The Anopheles stephensi mosquito is a known vector for malaria. (Jim Gathany/CDC/public domain) Malaria killed about 610,000 people globally in 2024, with most deaths occurring in Africa, where young ...

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Live Science spoke with the scientists behind an upcoming clinical trial testing an immune therapy for depression.

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By simulating the life cycle of a minimal bacterial cell—from DNA replication to protein translation to metabolism and cell ...