The important role of specialist bacteria has been uncovered in the formation and movement of…
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Giving antibodies to infant macaques exposed to an HIV-like virus could clear infection
Infant rhesus macaques treated with antibodies within 24 hours of being exposed to SHIV, a…
Human carbon release rate is unprecedented in the past 66 million years of Earth’s history
Researchers look at changes of Earth’s temperature and atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) since the end…
Autism genes are in all of us, new research reveals
New light has been shed on the genetic relationship between autistic spectrum disorders and ASD-related…
Risk of multiple tipping points should be triggering urgent action on climate change
Pioneering new research shows that existing studies have massively under-valued the risk that ongoing carbon…
Tracing the scent of fear
A new study has identified nerve cells and a region of the brain behind this…
Global warming pushes wines into uncharted terroir
In much of France and Switzerland, the best wine years are traditionally those with an…
New model for how twisted bundles take shape
Polymer scientists identify for the first time the factors that govern the final morphology of…
New study may lead to improved treatment of type 2 diabetes
Worldwide, 400 million people live with diabetes. Patients with diabetes mostly fall into one of…
Healthy gut could help prevent deadly side effect of bone marrow transplant
A metabolite has been found in the gut microbiome that could improve outcomes after bone…