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Targeted mRNA therapy tackles deadly pregnancy condition in mice
Download the Nature Podcast 11 December 2024 In this episode: 00:45 A potential treatment for pre-eclampsia Researchers have…
December 11, 2024
Ancient DNA data hold insights into past organisms and ecosystems — handle them with more care
DNA fragments extracted from archaeological human remains can be sequenced to identify the microorganisms that caused disease.Credit: Microgen/Getty…
December 10, 2024
Ancient stacks of dishes tell tale of society’s dissolution
Nature, Published online: 06 December 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-03977-z Artefacts from a Mesopotamian archaeological site suggest that people in the…
December 6, 2024
Why breast cancer treatments might work best just after your period
Download the Nature Podcast 4 December 2024 In this episode: 00:48 Chemotherapy efficacy varies with the menstrual cycle…
December 4, 2024
The Whole Story of How Humans Evolved From Great Apes
More than 2 million years ago, a mutation reduced the power of the chewing muscles in human ancestors.…
November 28, 2024
The birth of Bronze Age pastoralism where Europe meets Asia
RESEARCH BRIEFINGS 27 November 2024 At the interface between Asia and Europe, the Caucasus region was a melting…
November 27, 2024
Fossilized faeces helps explain dinosaurs’ rise to dominance
Download the Nature Podcast 27 November 2024 In this episode: 00:50 Fossilized faeces give news insights into dinosaurs’…
November 27, 2024
Evidence of oldest known alphabet unearthed among Syrian tomb treasures
The small clay cylinders are engraved with symbols thought to be letters.Credit: Glenn Schwartz, Johns Hopkins University Clay…
November 26, 2024
Hunter-gatherers built a massive fish trap in Belize 4000 years ago
Satellite image showing channels that formed part of an ancient fishery, and Mayan sites nearby Google Earth Archaeologists…
November 22, 2024
How we misunderstood what the Lucy fossil reveals about ancient humans
A reconstruction of the famous hominin Lucy Frank Nowikowski/Alamy This is an extract from Our Human Story, our…
November 15, 2024