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Brain fuel also helps wire neural connections
Lactate acts as both fuel and a signaling molecule in the brain, revealing a potential pathway for treating neurological disease.
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KAUST researchers call for accelerated global action to safeguard coral reefs under climate change
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Hidden in plain sight: DNA reveals 15 overlooked coral lineages in the Indo-Pacific
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Intelligent vision chip offers brainlike processing
Retina-inspired optoelectronic synapse can perform image processing and optical logic tasks.
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PhD Dissertation Defense
Is the Red Sea under pressure? Local stressors, impacts on coral reef organisms, and implications for environmental managementMicaela Justo
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Jun 2026
PhD Dissertation Defense
Genome-Resolved Microbial Diversity, Function, and Biosynthetic Potential in Cultivated and Uncultivated Lineages from Hatiba Mons Hydrothermal Vents, Red SeaSharifah Altalhi
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MS Thesis Defense
Engineering an MXene-Based Electrochemical Sandwich Biosensor for Dengue RNA DetectionGilda Quezada Correa
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