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Mac Jones overcomes nerves, rewards 49ers’ confidence and buys Brock Purdy time

Mac Jones overcomes nerves, rewards 49ers’ confidence and buys Brock Purdy time

When the San Francisco 49ers were contemplating drafting Mac Jones in 2021, the then-Alabama quarterback might have daydreamed about running an offense that included George Kittle, Brandon Aiyuk and Deebo Samuel. Four years later, he had none of those weapons on hand, then lost fullback Kyle Juszczyk, a big part of Sunday’s game plan, early on to a concussion. It …

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Injured Spinal Cords Repaired With Breakthrough 3D-printed ‘Scaffolding’–Team Regrows Nerves in Rats

Injured Spinal Cords Repaired With Breakthrough 3D-printed ‘Scaffolding’–Team Regrows Nerves in Rats

Credit: McAlpine Research Group / University of Minnesota A breakthrough in stem cell biology has been 3D-printed in Minnesota—and the lab results show promise for spinal cord injury recovery, and even reversal. A research team at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities demonstrated a groundbreaking process that combines 3D printing, stem cell biology, and lab-grown tissues to provide spinal cord …

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Nerves are fraying ahead of the Trump-Putin summit

Nerves are fraying ahead of the Trump-Putin summit

As Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin prepare to meet in Alaska on August 15th in a historic summit, tensions are building. On the front lines in Ukraine, Russian forces have been advancing in Donetsk amid bloody fighting, in an apparent push by the Kremlin to secure terrain and squeeze Ukraine ahead of the talks. After months of escalation, threats and …

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