@ScienceO
Science News
Science News
Followers:
25
How to trick the immune system into attacking tumours
Lab-grown viruses make cancer cells resemble pig tissue, provoking an organ-rejection response.
Trump’s science advisers: how they could influence his second presidency
The president-elect quickly nominated confidantes with a focus on AI, but their recommendations for the rest of science remain unclear.
Revealed: Why the fatal Huntington’s gene takes so long to cause harm
A mutation in neurons grows for decades before it reaches a deadly limit.
1
Why fires spread quickly in modern cities ― and how to slow them
Research also suggests how to make homes more resilient in the aftermath of deadly blazes in Los Angeles’.
1
Will Europe ramp up defence research? War prompts major rethink
Nations consider increasing universities’ involvement in military research.
The road to CAR-T-cell therapy for lethal childhood brain tumours
A phase I clinical trial of GD2-CAR T cells (immune cells engineered to target the molecule GD2) in children and young adults with diffuse midline gliomas — incurable cancers of the central nervous system — shows promising results. Several trial participants exhibited substantial improvements, and one child’s tumour has been undetectable for more than three years.
Women were at the centre of social networks in Iron Age Britain
Evidence from 2,000-year-old DNA reveals that women in Celtic society stayed in their ancestral communities after marriage, whereas men were mobile, and that the southern coast of Britain was a hotspot for cultural exchange.
Meta AI creates speech-to-speech translator that works in dozens of languages
Machine-learning system can process words spoken in 101 languages, spitting out voice-synthesized translations in 36 target languages.
A mutation makes plant roots more welcoming to beneficial microbes
Promoting mutually beneficial relationships between plants and soil microbes that enhance nutrient acquisition by plants could improve crop production without increasing inorganic-fertilizer use. A mutation that causes an amino-acid substitution in a channel called CNGC15 in the plant cell’s nucleus boosts the formation of such endosymbiotic relationships.
Striving for open-source and equitable speech-to-speech translation
US technology company Meta has produced an AI model that can directly translate speech in one language to speech in another. Two scientists discuss the technical feats and ethical questions that underpin this advance in machine translation.
Dear Donald Trump: A letter from Nature on how to make science thrive
The US federal government can harness science to secure the health, prosperity and safety of Americans and the world.
Harsh criticism and unreasonable expectations worsen PhD students’ mental health
Research and teaching pressures can exacerbate anxiety and depression, causing many young scientists to consider quitting, a survey finds.
Retractions caused by honest mistakes are extremely stressful, say researchers
A survey highlights the emotional toll of retractions for authors and what could be done differently.
How to sustain scientific collaboration amid worsening US–China relations
Researchers need to define ‘safe zones’ for joint work in which the benefits outweigh the political risks. Here’s how.
1
AI-designed antivenoms could help treat lethal snakebites
Proteins made using machine learning successfully bind snake toxins — plus, Earth’s temperature breaks a significant climate threshold for the first time.
Two companies launch Moon missions together: will they make history?
A pair of spacecraft developed by private firms blast off on a single rocket on the risky voyage to the lunar surface.