Haematopoietic stem cells from donors have been used to treat hundreds of thousands of people with blood cancer and other blood disorders.Credit: SPLEver since the first blood-forming stem cells were successfully transplanted into people with blood cancers more than 50...
A quantum sensor that measures local gravity using free-falling atoms.Credit: Isabella Moore/New York Times/Redux/eyevineQuantum technologies hold great promise for aiding national defence, by sharpening how countries collect data, analyse intelligence, communicate and develop materials and weapons. For instance, quantum sensors...
Crystallographer Helen Berman co-founded the Protein Data Bank in the 1960s. Credit: Rutgers University The 2024 Nobels were all about artificial intelligence (AI). Pioneers of computer neural networks underlying AI scooped the physics prize , and chemistry went to two...
Nature, Published online: 16 October 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-03286-5Scientists have engineered a modified insulin that reduces its activity at low glucose levels. This glucose-responsive insulin could prevent people with diabetes from experiencing dangerously low blood glucose. Source link...
Members of the Swedish royal family join laureates on stage at the 2023 Nobel awards ceremony.Credit: Jonathan Nackstrand/AFP via Getty Nobel prize season is always a time of excitement and speculation about potential winners, but it also brings criticism about...
Tasks such as literature review can be made easier with AI tools, but they must be used with caution.Credit: Olena Hromova/Alamy Artificial-intelligence (AI) tools are transforming the way we work. Many products attempt to make scientific research more efficient by...
Authors and AffiliationsDepartment of Earth, Environmental, and Planetary Sciences, Brown University, Providence, RI, USAJaeseok Lee, Victor C. Tsai & Greg HirthNevada Seismological Laboratory, University of Nevada, Reno, NY, USAAvigyan Chatterjee & Daniel T. TrugmanCorresponding authorCorrespondence to Victor C. Tsai. Source link...
Engineered immune cells, called CAR T cells (yellow), have revolutionized treatment for some tumours (pink) and show promise for treating autoimmune conditions. Credit: Eye Of Science/Science Photo Library One woman and two men with severe autoimmune conditions have gone into...
How did Mount Everest come to be the world’s tallest mountain, towering more than 200 metres above the next two highest peaks? Geologists suggest the mountain owes part of its extra height to two ancient rivers that flowed through the...
EnvironomicsDharshini David Elliott & Thompson (2024)Why should an orangutan care what toothpaste a person uses, asks economist Dharshini David, in her appealing book about how human lifestyle choices affect the planet. Answer: some toothpastes use palm oil to create foam,...
