NATURE
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Fasting can reduce weight — but also hair growth
Human hairs sprout from follicles, which contain stem cells that are sensitive to dietary changes (artificially coloured).Credit: Dr Keith Wheeler/SPL…
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Why the genetic-testing revolution left some people behind — and what to do about it
Evolutionary geneticist Mary-Claire King did not anticipate the impact of her discovery.Credit: Rina Castelnuovo/New York Times/Redux/eyevine When Mary-Claire King embarked…
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Wuhan lab samples hold no close relatives to virus behind COVID
Chinese virologist Shi Zhengli has presented evidence that her lab has not worked with close relatives of SARS-CoV-2.Credit: Johannes Eisele/AFP…
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How to ensure only dying cells rupture
NEWS AND VIEWS 04 December 2024 During some types of cell death, cells rupture to release molecules that cause inflammation.…
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Long orbit
By the time you receive this I will be dead. Hopefully not dead dead, but close enough. And for a…
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creative solutions for time-starved researchers
Illustrations: Richard L. Tillotson Art and science have a long and intertwined history. During his five-year research trip on HMS…
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Forty years of crazy crystals
Nature, Published online: 25 November 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-03772-w In 1984, scientists made a crystalline alloy that had a seemingly impossible arrangement…
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How I’m creating career opportunities for researchers back home in Mexico
David Posner (at lectern) introduces his plan to bring students from Mexico’s Vasco de Quiroga University to Cambridge, UK, for…
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Health of people who are displaced in their own countries is a neglected global crisis
By the end of 2023, there were around 43 million refugees globally. But many more — roughly 68 million people…
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our cells learned to handle the stress that comes with size
Large brains place extra demands on nerve cells.Credit: Science Pictures Ltd/SPL Humans have evolved disproportionately large brains compared with our…
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