The Nobel Prize for physiology and medicine: How altering bases altered the future
Angelina Scherbakova reports on the 2023 Nobel Prize for Physiology, awarded to Kariko and Weissman for their work on mRNA vaccinations.
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High seas treaty marks new era in ocean conservation
Matthew Sutton reports on the 2023 implementation of the landmark high seas treaty by the United Nation after decades of negotiation.
Breaking Newton’s third law—a new type of motion
Lily Massey reports on the discovery of “odd elasticity” in sperm cells, a phenomenon that violates Newton’s third fundamental law of physics.
Transplanting microbiota into rats is sufficient to induce the symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease
Leah Fogarty reports on memory deficits observed in rats, similar to those found in Alzheimer’s disease, following microbiota modulation.
Personality matters for breeding seabirds
George Rabin reports on the influence of risk-taking behaviours on the longevity of seabird relationships.
Geologic hydrogen: The future of green energy?
Billie Delpino explores the potential and challenges of geologic hydrogen as a sustainable energy solution amid renewed interest and investment.
Protected: Biochemistry Communication Challenge!
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PROTACs: Targeting breakdown of specific proteins to treat diseases
Felicites Rapon explores the advantages of PROTACs over small molecule inhibitors in addressing cancer treatment and drug resistance.
Metformin: The age-old elixir of life?
Ayush Sinha examines metformin’s role in longevity and reports on the highly-anticipated TAME trial set to further investigate its potential.
New way of producing fluorochemicals developed
Eleanor Garrigan Mattar reports on a groundbreaking method developed by Oxford researchers for synthesizing fluorochemicals.