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6 days ago | 
science.org | Sara Reardon |Jeffrey Mervis |Phie Jacobs |Erik Stokstad
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1 week ago | 
science.org | Phie Jacobs |Sara Reardon |Erik Stokstad |Jeffrey Mervis
Amid the grant terminations, program cuts, federal firings, disappearing databases, and myriad other disruptions U.S. science has seen during the first 100 days of President Donald Trump’s administration, researchers are facing an uncertain future. Those studying hot-button topics such as diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), vaccines, and transgender health are squarely in the crosshairs, but the turmoil extends much further.
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Jan 24, 2025 | 
science.org | Phie Jacobs |Meredith Wadman
On 21 January, Chris Beyrer, an infectious disease epidemiologist at Duke University, was on a weekly call with about 20 fellow scientists who are running an HIV prevention trial funded by the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH).
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Jan 16, 2025 | 
science.org | Phie Jacobs
For more than 30 years, scientists have known the genetic culprit behind Huntington disease, a devastating neurodegenerative disorder that causes cells deep in the brain to sicken and die. But they couldn’t account for why people who inherit the faulty gene variant take so long to develop symptoms, or why disease progression varies so widely from person to person.
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Jan 15, 2025 | 
science.org | Phie Jacobs
Today’s Deep Dive does the math on carbon-storing building materials. But first, catch up on the latest science news, including research that gives new meaning to the term “copycat” and how fossilized poop is revealing the ghosts of extinctions past. animals | News from ScienceKitty see, kitty doTalk about a copycat. Kitties tend to mirror the faces of their companions, according to a new study,which may be key to helping them get along.
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Jan 14, 2025 | 
science.org | Phie Jacobs
For millions of years, flightless birds known as moas roamed the forests and shrublands of New Zealand, feasting on mosses, ferns, and fruit. They also snacked on colorful native fungi, according to a study of ancient feces reported today in Biology Letters. Unfortunately, when humans hunted the moa to extinction about 600 years ago, these fungal species—which play a key role in maintaining forest health—may have been left without their main spore disperser.
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Oct 30, 2024 | 
science.org | Phie Jacobs
Today’s Protostar is Joep Beumer, whose research is revealing the inner workings of enteroendocrine cells—the “first responders” of the gut. But first, catch up on the latest science news, including a bizarre creature preserved in fool’s gold and a feathery innovation that could make airplanes safer. paleontology | current biologyGlittery fossil is paleontological goldFossilization in pyrite preserved Lomankus edgecombei’s delicate tissues, including sensory structures on its head.
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Oct 28, 2024 | 
science.org | Phie Jacobs
Whether it’s two newlyweds going in for a smooch after saying “I do” or a parent soothing their child’s scraped knee, kissing is one of humanity’s most recognizable symbols of affection. Clay tablets from ancient Mesopotamia dating to 2500 B.C.E. provide the earliest archaeological evidence of romantic kissing.
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Oct 16, 2024 | 
science.org | Phie Jacobs
Today’s Visualized explores how brain scans could help predict treatment outcomes for people with depression. But first, catch up on the latest science news, including why European forest plants are on the move and evidence that ‘unmelted’ asteroids provided ingredients for life on Earth.
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Oct 12, 2024 | 
blog.sciencenet.cn | Phie Jacobs
Weekly Headlines (Excerpts) 1.As men dominate Nobels again, one of their selectors still sees some slow progress toward greater diversity A member of the Nobel Committee for Chemistry shares her perspective on how she and others are trying to expand the nomination pool for the famed awards BY KATIE LANGIN 11 OCT 2024 2.Missing immune cells may explain why COVID-19 vaccine protection quickly wanes New insights on what stimulates long-lived antibody production could spur better vaccines BY JON...
