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'Biosimilar' drugs poised to penetrate market ⬇️

scientific article published on November 4, 2010

'CRISPR babies' are still too risky, says influential panel

scientific article published on 03 September 2020

'Gene drive' mosquitoes engineered to fight malaria

journal article; published in Nature on 2015-11-23

'Monogamous' vole in love-rat shock

scientific article published in Nature

'Zombie' patent fights over mutant mice return

scientific article

'Test-tube' evolution wins Chemistry Nobel Prize

scientific article published in Nature

2016 in news: The science events that shaped the year

scientific article published in Nature

2017 in news: The science events that shaped the year

scientific article published in Nature

2018 in news: The science events that shaped the year

scientific article published on 01 December 2018

365 days: 2013 in review

scientific article published in December 2013

A bill to care for carers

journal article; published in Nature on 2009-03-18

A genetic gift for sushi-eaters

scientific article published in Nature

A shot in the arm for cancer vaccines?

scientific article published in April 2010

A synthetic-biology reality check

journal article; published in Nature on 2009-04-15

Affymetrix in new patents row.

scientific article published in July 2008

Africa yields two full human genomes

scientific article

After half-century's wait, approval paves path for new lupus drugs ⬇️

scientific article published on 01 April 2011

Ageing: Much ado about ageing

scientific article published in Nature

Ahead of the pack

journal article; published in Nature on 2009-05-13

Air pollution causes sperm mutations

scientific article published in Nature

Algorithms compete to predict recipe for cancer vaccine

scientific article published in December 2016

All about Craig: the first 'full' genome sequence

Alternative funding: Sponsor my science ⬇️

scientific article published on January 18, 2012

Alzheimer's-disease probe nears approval ⬇️

scientific article published on January 27, 2011

Ancient genomes show how maize adapted to life at high altitudes

journal article; published in Nature on 2017-08-03

Ancient oak's youthful genome surprises biologists

scientific article published in June 2017

Animal studies produce many false positives

journal article; published in Nature on 2013-07-16

Anti-anxiety drug makes river fish more aggressive

journal article; published in Nature on 2013-02-14

Antibody therapies could be a bridge to a coronavirus vaccine - but will the world benefit?

scientific article published on 11 August 2020

Antioxidants speed cancer in mice

journal article; published in Nature on 2014-01-29

Applicants challenge male order at Howard Hughes

scientific article published in Nature

Artificial intelligence identifies plant species for science

journal article; published in Nature on 2017-08-11

Asteroid fly-by eludes study

scientific article published in Nature

AstraZeneca launches project to sequence 2 million genomes.

scientific article

Attack of the genomes

scientific article published in November 2007

Autism study finds early intervention has lasting effects

scientific article published in Nature

Autopsy slowdown hinders quest to determine how coronavirus kills

scientific article published on 07 May 2020

Baby monkey is first primate created using sperm from tissue transplanted into dad

scientific article published on 21 March 2019

Bacteria yield new gene cutter

scientific article published in September 2015

Bankruptcy filing worries developers of nanoparticle cancer drugs

scientific article

Bee tongues tell a tale of climate change

journal article; published in Nature on 2015-09-24

Beyond CRISPR: A guide to the many other ways to edit a genome

scientific article published on 8 August 2016

Beyond the Triangle

scientific article published on 01 April 2008

Big science: The cancer genome challenge

scientific article published in April 2010

Billion-year-old fossils set back evolution of earliest fungi

scientific article published on 22 May 2019

Bioelectric signals spark brain growth

scientific article published in Nature

Bioengineers look beyond patents

scientific article published in July 2013

Biogen fights takeover bid

scientific article published on 01 June 2008

Biohackers gear up for genome editing

scientific article published in August 2015

Biologists create more precise molecular scissors for genome editing

journal article; published in Nature on 2015-12-01

Biologists unveil unusual film format: CRISPR

journal article; published in Nature on 2017-07-12

Biologists who decoded how cells sense oxygen win medicine Nobel

scientific article published on 01 October 2019

Biomedicine wins big in US budget deal

scientific article published in December 2015

Biotech boom prompts fears of bust.

scientific article published in August 2013

Biotech boot camp

scientific article published in Nature

Biotechnology: The start-up engine

scientific article published in September 2013

Biotechnology: Virtual reality ⬇️

scientific article published on June 6, 2013

Biotechs feel the pain

journal article; published in Nature on 2009-01-07

Biotechs go generic: The Same but Different

scientific article published in Nature

Bitter CRISPR patent war intensifies

journal article; published in Nature on 2017-10-26

Bitter fight over CRISPR patent heats up.

