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    How worlds are born: JWST reveals exotic chemistry of planetary nurseries

    The telescope is delivering a cascade of insights about the ‘protoplanetary’ disks where planets take shape.

    news | 20 Sep 2023
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    Human trials of artificial wombs could start soon. Here’s what you need to know

    US regulators will consider clinical trials of a system that mimics the womb, which could reduce deaths and disability for babies born extremely preterm.

    news feature | 14 Sep 2023
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    Why does cancer spread to the spine? Newly discovered stem cells might be the key

    A stem cell vital for vertebral growth also drives spine metastases, and the use of MDMA in the treatment of PTSD.

    nature podcast | 20 Sep 2023
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    A new human species? Mystery surrounds 300,000-year-old fossil

    A chinless jawbone from eastern China that displays both modern and archaic features could represent a new branch of the human family tree.

    news | 18 Sep 2023

• • Is depression lifting? AI that interprets brain waves has answers

    NEWS | 22 SEP 2023

  • AlphaFold touted as next big thing for drug discovery — but is it?

    NEWS | 22 SEP 2023

  • ‘They went to the bar at noon’: what this virtual AI village is teaching researchers

    NEWS Q&A | 20 SEP 2023

  • Japanese fund to create ‘Ivy League’ gives first award to just one university

    NEWS | 20 SEP 2023