Science
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‘Softer’ form of CRISPR may edit genes more accurately
Gene editing with CRISPR can cause off-target mutations, but this seems to happen less often with an enzyme that cuts…
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Mosquitoes sniff out hosts infected with certain viruses, researchers find
Smell can be a powerful motivator. The fragrance of freshly baked cookies may compel a person to come to the…
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Ancient galaxy’s spin suggests universe’s first stars quickly coalesced into disks
Astronomers have detected the rotation of a galaxy dating back to just 550 million years after the big bang, when…
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What’s next for the gene-edited children from CRISPR trial in China?
Scientists in China are considering how best to look after three children who were gene-edited as embryos in He Jiankui’s…
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Asteroid Bennu may have got its spinning-top shape from landslides
Asteroids that are shaped like spinning tops, such as Bennu and Ryugu, may have been slowed down and shaped by…
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Update – NASA’s CAPSTONE spacecraft is on its way to the moon
As part of its Artemis programme to return humans to the moon, NASA’s CAPSTONE spacecraft to map the orbit of…
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Warmer winters could wipe out Antarctica’s only native insect
The Antarctic midge might be smaller than a pea, but it’s the continent’s largest land animal–and only native insect. The…
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Intact woolly mammoth baby uncovered in northwestern Canada
The preserved remains of a nearly whole 30,000-year-old baby woolly mammoth have been discovered in northwestern Canada. The baby mammoth…
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Rogue planets with weird atmospheres and no star could host life
Worlds that hold onto their dense primordial atmospheres of hydrogen and helium may stay warm enough to maintain liquid water…
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Glycaemic index is a poor predictor of how foods raise blood sugar
A study of people with prediabetes shows that the same foods affect blood sugar levels very differently. The findings add…
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