scientific article published in January 2016

Blockbuster drug bows out ⬇️

scientific article published on November 29, 2011

Blood test for Down's syndrome unveiled

journal article; published in Nature on 2008-10-06

Blood test tracks cancer

journal article; published in Nature on 2013-03-13

Boom in unproven cell therapies intensifies regulatory debate

scientific article published in Nature

Botanical identities

scientific article published on 01 February 2008

Brain scan allows unconscious patient to communicate

scientific article published in Nature

Brazil considers transgenic trees

scientific article published in Nature

Brazilian courts tussle over unproven cancer treatment

scientific article (publication date: 24 November 2015)

Brazilian law grants patients right to use untested cancer ‘drug’

journal article; published in Nature on 2016-04-15

Breast-cancer spread caught in the act

journal article; published in Nature on 2013-01-31

Broad Institute wins bitter battle over CRISPR patents.

scientific article published in February 2017

Budget woes hinder clinical-trials network

journal article; published in Nature on 2014-03-04

Bull 'super dads' are being engineered to produce sperm from another father

scientific article published on 01 March 2019

COVID antibody treatments show promise for preventing severe disease

scientific article

COVID antiviral pills: what scientists still want to know

COVID-vaccine results are on the way - and scientists' concerns are growing

scientific article published on 25 September 2020

CRISPR babies: when will the world be ready?

scientific article published on 01 June 2019

CRISPR conundrum: Strict European court ruling leaves food-testing labs without a plan

scientific article published on 01 August 2019

CRISPR deployed to combat sickle-cell anaemia

scientific article published in Nature

CRISPR fixes disease gene in viable human embryos

scientific article published in Nature

CRISPR gene editing in human embryos wreaks chromosomal mayhem

scientific article published on 01 July 2020

CRISPR gene editing produces unwanted DNA deletions

scientific article published in Nature

CRISPR hack transforms cells into data recorders

scientific article published in February 2018

CRISPR studies muddy results of older gene research

scientific article published in Nature

CRISPR treatment inserted directly into the body for first time

scientific article published on 01 March 2020

CRISPR used to peer into human embryos' first days

journal article; published in Nature on 2017-09-20

CRISPR ‘cousin’ put to the test in landmark heart-disease trial

CRISPR, the disruptor

scientific article published in June 2015

CRISPR: Ask us anything

journal article; published in Nature on 2016-03-16

CRISPR: gene editing is just the beginning

scientific article published in March 2016

Call to censor flu studies draws fire ⬇️

scientific article published on January 3, 2012

Cancer cells can ‘infect’ normal neighbours

journal article; published in Nature on 2014-10-23

Cancer cells have 'unsettling' ability to hijack the brain's nerves

scientific article published on 18 September 2019

Cancer drug's stumbles prompt calls to rethink how immune therapies are tested

scientific article published in Nature

Cancer experts unveil wishlist for US government 'moonshot'.

scientific article published on 7 September 2016

Cancer geneticists tackle troubling ethnic bias in studies

scientific article published on 01 April 2019

Cancer immunologists scoop medicine Nobel prize

scientific article published in Nature

Cancer mutations often misidentified in the clinic

scientific article published in Nature

Cancer researchers push to relax rules for clinical trials.

scientific article published in April 2018

Cancer researchers revisit 'failed' clinical trials

journal article; published in Nature on 2013-04-18

Cancer researchers seek to harness mysterious DNA 'super-enhancers'

scientific article published on 01 December 2018

Cancer researchers target the dormant cells that seed tumours

scientific article published on 01 June 2018

Cancer studies clash over mechanisms of malignancy

scientific article published in December 2015

Cancer theory faces doubts ⬇️

scientific article published on April 21, 2011

Cancer treatment: The killer within

scientific article published in Nature

Cancer-fighting viruses win approval

scientific article published in October 2015

Cancer-killing viruses show promise - and draw billion-dollar investment

scientific article

Cancer: The Ras renaissance

scientific article published in Nature

Caution urged over editing DNA in wildlife (intentionally or not).

