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.
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Pioneers of machine learning awarded the 2024 Nobel Prize in Physics
Andrea La Fleur reports on how John Hopfield and Geoffrey Hinton won the Nobel Prize in physics for their work on machine learning.
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.
Metal-Organic Frameworks: Materials Of the Future?
Euan Sarson explains the interest surrounding MOFs outlining their unparalleled tunability and use beyond the regular chemical applications.
CRISPR and viruses: How phages can weaponise the popular gene-editing tool
Izzie Farrance reports on new research finding that bacteriophages can weaponise the CRISPR gene-editing system against competing viruses.
JE NE SUIS PAS MARIE CURIE
Image credit: Anoop Dey and Clarissa Pereira If I ask my two nine-year-old brothers to name a female scientist, they might tell me about Jane Goodall, and perhaps Mary Anning too, although it will take them a few minutes to remember them. If they’re feeling particularly kind, they might name me. But the one scientist…
Explosions: Inventions and Uses
Bang! A gun shot. Or the burst of a firework. Explosions, big and small, can cause delight or pain, but always manage to grab your attention. Over the centuries they have been used to win wars, break through defences, and mine deep into the earth for precious materials. But the power they have to generate…
Ramakrishnan and his ribosome – a review
Venki Ramakrishnan, President of the Royal Society and 2009 Nobel Prize winner, is already well known in the scientific community for his publications about the ribosome. What I wasn’t expecting however, was that his part-memoir, part-popular science book contained far more about the pace, people and progress of science than could ever be gleaned from…