Nature News - Archive
Biology and other science news items from Nature News, the popular science syndication arm of the premier international science publisher, the Nature Publishing Group. Nature News is an authoritative and accessible online roundup of what's new in science research.
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December 13, 2018
Cell-jacking proteins could be the key to cracking Zika and dengue
Targeting common host proteins used by different viruses to manipulate human cells could lead to new treatments.
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November 26, 2018
A spotlight on bacterial mutations for 75 years
In the debate about how bacterial mutations arise, an experiment in 1943 showed that they can occur spontaneously and independently of a selection pressure. This study also popularized the use of maths-driven analysis of biological data.
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November 26, 2018
Darwin’s finches choose parent lookalikes as mates
A preference for mating with similar individuals can have a key role in speciation. Research on Darwin’s finches suggests that individuals might use the likeness of their parents as a guide for choosing mates.
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November 23, 2018
Fire, drought, flood: climate challenges laid bare in US government report
Latest national climate assessment contradicts positions taken by President Donald Trump on global warming.
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November 23, 2018
Film and television tell children who can be scientists
Roles on the screen largely reinforce the message that scientists are white men.
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November 21, 2018
A bacterium’s enemy isn’t your friend
The bacterium Staphylococcus aureus is a leading cause of hard-to-treat human infections. It now seems that, if the bacterium is infected by a virus, a viral enzyme helps the microbe to evade detection by the immune system.
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October 8, 2018
IPCC says limiting global warming to 1.5 °C will require drastic action
Humanity has a limited window in which it can hope to avoid the worst effects of climate change, according to climate report.
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October 5, 2018
Bionic algae barrel through blood to deliver drugs
Plant cells pressed into service as swift and biodegradable couriers.v
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September 27, 2018
An aggressive cancer’s road to conquest
The type of lung cell that spawns a particularly deadly form of cancer helps to determine how it spreads.
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September 24, 2018
Gene-snipping tool swats mosquitoes
Female insects fail to reproduce after gene disruption.
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