scientific article published in August 2015

Cell maps reveal fresh details on how the immune system fights cancer

scientific article

Cell therapy fights leukaemia

scientific article published in Nature

Cell-suicide blocker holds promise as HIV therapy

journal article; published in Nature on 2013-12-19

Cellular suicide spurs cancer

scientific article published in Nature

Century-old tumours offer rare cancer clues.

scientific article published in May 2017

Changes proposed to key psychiatry manual

scientific article published in Nature

Charities seek cut of drug royalties ⬇️

scientific article published on July 20, 2011

Cheap at any price?

scientific article published in Nature

Chemists who invented revolutionary ‘click’ reactions win Nobel

scientific article published on 5 October 2022

Child abuse leaves lasting 'scars' on DNA

journal article; published in Nature on 2009-02-20

Chilly lab mice skew cancer studies

journal article; published in Nature on 2013-11-18

Chimps' fate ignites debate ⬇️

scientific article published on September 30, 2010

Chloroquine hype is derailing the search for coronavirus treatments

scientific article published on 24 April 2020

Cholesterol limits lose their lustre ⬇️

scientific article published on February 28, 2013

Circular RNAs throw genetics for a loop

scientific article published in Nature

Climate change threatens crunchy, tart apples

journal article; published in Nature on 2013-08-15

Clinical drug tests adapted for speed

scientific article published in Nature

Clinical-trial specialist could be next FDA chief

scientific article published in Nature

Cocktails for cancer with a measure of immunotherapy.

scientific article

Collaborations: with all good intentions

scientific article published on 01 April 2008

Colonizers give up sequence secrets

scientific article published in Nature

Companies pledge to make more trial data public

scientific article published in Nature

Company prepares to market gene-edited cows

scientific article published in Nature

Company sues researcher over unfavourable review

journal article; published in Nature on 2008-11-11

Complex synthesis yields breast-cancer therapy ⬇️

scientific article published on December 2, 2010

Congress seeks to quash patent trolls

journal article; published in Nature on 2015-05-20

Consortium solves its 1,000th protein structure

scientific article published in Nature

Contraceptive risks

scientific article published in Nature

Contract investigators

scientific article published in July 2010

Controversial vaccine fights prostate cancer

journal article; published in Nature on 2009-04-29

Coronavirus breakthrough: dexamethasone is first drug shown to save lives

scientific article published on 16 June 2020

Coronavirus reinfections: three questions scientists are asking

scientific article published on 04 September 2020

Coronavirus shuts down trials of drugs for multiple other diseases

scientific article published on 01 April 2020

Correction

scientific article published on 01 May 2011

Cot death victims make less serotonin

scientific article published in Nature

Counting calories: not so easy

article by Heidi Ledford published 25 March 2008 in Nature

Cruel fusion: What a young man's death means for childhood cancer

scientific article published in March 2017

Cutting calories may improve memory

journal article; published in Nature on 2009-01-26

Cutting-edge cancer drug hobbled by diagnostic test confusion

scientific article published in Nature

Cyberinfrastructure: Feed me data

scientific article

Cystic fibrosis drug Vertex's latest triumph ⬇️

scientific article published on 07 March 2012

DNA typos to blame for most cancer mutations

scientific article published in Nature

Damaged cell powerhouses linked to Parkinson's

scientific article published in Nature

Death and life beneath the sea floor

scientific article published in August 2008

Death in gene therapy trial raises questions about private IRBs

scientific article published in October 2007

Deaths from COVID ‘incredibly rare’ among children

scientific article

Debate blooms over anatomy of the world's first flower

scientific article published in February 2018

Depression drug disappoints ⬇️

scientific article published on November 15, 2011

Diabetes drugs offered fresh start

scientific article published on July 2010

Diabetes drugs ride a bumpy road.

scientific article published in December 2013

Diagnostics tome comes under fire

scientific article

Director of US mental-health institute leaves for Google

journal article; published in Nature on 2015-09-15

Disease research: Rare insights

Disease research: Rare insights

journal article; published in Nature on 2014-01-15

Do plants 'veto' bad genes?

journal article; published in Nature on 2013-02-08

Dog DNA probed for clues to human psychiatric ills

journal article; published in Nature on 2016-01-26

Doubts raised over stem-cell marker

scientific article published in Nature

Dozens of coronavirus drugs are in development - what happens next?

