First ever inhalable gene therapy for cancer gets fast-tracked by FDA

The gene therapy is administered as a mist that is inhaled Nico De Pasquale Photography/Getty Images A first-of-its-kind inhalable gene therapy for lung cancer that genetically modifies people’s lung cells has been fast-tracked towards potential approval after promising clinical trial results. “Very encouragingly, the hypothesis was proven – that there was actually shrinkage of the…

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Why did magic mushrooms evolve? We may finally have the answer

Many mushroom species produce the psychoactive compound psilocybin YARphotographer/Shutters​tock Magic mushrooms have been giving humans mind-altering experiences for thousands of years, but the real reason fungi evolved these hallucinogenic chemicals may have been as a bioweapon against insects that feed on them. Psilocybin is the active ingredient in numerous species of magic mushrooms, which are…

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SpaceX’s Starlink dodged 300,000 satellite collisions in 2025

A long-exposure photograph in the northern hemisphere showing satellites in the night sky Alan Dyer/VWPics/Universal Images Group via Getty Images A report filed by SpaceX with the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in late December reveals some startling information – including that its Starlink satellites had to perform about 300,000 collision-avoidance manoeuvres in 2025. Starlink…

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