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An X-linked long non-coding RNA, PTCHD1-AS, and the core features of autism
Phenotype–genotype analysis Ethics statement This research involving human participants complies with all relevant ethical regulations, including obtaining informed consent from…
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How a passion for baking fermented a fresh career move
Chantle Edillor 00:08 I believe that the creativity, you know, the uniqueness of the perspectives that I had, you know,…
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OpenAI is under criminal investigation — why chatbots don’t always follow the law
Credit: Novikov Alexey/Shutterstock Prosecutors in Florida have launched a criminal investigation into the artificial-intelligence company OpenAI, and whether the company’s…
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Iranian scientists on losing labs, libraries and liberty
Sharif University of Technology after it was bombed on 7 April 2026.Credit: Fatemeh Bahrami/Anadolu via Getty Bombs dropped by the…
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This organoid can menstruate — and shows how tissue can repair itself
Gynaecological disorders such as endometriosis could be studied using endometrium organoids.Credit: fizkes/Shutterstock Researchers have developed organoids that can regenerate like…
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Rhymes on reason: scientific units inspire poetry
Nature, Published online: 28 April 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00916-y Nature readers are invited to compose couplets about SI units, and a report…
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The memory dealer of Old Jeddah
The holographic minaret of Al-Shafi’i drilled the Adhan straight into the mastoid bone behind my ear. A neural vibration, not…
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Outplaying elite table tennis players with an autonomous robot
Coordinate system We use right-handed conventions with the origin of the coordinate system at the centre of the playing surface…
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Magnetic muon measurements and gene-therapy advances win US$3 million Breakthrough prizes
David Hertzog and Katherine High were among the winners of this year’s Breakthrough prize.Credit: Dennis R. Wise & Colin Lenton…
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light-sensitive cancer drugs win US$2 million contest
The winner of the Q4Bio US$2 million prize used the IBM Quantum System One computer, which is housed in the…
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