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Nature – The treatment’s success in three people raises hopes for mass production of cutting-edge CAR T therapies.

Source: World-first therapy using donor cells sends autoimmune diseases into remission

Exciting progress with exciting possibilities.

A painting discovered by a junk dealer in the basement of an Italian villa six decades ago is actually the work of Pablo Picasso and could sell for millions, according to experts.

Source: A junk dealer found a painting in a basement. Experts say it’s an original Picasso | CNN

Wow!

A startup called HopfON — a play on Hopfen, the German word for hops — and a research society in Bavaria are seeking to solve the problem of waste created during the hops harvest in Germany.

Source: Harvesting hops for beer produces a lot of waste. These German groups are seeking to fix that

Cheers!

Gonzalez saw a mom had picked out clutch which retailed for $20, but gave up her own desires in order to buy what her baby needed.

Source: Trending Moms are Leaving Gift Cards in Store Diaper Aisles–For Postpartum Peer Relief

Cool idea.

Graduates of The Excel Center in Indiana got steadier jobs and saw a 40% increase in earnings.

Source: Goodwill created a new high school for dropouts − it led to better jobs and higher wages

Great idea.

Joshua ran alongside the runners for approximately four kilometres before his owners caught up with him, said Bent. His owners walked the last half-kilometre with him to get him over the finish line.

“We very quickly put a medal around his neck and he became quite the star. Most people who actually ran the half marathon wanted their picture with Joshua at the finish line,” said Bent.

Source: This goat hopped into a Newfoundland marathon — and won a medal

Cute.

Only 1 in 25 pinkies who arrive with their eyes shut at this wildlife rescue centre in WA’s Kununurra survive, but a generous donation from the local hospital is about to change that.

Source: Old baby incubators giving orphaned kangaroo pinkies a fighting chance at life

Resourcefull, and cute.

The new goal is $80,000.

Source: Avery Johnson shatters $20K goal with help from BYU fans

Very cool.

“I don’t know a lot of people who would have done that,” the store’s manager said.

Source: Good Samaritan finds $12,000 cash in a Market Basket parking lot, returns it to owner

Wow!

Nature – She is the first person with type 1 diabetes to receive this kind of transplant.

Source: Stem cells reverse woman’s diabetes — a world first

Promising for more than just diabetes.