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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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how an Indigenous computer scientist is using AI to preserve threatened languages
Colleagues routinely describe Michael Running Wolf as someone who walks seamlessly between two worlds. As an artificial intelligence (AI) researcher…
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