Sea spiders ‘farm’ methane-eating bacteria on their bodies
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Cold sore virus immediately reshapes our genome to boost its growth
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How a US agriculture agency became key in the fight against bird flu
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Is superintelligent AI just around the corner, or just a sci-fi dream?
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Gene editing could treat damage from ‘irreversible’ kidney disease
Kidney disease can lead to high blood pressure and infections Mohammed Haneefa Nizamudeen/Getty Images The damage to the body caused
US stops endorsing covid-19 shots for kids – are other vaccines next?
US Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F Kennedy Jr Tasos Katopodis/Getty One of the top vaccine experts at
Rivers are leaking ancient carbon back into the atmosphere
Rivers such as the Chuya in Russia can be a source of carbon dioxide and methane Parilov/Shutterstock Rivers around the
Any wall can be turned into a camera to see around corners
Technology for seeing around corners would be of use to the military Matthew Horwood/Getty Images An ordinary camera could soon
Will SpaceX’s Starship rocket ever work – and what if it doesn’t?
Starship’s ninth test flight took place on 27 May Joe Marino/UPI/Shutterstock Another launch, another failure? With the ninth flight of
Cord blood banking is not living up to its promise
Banking a baby’s umbilical cord blood was once seen as a reasonable way to protect their future health, but much