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    Colossal 'jets' shooting from a black hole defy physicists' theories

    With a combined length of 23 million light years, these jets are the biggest yet discovered — plus, a single-step process for making metal alloys.

    nature podcast | 18 Sep 2024
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    Human embryo models are getting more realistic — raising ethical questions

    Dozens of labs around the world are striving to grow models of human embryos to study development, fertility and therapies. They are entering uncharted ethical territory.

    news feature | 11 Sep 2024
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    Forget ChatGPT: why researchers now run small AIs on their laptops

    Artificial-intelligence models are typically used online, but a host of openly available tools is changing that. Here’s how to get started with local AIs.

    technology feature | 16 Sep 2024
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    Red light, green light: flickering fluorophores reveal biochemistry in cells

    A mysterious afterglow in a pandemic side project leads to a new method for observing proteins that interact in living cells.

    technology feature | 12 Sep 2024

• • Doctors cured her sickle-cell disease. So why is she still in pain?

    NEWS FEATURE | 17 SEP 2024

  • 40 million deaths by 2050: toll of drug-resistant infections to rise by 70%

    NEWS | 17 SEP 2024

  • Mosquito-borne diseases are surging in Europe — how worried are scientists?

    NEWS | 16 SEP 2024

  • Where did viruses come from? AlphaFold and other AIs are finding answers

    NEWS | 16 SEP 2024