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Intoxicating and astonishing: Why 'The Selfish Gene' almost never was

New Scientist - Space - Wed, 20/05/2026 - 17:00
Fifty years ago, a draft of Richard Dawkins’s first book landed on book editor Michael Rodgers’s desk – and life was never the same
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Intoxicating and astonishing: Why 'The Selfish Gene' almost never was

New Scientist - Technology - Wed, 20/05/2026 - 17:00
Fifty years ago, a draft of Richard Dawkins’s first book landed on book editor Michael Rodgers’s desk – and life was never the same
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After news about Oliver Sacks's "lies", we revisit his best-loved book

New Scientist - Space - Wed, 20/05/2026 - 17:00
Last year, The New Yorker revealed the late Sacks's "guilt" about his “falsification” in The Man Who Mistook His Wife For A Hat, but is this story about more than just the facts?
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After news about Oliver Sacks's "lies", we revisit his best-loved book

New Scientist - Technology - Wed, 20/05/2026 - 17:00
Last year, The New Yorker revealed the late Sacks's "guilt" about his “falsification” in The Man Who Mistook His Wife For A Hat, but is this story about more than just the facts?
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Erratum for the Research Article “In vivo generation of CAR myeloid cells through erythrocyte-mediated mRNA delivery for cancer immunotherapy” | Science Translational Medicine

In the published version of the Research Article “In vivo generation of CAR myeloid cells through erythrocyte-mediated mRNA delivery for cancer immunotherapy” by X. Nie et al., three images in Fig. 1I—those depicting E-LNP-mEry–, Cre-LNP–, and Cre-LNP-mEry–mediated gene expression in the livers of Cre reporter mice—were inadvertently placed in the wrong order. The figure has been corrected, and the data and conclusions are not affected.
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Treating the immune system to repair the brain | Science Translational Medicine

Targeting the systemic immune system in Alzheimer’s disease restores immune-mediated neuroprotection that dampens brain inflammation.
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A long-term image-derived AI-based risk model for primary prevention of breast cancer in individuals at high risk | Science Translational Medicine

A long-term risk model for use in primary prevention was designed to identify individuals at high risk of developing breast cancer in the coming 10 years.
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Urinary fluorogenic reporters for noninvasive detection and staging of kidney fibrosis | Science Translational Medicine

Fibrogenesis sensing reporters provide a noninvasive approach for identification of kidney fibrosis with point-of-care urinalysis.
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Transcranial ultrasound stimulation of motor networks in Parkinson’s disease informed by local field potential dynamics | Science Translational Medicine

TUS can alter subthalamic activity in a target-specific, frequency band–specific, and brain state–specific manner in Parkinson’s disease.
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A mitochondrial ROS–dependent antiviral response promotes β cell resilience and is diminished in donors with type 1 diabetes | Science Translational Medicine

IFN-α stimulates mitochondrial ROS production in a subset of healthy human β cells, potentially indicating a more efficient antiviral response.
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Sotatercept reduces bone morphogenetic protein signaling in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension | Science Translational Medicine

A BMP target engagement biomarker panel, developed through the StratosPHere 1 study, demonstrates that sotatercept reduces BMP signaling in PAH.
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Real-time in vivo analysis of murine β cells reveals autophagic flux defects before onset of autoimmune diabetes | Science Translational Medicine

Dynamic in vivo 4D analysis of β cell autophagic flux in mice reveals early impairment in the type 1 interferon response before the onset of autoimmune diabetes.
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We may finally know why dinosaurs like T. rex evolved tiny arms

New Scientist - Space - Wed, 20/05/2026 - 03:01
Five different groups of predatory dinosaurs independently evolved disproportionately small arms, and it seems they did so because their heads became so large and powerful
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We may finally know why dinosaurs like T. rex evolved tiny arms

New Scientist - Technology - Wed, 20/05/2026 - 03:01
Five different groups of predatory dinosaurs independently evolved disproportionately small arms, and it seems they did so because their heads became so large and powerful
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The distant world that is our best hope of finding alien life

New Scientist - Space - Tue, 19/05/2026 - 19:00
A decade ago, we discovered an exceptionally exciting exoplanet that could be the best candidate for hosting alien life. Now we’re about to find out if it really is
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The distant world that is our best hope of finding alien life

New Scientist - Technology - Tue, 19/05/2026 - 19:00
A decade ago, we discovered an exceptionally exciting exoplanet that could be the best candidate for hosting alien life. Now we’re about to find out if it really is
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Solar farm on the ocean outperforms land-based solar in Taiwan

New Scientist - Space - Tue, 19/05/2026 - 19:00
A solar farm in a tidal bay has generated more electricity and profits than a nearby coastal solar farm, but challenges could arise as floating solar moves further offshore
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Solar farm on the ocean outperforms land-based solar in Taiwan

New Scientist - Technology - Tue, 19/05/2026 - 19:00
A solar farm in a tidal bay has generated more electricity and profits than a nearby coastal solar farm, but challenges could arise as floating solar moves further offshore
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Wind-assisted cargo ships could more than halve shipping emissions

New Scientist - Space - Tue, 19/05/2026 - 16:00
If wind-assisted cargo ships chose routes based entirely on where the winds are better, their fuel use could be cut in half or even completely eliminated
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Wind-assisted cargo ships could more than halve shipping emissions

New Scientist - Technology - Tue, 19/05/2026 - 16:00
If wind-assisted cargo ships chose routes based entirely on where the winds are better, their fuel use could be cut in half or even completely eliminated
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