scientific article published on 14 May 2020

Drug bests cystic-fibrosis mutation

scientific article published on 7 February 2012

Drug buddies

scientific article published on 22 June 2011

Drug candidates derailed in case of mistaken identity

scientific article published on 28 March 2012

Drug companies flock to supercharged T-cells in fight against autoimmune disease

journal article; published in Nature on 2017-08-02

Drug giants turn their backs on RNA interference ⬇️

scientific article published on November 25, 2010

Drug giants unite to develop cancer therapy

journal article; published in Nature on 2009-06-02

Drug markers questioned

scientific article published on 01 April 2008

Drug quells anxiety in early trials

journal article; published in Nature on 2009-06-18

Drug safety crackdown revs up ⬇️

scientific article published on August 5, 2010

Drug saves fertility in mice receiving chemotherapy

journal article; published in Nature on 2013-05-15

Drug shortage slows clinical trials

journal article; published in Nature on 2011-10-03

Drug that boosts nerve signals offers hope for multiple sclerosis

scientific article

Drug trial supports importance of low cholesterol to treat heart disease

scientific article published in Nature

Drug-safety pilot makes the grade

scientific article published in September 2014

Drugmakers target depression's cognitive fog.

scientific article published in February 2016

E-cigs and opioids: The next FDA chief will face several ongoing crises

scientific article published on 07 November 2019

Earliest Americans took two paths

scientific article published in Nature

Early cancer detection is goal of transatlantic research alliance

scientific article published on 21 October 2019

Earth's orbit linked to extinctions.

scientific article published in 2006

Edits to ethics code rankle

scientific article published in November 2014

Education: The PhD factory ⬇️

scientific article published on April 21, 2011

Elusive flowering signal pruned of mystery at last

scientific article published in Nature

End of cancer-genome project prompts rethink

scientific article published in Nature

Engineered cell therapy for cancer gets thumbs up from FDA advisers

scientific article published in July 2017

Engineered immune cells battle acute leukaemia

journal article; published in Nature on 2013-03-20

Engineered viruses fight bacteria

journal article; published in Nature on 2009-03-02

Enzyme tweak boosts precision of CRISPR genome edits

journal article; published in Nature on 2016-01-06

Epigenetics: Marked for success

journal article; published in Nature on 2012-03-28

Epigenetics: The genome unwrapped

scientific article published in December 2015

Erratum: Correction

Evidence lags behind excitement over blood plasma as a coronavirus treatment

scientific article published on 19 August 2020

Evidence mounts against diabetes drug

scientific article published in Nature

Excessive fat intake can throw out the body clock

scientific article published in Nature

Experimental cancer drug resurfaces

scientific article published in Nature

Experimental gene therapy frees 'bubble-boy' babies from a life of isolation

scientific article published on 17 April 2019

Eye-opening picture of fetal immune system emerges

journal article; published in Nature on 2017-06-15

FANTOM studies networks in cells.

