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biologist who shaped genetic engineering and fought discrimination
Credit: National Institutes of Health The US molecular biologist Maxine Singer made discoveries about the role of enzymes in assembling
I’m a Palestinian scientist building a more inclusive future
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Retraction notices are getting clearer — but progress is slow
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Boost French research by increasing freedom for scientists and universities
In the run-up to the French election, many academics worried that a victory for the far-right National Rally party could
the hidden link between star-forming molecular clouds
The discovery that three star-forming clouds in our cosmic neighbourhood form a single C-shaped structure offers insights into how such
A psychedelic state arises from desynchronized brain activity
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What Twisters gets right — and wrong — about tornado science
When Hollywood producers showed up a few years ago at Sean Waugh’s office, he couldn’t wait to show them his