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Even a 'minimal cell' can grow stronger, thanks to evolution
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00:46 The effects of evolution on a minimal genome
In 2016, researchers created a ‘minimal cell’ bacterium with a genome that only con…
3 years, 2 months ago
Audio long read: ‘Almost magical’ — chemists can now move single atoms in and out of a molecule’s core
In the past two years, there has been an explosion in the number of papers published relating to 'skeletal editing', a technique that allows chemists…
3 years, 3 months ago
Do octopuses dream? Neural activity resembles human sleep stages
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00:46 Inside the brains of sleeping octopuses
Researchers have probed the brains of octopuses and confirmed previous reports suggestin…
3 years, 3 months ago
Why bladder cancer cells that shed their Y chromosome become more aggressive
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00:45 Why losing the Y chromosome makes bladder cancer more aggressive
Loss of the Y chromosome in bladder cancer cells is associated …
3 years, 3 months ago
What IBM's result means for quantum computing
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00:47 How to make quantum computers ready for real world applications
Quantum computers have long held the promise of being able to pe…
3 years, 3 months ago
A brain circuit for infanticide, in mice
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00:46 The mouse brain circuit controlling infanticidal behaviour
In mammals, infanticide is a relatively common behaviour, but not a d…
3 years, 3 months ago
AI identifies gene interactions to speed up search for treatment targets
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00:46 An AI that predicts gene interactions
Mapping the network of genes that control cellular processes can be difficult to do when g…
3 years, 4 months ago
Audio long read: Can giant surveys of scientists fight misinformation on COVID, climate change and more?
Shocked by the impact of online misinformation surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic, several researchers are launching efforts to survey scientists’ thi…
3 years, 4 months ago
‘Tree islands’ give oil-palm plantation a biodiversity boost
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00:45 Tree islands bring biodiversity benefits for oil-palm plantation
Global demand for palm oil has resulted in huge expansion of th…
3 years, 4 months ago
JWST shows an ancient galaxy in stunning spectroscopic detail
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00:46 What JWST has revealed about an ancient galaxy
Researchers have pointed the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) at JD1, one of the…
3 years, 4 months ago