scientific article published in April 2009

FDA advisers back gene therapy for rare form of blindness

scientific article published in October 2017

FDA debates trial-data secrecy

scientific article published in July 2014

FDA ready to regulate transgenic animals

journal article; published in Nature on 2009-01-16

FDA under pressure to relax drug rules ⬇️

scientific article published on December 6, 2012

Facebook gives social scientists unprecedented access to its user data

scientific article published on 03 May 2019

False memories show up in the brain

scientific article published in Nature

Fast-spreading genetic mutations pose ecological risk

journal article; published in Nature on 2016-06-08

Fat fuels cancer’s spread in mice

scientific article published in Nature

Fat mice provide clue to obesity-colon cancer puzzle

journal article; published in Nature on 2016-03-02

Fever pitch

scientific article published in Nature

Fiendish wheat genome reveals grain's history

scientific article published in Nature

First biosimilar drug set to enter US market

scientific article published in Nature

First robust genetic links to depression emerge

scientific article published in July 2015

First test of in-body gene editing shows promise

scientific article published in Nature

Fish schools upset by pollutant smell

scientific article published in Nature

Five big mysteries about CRISPR's origins

scientific article published on January 2017

Fixing the tomato: CRISPR edits correct plant-breeding snafu

scientific article published in May 2017

Flatworms' starring role in stem-cell research

scientific article published in Nature

Flaws found in mouse model of diabetes

journal article; published in Nature on 2009-05-28

Fly library boosts gene tool supply

scientific article published in July 2007

Foodies embrace 3D-printed cuisine

scientific article published in Nature

Forest growth studies begin to turn up the heat

scientific article published in Nature

Forestry carbon dioxide projects to close down

journal article; published in Nature on 2008-11-18

Fred Rogers: a quiet psychological revolution in children’s television

scientific article published in Nature

From the frontline: 30 something science ⬇️

scientific article published on March 7, 2013

Funding agencies toughen stance on open access

scientific article published in October 2006

GM crop planting declines for the first time

journal article; published in Nature on 2016-04-19

Garage biotech: Life hackers ⬇️

scientific article published on October 7, 2010

Gastric bypass makes gut burn sugar faster

journal article; published in Nature on 2013-07-25

Gene editing staves off deafness in mice

scientific article published in December 2017

Gene patents in the dock

scientific article published in April 2013

Gene reading steps up a gear ⬇️

scientific article published on February 10, 2011

Gene therapy in mouse fetuses treats deadly disease

scientific article published in Nature

Gene therapy is facing its biggest challenge yet

scientific article published on 01 December 2019

Gene-edited animal creators look beyond US market

scientific article published on 01 February 2019

Gene-edited cows, rogue clinics, speedier drug approvals: the challenges facing Trump's FDA chief

scientific article published in Nature

Gene-editing hack yields pinpoint precision

journal article; published in Nature on 2016-04-20

Gene-editing surges as US rethinks regulations

scientific article published in April 2016

Gene-synthesis rules favour convenience

scientific article published in Nature

Genetic variations offer longer life

scientific article published in Nature

Geneticists enlist engineered virus and CRISPR to battle citrus disease

scientific article published on May 2017

Genome 'census' reveals hidden riches

scientific article published in Nature

Genome hacker uncovers largest-ever family tree

journal article; published in Nature on 2013-10-28

Genome-based cholesterol drug boosts heart health

scientific article published in Nature

Genome-edited baby claim provokes international outcry

scientific article published in Nature

Genomic studies track early hints of cancer

scientific article published in October 2017

Genomics institute secures its future

scientific article published on 01 September 2008

Genzyme deal set to alter biotech landscape ⬇️

scientific article published on February 24, 2011

Giant bacterium carries thousands of genomes

Global initiative seeks 1,000 new cancer models

scientific article published in Nature

Google health-data scandal spooks researchers

scientific article published on 19 November 2019

Graphic detail: Venture capital avoids bloodbath

journal article; published in Nature on 2009-02-04

Gut microbes can shape responses to cancer immunotherapy

journal article; published in Nature on 2017-11-02

Gene-silencing technology gets first drug approval after 20-year wait

scientific article published in Nature

HIV rebound dashes hope of cure

scientific article published in Nature

HIV vaccine developers battle on, despite high-profile failures

scientific article published on 01 June 2008

HIV vaccine may raise risk

scientific article published in Nature

HIV's ancient legacy

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Hacked molecular machine could pump out custom proteins

journal article; published in Nature on 2015-07-29

Hacked photosynthesis could boost crop yields

scientific article published in Nature

Halfway point for 1,001 genomes quest ⬇️

scientific article published on August 28, 2011

Harvard adopts open-access policy

Harvard probe kept under wraps ⬇️

scientific article published on August 19, 2010

Has NIH funding improved public health?

journal article; published in Nature on 2009-06-22

Hidden memories guide choices

journal article; published in Nature on 2009-02-09

Hidden toll of embryo ethics war ⬇️

scientific article published on March 17, 2011

High hopes for US patent reform

scientific article

High hopes for arthritis drugs

scientific article published in Nature

High stakes for US science ⬇️

journal article; published in Nature on 2012-10-24

High-profile coronavirus retractions raise concerns about data oversight

scientific article published on 05 June 2020

Hopes rise for coronavirus drug remdesivir

scientific article published on 29 April 2020

Hormone injections can strengthen bones

How 1918 flu antibodies fend off swine flu

scientific article published in Nature

How Facebook and Twitter could be the next disruptive force in clinical trials

scientific article published in Nature

How Facebook, Twitter and other data troves are revolutionizing social science

scientific article published on 01 June 2020

How an Oregon cancer institute raised a billion dollars

scientific article published in July 2015

How bad is Omicron? What scientists know so far

How club drug ketamine fights depression

journal article; published in Nature on 2016-05-04

How does COVID-19 kill? Uncertainty is hampering doctors' ability to choose treatments

scientific article published on 09 April 2020

How obesity could create problems for a COVID vaccine

scientific article published on 01 October 2020

How precision medicine paved the way to the first cystic fibrosis drug

scientific article published on 01 October 2020

How severe are Omicron infections?

