A peptide vaccine aimed at six common KRAS mutations produced strong T-cell responses in 18 of 20 people who carry a high inherited risk of pancreatic cancer, and the responding cells were still detectable two years later. The phase 1 results, published in Cancer Discovery, point towards heading the disease off before a tumour forms.
Camera traps in three Malaysian Borneo forest reserves recorded the same female Sunda clouded leopard across 6.51 years, making her the oldest documented in the wild at roughly 8.5 years old. The 15.5-year survey identified 52 adults from 437 photographs and found females are detected 68% less often than males.
The UNESCO World Heritage Committee, meeting in Busan, inscribed the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge on 27 July. The refuge covers more than 400,000 acres, about 93% of the swamp, and is the first site managed by the US Fish and Wildlife Service to win the status. More than 10,300 public comments backed the bid.
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Archaeologists working at Tell El-Deir near Damietta uncovered 20 limestone funerary steles carved with human figures, alongside barrel-shaped pottery coffins, incense burners, decorated oil lamps and amulets. The finds run from the Late Period to the Roman era and mix Egyptian with Greco-Roman design.
Nwachukwu led from the front in the women's discus F42-44/61-64 at Glasgow on 29 July, reaching 39.66m to pass the F42 world record she set at Birmingham in 2022. The throw defended the Commonwealth title she won four years ago and was the standout mark of the para athletics programme.