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Cancer-fighting CAR T cells show promising results for hard-to-treat tumours
T cells (blue) attack a prostate cancer cell (pink) in this scanning electron micrograph image.Credit: Steve Gschmeissner/Science Photo Library A…
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NIH grant cuts will axe clinical trials abroad — and could leave thousands without care
Diseases caused by HIV and drug-resistant tuberculosis could surge globally as a result of research-grant cuts made by the US…
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Gripping account of psychology’s cautionary tale is marred by flawed assumptions
Anatomy of a Train Wreck: The Rise and Fall of Priming Research Ruth Leys Univ. Chicago Press (2024) In 1996,…
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COVID changed our appetite for zombies
The year was 2013, and the release of hotly anticipated zombie-apocalypse video game was on the horizon. The game, called…
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Is Earth’s core leaking? Volcanic rocks provide strongest evidence yet
Hawaii is an ideal place to look for rock that might have originated from deep within Earth’s mantle.Credit: M. Patrick/USGS…
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Can AI help us talk to dolphins? The race is now on
Bottlenose dolphins’ whistles will be analysed using artificial intelligence.Credit: Georgette Douwma/Nature Picture Library Will artificial intelligence (AI) finally allow us…
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Powerful CRISPR system inserts whole gene into human DNA
A system that can add an entire gene to the genome uses enzymes called transposases (yellow, blue, purple; artist’s impression)…
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OpenAI’s chief scientist on what to expect
Jakub Pachocki has been OpenAI’s chief scientist since 2024.Credit: OpenAI OpenAI is best known for ChatGPT — the free-to-use, large…
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How political attacks could crush the mRNA vaccine revolution
The day after Donald Trump moved back into the White House in January, he celebrated a US$500-billion private-sector investment in…
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Can Germany rein in its academic bullying problem?
At one of Germany’s top-funded universities, a high-profile biology researcher has bullied his large group of junior staff, targeting women…
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