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Let\u2019s talk about a potential new high-tech mine in Minnesota, how scientists have created a synthetic mouse embryo using stem cells, and a major breakthrough in the cause of and treatment for Down Syndrome.\xa0\xa0

Remote Mines

• \u201cThis Remote Mine Could Foretell the Future of America\u2019s Electric Car Industry\u201d by Ana Swanson
  • https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/30/business/economy/electric-cars-us-nickel-mine.html
• \u201cFight over Minnesota nickel mine plan by Talon Metals is local \u2014 and global, too\u201d by Mark Reilly
  • https://www.bizjournals.com/twincities/news/2022/08/31/talon-metals-nickel-mine-minnesota.html

Mouse Embryos\xa0

• \u201cScientists Use Stem Cells To Create Synthetic Mouse Embryos\u201d by Associated Press
  • https://www.nbcnews.com/science/science-news/scientists-use-stem-cells-create-synthetic-mouse-embryos-rcna44881
• \u201cPost-gastrulation synthetic embryos generated ex utero from mouse naive ESCs\u201d by Shadi Tarazi, Alejandro Aguilera-Castrejon, Carine Joubran, Nadir Ghanem, Shahd Ashouokhi, Francesco Roncato, Emilie Wildschutz, Montaser Haddad, Bernardo Oldak, Elidet Gomez-Cesar, Nir Livnat, Sergey Viukov, Dmitry Lokshtanov, Segev Naveh-Tassa, Max Rose, Suhair Hanna, Calanit Raanan, Ori Brenner, Merav Kedmi, Hadas Keren-Shaul, Tsvee Lapidot, Itay Maza, Noa Novershtern, and Jacob H. Hanna
  • https://www.cell.com/cell/fulltext/S0092-8674%2822%2900981-3

Down Syndrome Treatment

• \u201cHormone that could improve cognitive function in Down syndrome identified\u201d By Helen Floersh
  • https://www.fiercebiotech.com/research/scientists-have-identified-hormone-could-restore-cognitive-function-down-syndrome#:~:text=Now%2C%20a%20team%20of%20researchers,it%20could%20improve%20cognitive%20performance.
• \u201cGnRH replacement rescues cognition in Down syndrome\u201d by MARIA MANFREDI-LOZANO et al.
  • https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.abq4515

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