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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

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I’m a Palestinian scientist building a more inclusive future

Changemakers This Nature Q&A series celebrates people who fight racism in science and who champion inclusion. It also highlights initiatives

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Are our rock-climbing shoes shedding plastics?

“I spent the first two years of my PhD research studying the environmental fate of chemicals that are added to

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Retraction notices are getting clearer — but progress is slow

There are currently no mandatory rules about the wording of retraction notices.Credit: ericsphotography/Getty Retraction notices — the explanatory statements published

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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

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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

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A psychedelic state arises from desynchronized brain activity

Nature, Published online: 17 July 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-02154-6 After a person takes the psychedelic compound psilocybin, some of their brain networks

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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