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a festive parody song from the Nature Podcast
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Explore 2024 with Leif Penguinson
At the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, a hero was born: Leif Penguinson, a Rockhopper penguin on a mission to…
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Are you what you eat? How food shapes self-image
For painter Giuseppe Arcimboldo in Vertumnus (1591), emperor Rudolf II was what he ate.Credit: Giuseppe Arcimboldo/Buyenlarge/Getty Eating and Being: A…
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Sci-fi icon Kim Stanley Robinson: ‘there’s so much bad fiction about anthropomorphizing AI’
Nature, Published online: 16 December 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-04116-4 The influential writer talks about frighteningly accurate predictions, the creative act of reading,…
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Fasting can reduce weight — but also hair growth
Human hairs sprout from follicles, which contain stem cells that are sensitive to dietary changes (artificially coloured).Credit: Dr Keith Wheeler/SPL…
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Why the genetic-testing revolution left some people behind — and what to do about it
Evolutionary geneticist Mary-Claire King did not anticipate the impact of her discovery.Credit: Rina Castelnuovo/New York Times/Redux/eyevine When Mary-Claire King embarked…
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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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The liver converts fructose into lipids to fuel tumours
Nature, Published online: 04 December 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-03653-2 Fructose aids tumour growth, but cancer cells usually lack the enzymes needed to…
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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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‘That’s funny’: creative solutions for time-starved researchers
Nature, Published online: 28 November 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-03426-x An immunologist and his illustrator friend reveal tips and tricks to help scientists…
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