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Currently available drugs often fail to eradicate the virus from the body. Gene-editing therapies — which make cuts to the DNA strands — have been explored but for hepatitis B, they can increase cancer risks. Researchers…
The conditions that make knowledge trustworthy, such as independent peer review, openness about methods and data and the ability to correct earlier work, are changing in ways that reach the core of what a university is…
The National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) found violations ranging from data fabrication to data tampering in four papers, according to an announcement from the agency on 28 August. The academics and their…
The first time I began to understand climate loss as a mental-health issue was not while reading a report or attending a summit. It was while listening to people describe what they feared losing. While working with…
Our principal investigator (PI), who is also my adviser, is something of a star in their field, so they’re rarely around to provide me with in-depth mentoring. I’ve had to lean heavily on staff scientists and postdocs in…
And after the battery has been safely digested, its broken-down ingredients can be absorbed by the body. The tiny power source has so far been tested in pigs, but the hope is that one day it could provide electricity for…
Instead of waiting for a new cable or fiber line on the property and a technician visiting your home, you can often set up the provider's gateway yourself and find a spot where it receives a good signal. Plan terms can…
If you love using AI chatbots like ChatGPT on your phone, you'll be pleased to know that accessing them in your car is also easy — if you have a car with Apple CarPlay. That's thanks to an API that arrived with iOS 26.4…
Published on September 15, 2026, Craighead's memoir is available in hardcover, ebook and audiobook editions in the United States – although not the UK currently. If you're abroad and want to access your usual US ebooks…
But thankfully, this isn't the case at all. If you look around a bit, you'll find tons of free streaming options with more than you could ever hope to watch. Most provide two formats: a standard on-demand library to…