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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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Can Google Scholar survive the AI revolution?

Google Scholar has dominated scientific-literature searching for years.Credit: IB Photography/Alamy Google Scholar — the largest and most comprehensive scholarly search…

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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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candidate obesity drug boosts energy use and curbs calorie intake

Nogueiras, R., Nauck, M. A. & Tschöp, M. H. Nature Metab. 5, 933–944 (2023). Article  PubMed  Google Scholar  Christoffersen, B.…

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Emissions from private jets are soaring

More private jets are taking to the skies now than there were four years ago.Credit: Joan Valls/Urbanandsport/NurPhoto via Getty A…

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