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Joel Klatt Reveals Why Nick Saban Never Took Texas Longhorns Job

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“There was a moment back in, I believe it was 2013, Nick Saban had won three national championships at Alabama, and he had won one at LSU, so he had four national titles under his belt,” Klatt said. “And guys, I’m telling you, that deal of him taking the Texas head job post Mack Brown was, I mean, all but signed, sealed, and delivered. It was right there.”

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Scientists say they have built a cell from scratch for the first time that can feed, grow and replicate like a natural cell. This breakthrough in synthetic biology could usher in an era of made-to-order organisms that function like living machines.

Kate Adamala, a synthetic biologist and professor at the University of Minnesota, and her team constructed the cell piece by piece from nonliving chemical components. The creation is a limited and fragile prototype, but it could help scientists better understand the origins of life and could potentially be programmed to help mitigate some of the world’s biggest biological problems. The cell is nonspecific — neither plant nor animal — but most closely resembles a simple bacterium.

Scientists have for decades bioengineered natural cells to solve human problems. ?A famous example is how human insulin genes can be inserted into E. coli bacterial cells to manufacture insulin and treat diabetes. Scientists argue synthetic cells are the next frontier; they could potentially lead to the development of new cancer treatments and novel ways to capture carbon or manufacture chemicals.

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In a recent study published in Scientific Reports, researchers found that bioactive molecules from menstrual blood stem cells promoted cartilage regeneration in cultured cells and in human damaged cartilage samples, presenting a potential non-invasive treatment avenue for osteoarthritis.

Menstrual blood is rich in mesenchymal stromal cells, which are stem cells that can generate bone, cartilage, blood vessels, and lymphatics. “These cells are very active because they rebuild endometrial lining every month in women, so their activeness can also stimulate other tissue cells to regenerate."

Another advantage of menstrual blood is that researchers can obtain samples non-invasively, compared to sources like bone marrow that require invasive procedures. Importantly, menstrual blood samples can be obtained consensually, which bypasses ethical issues that stem cell researchers face while working with embryonic stem cells.

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A classmate of a teen who was bombarded with nudes by a married teacher has shared the revolting reactions of some of their peers.

Teacher Rikki Lynn Laughlin was sentenced to five years of probation after pleading guilty to first-degree endangering the welfare of a child.

The 26-year-old was a special needs teacher at St James High School in Missouri at the time of the crimes in 2023.

She is said to have sent the 16-year-old boy barrages of explicit content via Snapchat, including naked pics and a video of herself using a sex toy.

The teacher also begged the teen to come and have sex with her while her husband was away.

When the student came back to school everyone started congratulating him, praising him and people on Snapchat are posting about how pretty she is and how lucky he was, that is absolutely disgusting

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