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Nature: Dolly Parton dies aged 80 — researchers celebrate her contributions to science
Nature: Moderna cancer vaccine stops melanoma returning: what’s next for personalized treatments?
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Why extreme temperatures are expected to weaken ocean carbon sinks — plus, how mitochondrial injections could treat vision loss.
00:46 The world’s oceans reach a record temperature
Nature: Ocean temperatures set to break all-time record: what’s next?
10:05 Research Highlights
Nature: Astronaut vest cuts radiation exposure in half
Nature: Earth-shaking thunder probes underground geology
12:54 How mitochondrial injections could treat vision loss
Nature: Patient’s own mitochondria injected into eyes in attempt to restore vision
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Nature staff discuss how an FDA-approved drug for narcolepsy could have promise beyond the condition, and the longest-lived human brain organoids yet.
00:28 The promise of a new narcolepsy drug
Nature: First-of-its-kind narcolepsy drug opens door to new therapies for the brain
05:53 Human brain organoids kept alive for over five years
Nature: Human organoids that mimic brain development grown for years in lab
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Star orbiting close to Sagittarius A* could reveal its spin — plus, how exoskeletons might change the way humans move.
Research article: Dayem et al.
Nature: Rattlesnakes’ own antivenom could protect humans too
Nature: Shipping on rivers packs a surprisingly large climate punch
Nature: Will you be wearing an exoskeleton in ten years? The tech that could change how we move
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Nature: Can Anthropic’s invisible watermarks curb ‘AI slop’? Researchers remain sceptical
Nature: Where are you ticklish? Researchers map the sensation across cultures
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Genetically modified bacteria lower high blood-sugar in animal trials — plus, how to safely watch a solar eclipse.
Research article: Guan et al.
Nature: Pumas are drivers’ guardian angels
Nature: How a steady drip-drip can erode the hardest stone
Nature: Solar eclipse offers rare chance to solve Sun’s magnetic-field mysteries
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Nature staff discuss how animal studies are starting to uncover how DNA repair could prolong life, and how COVID-19 can reawaken dormant viruses.
00:25 Could reawakened viruses have a link to long-COVID?
Nature: COVID can wake up a slew of dormant viruses inside you
05:57 DNA damage can cause ageing, could boosting repair boost longevity?
Nature: Could mending damaged DNA prolong life?
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Researchers untangle the chemistry behind turning PVC into high-grade motor lubricant — plus, how engineered yeast can help make a cancer drug.
00:45 The chemistry behind converting PVC into lubricant
Research article: Munyaneza et al.
09:15 Research Highlights
Nature: Engineered yeast that make cancer drugs could spare a rare flower
Nature: Sickle-cell disease linked to prematurely aged stem cells in mice
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Nature: Tiny patch of Amazon likely holds 40,000 insect species — many new to science
The Guardian: Orcas seen ramming prey so hard it explodes may be playing game
Tiktok: Orcas vs sunfish
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Research article: Pärssinen et al.
Nature: It’ll grow on you: live fungi formed into sustainable fashion
Physical Review Fluids: Gourmandie et al.
Research article: Song et al.
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