How the US CRISPR patent probe will play out.

scientific article published in March 2016

How the cell's powerhouses turn deadly

scientific article published in Nature

How to solve the world's biggest problems

scientific article published in September 2015

Huge genetic-screening effort helps pinpoint roots of breast cancer

scientific article published in Nature

Human genes are multitaskers

journal article; published in Nature on 2008-11-02

Human-subjects research: trial and error

scientific article published in Nature

Hundreds of antibiotics built from scratch

journal article; published in Nature on 2016-05-18

Hunt for cancer 'tipping point' heats up

scientific article published in Nature

Hunt for mystery GM wheat hots up ⬇️

journal article; published in Nature on 2013-07-17

Hybrid embryos fail to live up to stem-cell hopes

journal article; published in Nature on 2009-02-03

IVF at 40: revisiting the revolution in assisted reproduction

scientific article published in Nature

Immigrant and minority scientists shaken by Trump win.

scientific article

Immune system offers clues to cancer treatment

scientific article published in Nature

Immunotherapy’s cancer remit widens ⬇️

scientific article published on May 30, 2013

Incredibly detailed embryo maps chart each cell’s developmental fate

journal article; published in Nature on 2018-04-26

Indirect costs: Keeping the lights on

scientific article published in Nature

Industry shifts focus to immunology and cancer

journal article; published in Nature on 2008-11-04

Insider trading sparks concerns ⬇️

scientific article published on January 17, 2013

Institutes in pharma cash probe

scientific article published in June 2008

Integrity issue follows fired researcher

journal article; published in Nature on 2011-10-05

Investment relief for biotech sector ⬇️

journal article; published in Nature on 2012-11-14

Investors flee as firm scraps RNA-interference drug candidate

journal article; published in Nature on 2016-10-10

Irrawaddy may be poisoned by arsenic

scientific article published on 01 July 2008

Key Alzheimer's findings questioned

scientific article published in Nature

Kudos, not cash, is the real X-factor

scientific article published in October 2006

Lab personnel. Technically gifted

scientific article published in May 2011

Language: Disputed definitions

scientific article

Lawsuit puts flu-vaccine contract in doubt

scientific article

Life-changing experiments: The biological Higgs ⬇️

scientific article published on March 28, 2012

Lists of cancer mutations awash with false positives

journal article; published in Nature on 2013-06-17

Making it up as you go along

scientific article published in Nature

Malaria may not rise as world warms

scientific article published in May 2010

Many cancer drugs aim at the wrong molecular targets

scientific article published on 11 September 2019

Massive database of 182,000 leaves is helping predict plants' family trees

scientific article published in July 2017

Maverick of cancer immunology on film

scientific article published on 07 June 2019

Medical research: if depression were cancer

scientific article published in November 2014

Medicine Nobel awarded for work on circadian clocks

scientific article published in October 2017

Medicine Nobel for research on how cells 'eat themselves'.

