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Amid concerns over lost antibody defences, some researchers argue that more attention should be paid to T cells.

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Rapid epidemic expansion of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant in southern Africa

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Daily briefing: First transplant of a gene-edited pig heart

A person in the United States is the first to receive a transplant of a genetically modified pig heart. Plus, the evolution of the arXiv preprint server and why we shouldn’t ignore the human failures that lead to ‘natural’ disasters.

Flora Graham
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Weaving Indigenous knowledge into the scientific method
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