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US senators tell scientists they want to protect NIH budget
Attendees at a meeting of a US Senate appropriations committee on 31 July: from left, Patty Murray, a Democrat from Washington state; Susan Collins, a
mRNA vaccines for HIV trigger strong immune response in people
HIV particles (red dots) enter cells using proteins that bind to the cell membrane.Credit: Steve Gschmeissner/Science Photo Library Two vaccine candidates using mRNA technology elicit
‘For AI to change how economies work, it has to represent all of us’
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Meet the early career scientists planning to leave the United States
The cuts to science under the Trump administration have sparked protests and will threaten the positions of many international early-career researchers.Credit: Kirk Sides/Houston Chronicle via
close the vaccine funding gap
Gavi chief executive Sania Nishtar (pictured here in Ghana) is urging donors not to put children in harm’s way.Credit: Nipsh Dennis/Gavi This year was never
five PhD students reveal realigned priorities in wake of COVID and cuts
Carys Herbert inspects a telescope used in citizen-science projects at the University of Kent’s Beacon Observatory in Canterbury, UK — while she also scans the
The origin of the oldest solid objects in the Solar System
The Solar System was born more than 4.5 billion years ago from a cloud of dust and gas that collapsed under its own gravity. This
Scientists hide messages in papers to game AI peer review
In some cases, scientists use AI models to evaluate manuscripts or help draft peer-review reports.Credit: Jaap Arriens/NurPhoto via Getty Researchers have been sneaking secret messages
Centuries-old DNA reveals origins of Greenland’s unique dogs
Despite their wolf-like appearance, Greenland dogs do not have especially high levels of wolf DNA.Credit: Arterra/Universal Images Group via Getty Sledge dogs in Greenland do
The Māori values that make good sense in science
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