Guardians turned adversaries – the paradox of cancer immunity
Waywen Loh discusses how the immune system can fight cancer and where it fails and explores how immunity can be leveraged to treat cancer.
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Tripping at the final hurdle: Is FDA rejection a setback for psychedelics?
Millicent Crewe discusses the recent rejection of MDMA-assisted therapy for PTSD and the impact on the world of therapy and psychedelics.
Scientists must adapt to our low-trust world
Satchel Walton reflects on why some people struggle to trust scientists in an ever-politicised field and how scientists should boost trust.
Scientists uncover a new form of gene regulation to earn the 2024 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
Divya Ganesh reports on the experiments causing Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun to win the 2024 Nobel Prize for physiology or medicine.
The most cited paper to ever be retracted: a stem cell fraud?
Corenna Twiss reports on the recent retraction of a seminal stem cell paper with over 4,500 citations due to evidence of data falsification.
What is happening with the Marburg virus?
Angelina Shcherbakova reports on the recent outbreak of the Marburg virus and how Rwanda are dealing with this public health concern.
IP landmark cases: Association of Molecular Pathology v. Myriad Genetics, Inc.
Emanuel Bor releases the third article in his IP landmark cases series where he reveals whether DNA can be patented.
Evolutionary mismatch and the metabolic trident
Malintha Hewa Batage reflects on evolutionary mismatch and how our metabolic genes are not well-matched with a modern, sedentary lifestyle.
Doritos dye helps scientists make mice transparent—humans might be next!
Sinibaldo Romero Arocha reports on a new study published in Science showing that the dye in doritos can turn mice transparent.
Breathe: A new vaccine for lung cancer
Malintha Hewa Batage reports on a new initiative involving the University of Oxford, which could revolutionise preventative cancer treatment.