Maxime Marquette
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Columns by Maxime Marquette
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An Experimental Injection Repairs Damaged Cartilage in Animals Within Weeks
A team of researchers at the University of Colorado Boulder has developed an injectable treatment that appears to do something current osteoarthritis
Human red blood cells upend decades of animal-model science
Researchers at Northwestern Medicine have just published, in the journal Nature Genetics, findings that challenge decades of understanding about how human red
Germany will hit NATO's 3.5% GDP target by 2029, six years early
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz announced, at a meeting with Baltic leaders in Berlin in early July 2026, that Germany will reach the
Jack Smith accuses Trump administration of an "attack on the rule of law"
For the first time since resigning as special counsel, ten days before Donald Trump's inauguration on January 20, 2025, Jack Smith has
What if the old tuberculosis vaccine also protected our brain
The BCG vaccine, developed more than a century ago to fight tuberculosis, keeps surprising the scientific community. Researchers at Mass General Brigham
NATO looks away from Erdogan's Turkey on the eve of the Ankara summit
Just days before the NATO summit scheduled for July 7 and 8, 2026 in Ankara, one fact stands out with uncomfortable clarity:
India Is About to Break the Space Ceiling With Vikram-1
Indian startup Skyroot Aerospace, based in Hyderabad, announced on July 2, 2026 a launch window running from July 12 to August 4
Kyiv Under the Rubble — The Night Putin Targeted Civilians
On the night of July 1 to July 2, 2026, Kyiv lived through one of the longest nights of the war. For
Fire Station Hit Near Zaporizhzhia — What Do We Actually Know
On July 2, 2026, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) confirmed that drone strikes had caused significant damage to a fire station