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DNA analysis reveals hardy group genetically distinct from Eurasians and East Asians -
Deep-sea creature’s teeth are made of similar material to ours, but heavily adapted for stealth
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Mutant form linked to rise of cooking helps about half of humans keep blood sugar lower -
Pembrolizumab with platinum chemotherapy less ‘aggressive’ and extended survival rates -
Reproductive biologist and author of popular science and science fiction books best known for the series The Science of Discworld
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Scientists find higher cortisol levels in owners matched by raised levels in canine companions -
Every year nearly 5,800 people are expected to die each year in New York, 2,500 in Los Angeles and more than 2,300 in Miami -
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What happened before the Big Bang? This is one of the hardest questions scientists are trying to answer, but Prof Hiranya Peiris is not daunted by the challenge. Hannah Devlin invited Peiris on the podcast to discuss the origins of our universe -
How do protein substitutes compare with the real deal? Graihagh Jackson investigates -
Access to help for sexual problems is patchy and many fear the consequences of cuts to sexual health services could be profound. Nicola Davis investigates
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New research casts doubt on idea that a quantum jump is instant and unpredictable
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We’ve found a way to bypass the greed of Vertex over their new cystic fibrosis drug, says Robert Long, co-founder of Cystic Fibrosis Buyers Club -
A UN climate conference bid could be a perfect catalyst for change, says climate campaigner Jake Woodier -
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Science Weekly joins forces with our sister technology podcast, Chips with Everything, to look at the future of weather forecasting
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An image of a Syrian refugee using VR has been chosen as the winner of the 2019 EPSRC national science photography competition -
Photographs from history that capture humanity’s exploration of the heavens
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Scientists working on the Event Horizon Telescope project have produced an image of the "unseeable", capturing the world's first picture of a black hole. It took nearly two years for 200 researchers and a network of eight radio telescopes spanning the globe to make the breakthrough, which was previously thought impossible
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Prof Jennifer Doudna, one the pioneers of Crispr-Cas9 gene editing, explains how this revolutionary discovery enables precise changes to our DNA
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Wednesday night’s rare occurrence of a super worm moon coincided with the equinox. The name is a nod to the emergence of worms from the soil around the time of the March full moon
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