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X-Energy: The SMR Developer Closest To The Finish Line

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By David Zhao
| Seeking Alpha
Summary X-Energy is the most advanced SMR developer, nearing construction with a permit expected by Q1 2027 and strong Amazon backing. XE’s licensing model shifts project risk to customers, while $944 million in liquidity and zero debt provide a multi-year execution runway. Current valuation appears disconnected from XE’s concrete milestones, especially compared to peers with less progress and more speculative pipelines.
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HELZ-BRCA2 complex resolves R-loops to drive transcription-coupled homologous recombination

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By Wenjing Li, Bo Wu, Boya Gao, Elizabeth Irvin, Arijit Ghosh Verified, Lillian Eliaz, Yuxin Huang, YoungHo Kwon, Clara M. Stiefel, David Zhao, Humberto Suárez, Salvador Alejo, O’Taveon Fitzgerald, Xuemei Song, Sandip Kumar Rath, Elizabeth V. Wasmuth, David Yu, Siyuan Zheng, Justin Leung, Xiaoyu Xue, Hong Wang, Jae-Hoon Ji, Weixing Zhao, Tengyang Ni
| Nature Verified
Abstract R-loops are transcription-induced, three-stranded nucleic acid structures that, if not properly resolved, can disrupt DNA repair and compromise genome stability. BRCA2, a tumor suppressor vital for homologous recombination (HR), also contributes to R-loop regulation, though the underlying mechanisms remain poorly understood. Here, we identify HELZ as a direct BRCA2 interactor and characterize it as an ssRNA-specific R-loop resolvase.
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Minimally invasive robot-assisted direct pars repair: illustrative cases

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By Jeffrey Stewart, David Zhao, Ryan T. Gensler, Gnel Pivazyan
| Journal of Neurosurgery Verified
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