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AI healthcare company Yidu Tech (02158.HK) recorded its first full-year net profit of RMB 78.8 million for fiscal year ended 31 March 2026, with positive operating cash flow in the second half of the ...

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In cancer research, one person's junk is increasingly becoming another person's treasure. Scientists have now uncovered new evidence showing how recently evolved "junk DNA" genetic elements can become ...

Tiny fossil teeth from Alaska are changing how scientists view mammal life and migration in the ancient Arctic.

Exceptionally preserved fossils from China reveal that bryozoans were already thriving during the Cambrian explosion.

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