NATURE
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Mice with human cells developed using ‘game-changing’ technique
Light micrograph of a mouse embryo. Scientists are developing mice with human cells.Credit: Arthur Chien/Science Photo Library Researchers have developed…
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Some US researchers want to leave the country. Can Europe take them?
In early May, European politicians and university leaders gathered in Paris at Sorbonne University to deliver a message to US…
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Dementia is deadly — the UN needs to take it more seriously
In 2019, I met the health minister of a populous nation. After spending 30 minutes discussing the country’s dementia statistics, the…
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What puzzles people, past and present: Books in brief
Nature, Published online: 06 June 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-01800-x Andrew Robinson reviews five of the best science picks. Source link
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Iron deficiency in pregnant mice causes XY embryos to develop with female characteristics
Nature, Published online: 04 June 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-01456-7 In mice, a lack of maternal iron impairs an iron-dependent enzyme that activates…
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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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How the natural world is inspiring the robot eyes of the future
The miniature curved compound eye, called CurvACE, was inspired by the eyes of insects.Credit: Alain Herzog, EPFL Electrical engineer Young…
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Scientists with ADHD speak up: when fire meets focus
Lis Gallant’s ADHD helps her to switch her attention rapidly to manage field site safety and data collection under intense…
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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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NSF plan to slash ‘indirect’ science funding: will it stick?
The National Science Foundation has suspended its plans to set a blanket rate for all overhead-cost funding on research grants.Credit:…
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