarring comes down to the molecular composition of your tissue's 'scaffolding' — and a well-known goo called hyaluronic acid.
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AlphaFold 3: The AI That Can See How Life's Molecules Fit Together
Google DeepMind's AlphaFold 3 doesn't just predict protein structures — it predicts the entire molecular dance: proteins with DNA, RNA, drugs, and ions all at once. A look at what this means for biology and drug discovery.