scientific article published on 3 October 2016

Melanoma drug wins US approval ⬇️

scientific article published on March 31, 2011

Mental-health guide accused of overreach ⬇️

scientific article published on November 2, 2011

Merck's HIV vaccine flop brings vectors under closer scrutiny

scientific article published on 01 January 2008

Metabolic quirks yield tumour hope

scientific article

Mice guide human drug trial ⬇️

scientific article published on March 19, 2012

Mice share yeast's ageing system

journal article; published in Nature on 2008-11-26

Microbes reveal extent of biodiversity

scientific article published in March 2007

Microbes reveal extent of biodiversity

scientific article published in Nature

Microscopic marvels: The naked microscope

scientific article published on 01 June 2009

Millions of black people affected by racial bias in health-care algorithms

scientific article published on 01 October 2019

Mini enzyme moves gene editing closer to the clinic

scientific article

Minimum telomere length defined for healthy cells

scientific article published in Nature

Moderate HIV cases worst for transmission

scientific article published in Nature

Moderna COVID vaccine becomes second to get US authorization

scientific article published on 18 December 2020

Modified toxin helps crops kill resistant insects

scientific article published in Nature

Molecular biology gets wikified ⬇️

journal article from 'Nature' published in 2008

Monoclonal antibodies come of age

scientific article published on 01 September 2008

More people obese than underweight

journal article; published in Nature on 2016-04-04

Multi-million dollar grants give 'Broadies' a lasting home

scientific article

Museums hunt for relics from genomics' early days

scientific article published in December 2013

Myriad ruling causes confusion ⬇️

scientific article published on June 20, 2013

Mysterious vaping deaths: Why US officials are focusing on flavour

scientific article published on 01 October 2019

Mystery RNA spawns gene-activating peptides

scientific article published in Nature

Mystery fraud accusations ⬇️

scientific article published on October 28, 2010

NASA threatens to axe science on space station

scientific article published in Nature

Nature's 10

2017 scholarly article

Nature's 10: ten people who helped shape science in 2020

scientific article published on 01 December 2020

Nerve growth stimulates prostate cancer

journal article; published in Nature on 2013-07-11

New year, new science

scientific article published in January 2011

Next-generation cancer drugs boost immunotherapy responses

journal article; published in Nature on 2017-06-02

No more third time lucky

journal article; published in Nature on 2008-10-15

Nobel prizewinner's paper retracted

scientific article published in March 2008

Obama makes risky bid to increase science spending

journal article; published in Nature on 2016-02-10

Obama proposes cancer “moonshot” in State of the Union address

journal article; published in Nature on 2016-01-13

Obama's science legacy: betting big on biomedical science

scientific article published on 22 August 2016

Old cancer drug gets fresh look

journal article; published in Nature on 2014-05-27

Old seasonal flu antibodies target swine flu virus

journal article; published in Nature on 2009-05-21

One drug, two targets

journal article; published in Nature on 2009-04-08

Open-data contest unearths scientific gems — and controversy

scientific article (publication date: 8 March 2017)

Overlooked water loss in plants could throw off climate models

scientific article published in June 2017

Oxford COVID-vaccine paper highlights lingering unknowns about results

article by Heidi Ledford published 8 December 2020 in Nature

Pain of US shutdown lingers

scientific article published in October 2013

Patent examiners call in the jury

scientific article

Personalized biomarkers monitor cancer

scientific article published in Nature

Personalized cancer vaccines show glimmers of success

journal article; published in Nature on 2017-07-05

Personalized cocktails vanquish resistant cancers

scientific article published in Nature

Pfizer to buy Wyeth in $68-billion deal

journal article; published in Nature on 2009-01-27

Pharma scrambles to fast-track drugs

journal article; published in Nature on 2013-10-01

Physician with drug-industry ties is Trump's FDA pick

scientific article published in Nature

Pi Day celebrated

Pioneers of revolutionary CRISPR gene editing win chemistry Nobel

scientific article published on 01 October 2020

Pivotal CRISPR patent battle won by Broad Institute

scientific article published in Nature

Plan for postdoc union sparks backlash

scientific article published in August 2006

Plant biologists fear for cress project

scientific article published in Nature

Plant biologists welcome their robot overlords

scientific article published in January 2017

Plant biology: the flower of seduction

scientific article published in February 2007

Plant denizens get the big-science treatment

scientific article

Plant killers protect rainforest diversity

journal article; published in Nature on 2014-01-22

Plant-genome hackers seek better ways to produce customized crops

scientific article published on 2 November 2016

Plants genes get fine tailoring

journal article; published in Nature on 2009-04-29

Plants perform molecular maths

scientific article published in 2013

Plump grizzlies offer diabetes clue

scientific article published in Nature

Population genomics for fruitflies

scientific article published in June 2008

Powerful enzyme could make CRISPR gene-editing more versatile

journal article; published in Nature on 2018-02-28

Prevention by numbers

journal article; published in Nature on 2009-04-08

Private labs caught in budget crunch

journal article; published in Nature on 2012-11-20

Projects seek hidden effects of cancer drugs

journal article; published in Nature on 2014-12-02

Promiscuous antibody targets cancer

journal article; published in Nature on 2009-03-19

Promising cancer drugs may speed tumours in some patients

scientific article published in Nature

Protein mapping gains a human focus

scientific article published in Nature

Protein tweak boosts plants' drought tolerance

scientific article published in Nature

Psychiatry framework seeks to reform diagnostic doctrine

scientific article published in Nature

Psychiatry manual revisions spark row

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