A lipid switch that blocks anthrax from entering cells

Every cell carefully builds and positions thousands of proteins that allow it to sense and respond to its surroundings. Even small changes to these proteins often determine whether they work properly or are destroyed before they ever reach the cell surface. One such protein is CMG2. By binding collagen VI, it helps maintain the extracellular matrix, the network of molecules that supports tissues throughout the body.

Bright MLS Names Steve Mapes to Lead Its Next Phase of Growth and Market Expansion

North Bethesda, Md., July 28, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Bright MLS today announced that Steve Mapes has joined the company as Executive Vice President of Growth & Strategy, a new leadership role focused on expanding Bright’s market presence and accelerating the company’s long-term growth strategy. Bright has spent the past several years investing in technology, data infrastructure and new business capabilities that extend far beyond the traditional role of the MLS, and the company’s peers.
Mapes joins Bright from First MLS (FMLS), where he served as Chief Revenue Officer. Prior to FMLS, he spent more than a decade at Lone Wolf Technologies, building extensive experience across brokerage software and transaction management, MLS operations and business technology. Throughout his career, Mapes has helped organizations expand their reach, build strategic relationships and secure opportunities for growth, experience he now brings to Bright as the company continues to broaden its impact across the real estate industry. 

Tony Gilroy’s Pedro Pascal-Starrer ‘Behemoth!’ to World Premiere at NY Film Festival

Tony Gilroy‘s Pedro Pascal-starrer Behemoth! will have its world premiere as the centerpiece selection of the 2026 New York Film Festival.

The Searchlight film, set to hit theaters in December, stars Pascal as a cellist, a former child prodigy from a well-known musical family, who has left his position with a Chicago orchestra, fleeing a bad relationship (Olivia Wilde), and returned to Los Angeles to record film scores and deal with family business. The cast also includes Eva Victor, Alexa Swinton, Kaya Ralls, Erik Griffin, JoBeth Williams, Margarita Levieva, Hank Azaria and Will Arnett.

‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ Is the Same Old MCU B.S.

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This movie version of a Marvel Team-Up annual could not feel more like MCU business as usual — or a set-up for bigger crossovers

With great corporate intellectual property comes great responsibility, and Spider-Man: Brand New Day has a lot to carry a lot on its red-and-blue-suited shoulders. It’s coming off a Spidey film, 2019’s Spider-Man: No Way Home, that was a highlight of the series, but left our friendly neighborhood hero and the narrative in a weird place (memory erasing, M.J. pining, multiverse yadda yadda yadda). It has to tee up the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s next big swing, the all-hands-on-deck Avengers: Doomsday. And it needs to remind folks why they initially fell in love with the MCU’s grand storytelling experiment after several years of superhero fatigue, brand over-extension and way too many brick shots, as well as ensure the financial stability of not one but two conglomerate-owned studios.

Commonwealth Games 2026: Sam Tolchard joy at bowls gold for England

Sam Tolchard says winning his first gold medal at his fifth Commonwealth Games "means everything".

The 37-year-old from Torquay beat Malaysia's Izzat Shameer Dzulkeple to win the men's bowls singles at Glasgow 2026.

Witness says Lincoln Memorial pool was damaged before alleged vandalism

A witness in the case against a former Olympic canoeist accused of vandalizing the Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool testified that the area of the pool liner was already damaged and would have required repairs regardless of David “Davey” Hearn’s alleged actions.

UPS expects third-quarter domestic revenue to be flat but CEO tells CNBC the company is through its 'bumps'

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United Parcel Service on Tuesday posted second-quarter earnings results that beat Wall Street expectations and raised its full-year outlook, but said it expects domestic third-quarter revenue to be flat.

Banks charged mortgage holders $55m in extra interest after offset account errors, Asic finds

Asic has accused banks of “not getting the basics right”, after the regulator found faulty mortgage offset accounts meant borrowers were being overcharged tens of millions of dollars in extra interest payments.

Mamdani’s City Run Grocery Stores And Their Potential Market Impact

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New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s $124.7 billion budget includes one of the city’s most unusual experiments in recent memory: five city‑run grocery stores that will sell staple foods at a 30% discount. Supporters see a targeted affordability measure, while economists warn the model could reshape pricing, competition and the small-business ecosystem that keeps food accessible in many neighborhoods. As the first store moves toward opening, the question is whether this intervention will expand access or introduce new market pressures.