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Daily briefing: People older than 100 have more cancer-killing cells

Nature, Published online: 20 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02617-y Killer T cells might help people to live to extraordinarily old ages. Plus, the longest-lived brain organoids so far and how mass genome-screening programmes for newborns might work.

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Building-level wastewater surveillance of antimicrobial resistance in the general, student and hospital-associated populations

Scientific Reports, Published online: 20 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41598-026-67590-y Building-level wastewater surveillance of antimicrobial resistance in the general, student and hospital-associated…

  • Wastewater surveillance tracks AMR in Perugia's general, student, and hospital populations
  • Third-generation cephalosporin resistant E. coli prevalence consistent across populations
  • Vancomycin-resistant enterococci levels highest in hospital wastewater

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