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Mysterious 'compound X' clears toxic Parkinson’s proteins from brain
A drug known only as compound X helped to remove the problematic proteins associated with Parkinson's disease from the brains of mice, and improved their balance and mobility
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Mysterious 'compound X' clears toxic Parkinson’s proteins from brain
A drug known only as compound X helped to remove the problematic proteins associated with Parkinson's disease from the brains of mice, and improved their balance and mobility
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Emperor penguins added to endangered list after rapid decline
The International Union for Conservation of Nature has updated the Red List status for three of Antarctica’s most famous species after a dire assessment of their prospects under climate change
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Emperor penguins added to endangered list after rapid decline
The International Union for Conservation of Nature has updated the Red List status for three of Antarctica’s most famous species after a dire assessment of their prospects under climate change
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Key ocean current is slowing at locations around the Atlantic
Measurements by buoys at four latitudes in the western Atlantic provide the strongest evidence yet that the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation is weakening
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Key ocean current is slowing at locations around the Atlantic
Measurements by buoys at four latitudes in the western Atlantic provide the strongest evidence yet that the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation is weakening
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Two excellent new sci-fi novels tackle robots in very different ways
Luminous by Silvia Park and Ode to the Half-Broken by Suzanne Palmer are both thoughtful and well-written science fiction novels, featuring robots in richly realised worlds. But there the similarities end, says Emily H. Wilson
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Two excellent new sci-fi novels tackle robots in very different ways
Luminous by Silvia Park and Ode to the Half-Broken by Suzanne Palmer are both thoughtful and well-written science fiction novels, featuring robots in richly realised worlds. But there the similarities end, says Emily H. Wilson
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Stunning photographs show the dynamic patterns of the natural world
A new book from photographer Jon McCormack collects his shots of patterns in nature from around the world, from flamingoes to icebergs
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Stunning photographs show the dynamic patterns of the natural world
A new book from photographer Jon McCormack collects his shots of patterns in nature from around the world, from flamingoes to icebergs
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What to read this week: Beyond Inheritance by Roxanne Khamsi
A fresh and important book reveals the messy reality of our ever-mutating cells – and why the quest to defeat ageing is futile, says Michael Le Page
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What to read this week: Beyond Inheritance by Roxanne Khamsi
A fresh and important book reveals the messy reality of our ever-mutating cells – and why the quest to defeat ageing is futile, says Michael Le Page
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Is this the most niche scientific tourist attraction in the world?
Feedback is delighted by the discovery of a very specific scientific sculpture park in China – and wonders if readers can top it
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Is this the most niche scientific tourist attraction in the world?
Feedback is delighted by the discovery of a very specific scientific sculpture park in China – and wonders if readers can top it
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Quantum entanglement can be measured in solids for the first time
A method that relies on hitting materials with neutrons can measure how much quantum entanglement hides within them, which could enable new kinds of quantum technology
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Quantum entanglement can be measured in solids for the first time
A method that relies on hitting materials with neutrons can measure how much quantum entanglement hides within them, which could enable new kinds of quantum technology
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Why early humans radically changed their toolkits 200,000 years ago
A decline in ancient megafauna in the Middle East coincided with a shift towards smaller, lighter toolkits in the archaeological record – though scientists are still in debate about why
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Why early humans radically changed their toolkits 200,000 years ago
A decline in ancient megafauna in the Middle East coincided with a shift towards smaller, lighter toolkits in the archaeological record – though scientists are still in debate about why
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Erratum for the Research Article “Extracellular vesicle–mediated gene editing for the treatment of nonsyndromic progressive hearing loss in adult mice” | Science Translational Medicine
In the Research Article “Extracellular vesicle–mediated gene editing for the treatment of nonsyndromic progressive hearing loss in adult mice” by X. Pan et al., a competing interest was not disclosed in the initially published version. The following sentence was added the “Competing interests” section of the Acknowledgments: “M.H. has a financial interest in ExoDel, Inc., a company that options technology evaluated in this research and that could benefit from the results of the research.”
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Keratin 16 inhibits type I interferon responses in differentiating keratinocytes of stressed and diseased skin | Science Translational Medicine
Keratin 16 suppresses type I interferon and innate immunity in the skin, offering insight into diseases such as pachyonychia congenita and psoriasis.
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