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Bacterial ‘syringes’ could inject drugs directly into human cells
00:48 Tiny syringes for drug delivery
A team of researchers have repurposed tiny syringe-like structures produced by some bacteria to deliver molecule…
3 years, 6 months ago
How to make driverless cars safer — expose them to lots of dangerous drivers
00:46 A new test to get autonomous vehicles on the road
Truly autonomous vehicles, ones that don't require a driver to be present and are driven by AI…
3 years, 6 months ago
How to build a virus-proof cell
00:47 An edited genetic code that prevents viral infection
Researchers have engineered bacteria with synthetic genomes to be immune to viral infection…
3 years, 6 months ago
How the Australian wildfires devastated the ozone layer
00:47 Wildfire smoke’s chemical composition enhances ozone depletion
Smoke from the devastating Australian wildfires of 2019-2020 led to a reduction i…
3 years, 6 months ago
How an increased heart rate could induce anxiety in mice
00:47 How a racing heart could trigger anxiety
Anxiety can make the heart beat faster, but could the reverse be true as well? That question has been m…
3 years, 7 months ago
Nature's Take: How Twitter's changes could affect science
Twitter has become indispensable to many scientists. It is a place to share findings, raise their profile, and is even used as a source of data in ma…
3 years, 7 months ago
Audio long read: How your first brush with COVID warps your immunity
Imprinting is a quirk of the immune system in which someone’s initial exposure to a virus biases their immune response when they meet the same virus …
3 years, 7 months ago
A twisting microscope that could unlock the secrets of 2D materials
00:45 A new microscope to look for ‘magic’ angles
To better visualise how electrons are ‘moving’ in materials, a team have developed the Quantum Twist…
3 years, 7 months ago
How 'metadevices' could make electronics faster
00:47 A metadevice for faster electronics
In the past, increasing the speeds of electronics required designing smaller components, but further reducti…
3 years, 7 months ago
This mysterious space rock shouldn’t have a ring — but it does
0:46 The mysterious ring in the distant Solar System
Quaoar is a small, rocky object that lies beyond Neptune’s orbit. In an unexpected discovery, res…
3 years, 7 months ago