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World’s first mRNA lung cancer vaccine enters human trials in seven countries

By / / Good News For Humankind

A landmark mRNA lung cancer vaccine is now being tested in human patients for the first time, marking a historic milestone in cancer treatment. BNT116, developed by BioNTech, uses the same messenger RNA technology behind COVID-19 vaccines to train the immune system to recognize and destroy non-small cell lung cancer cells. The phase 1 trial spans 34 sites across seven countries, with roughly 130 patients enrolled. Unlike chemotherapy, this approach targets only tumor cells, potentially offering a more precise and lasting defense against the world’s deadliest cancer, which kills 1.8 million people annually.

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Linear Pottery culture spreads agriculture across central Europe

By / / Archive of Human Genius

The Linear Pottery culture began spreading from the middle Danube around 5500 B.C.E., carrying farming, cattle, and distinctive incised pottery across central Europe at roughly four kilometers a year. Within centuries, their longhouses and grain fields stretched from the Paris Basin to the Dnieper. It’s one of the foundational chapters in how agriculture took root across the continent.