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Research Preview: Nature Magazine – Nov 17, 2022

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nature – November 17, 2022 issue:

Farming feeds the world. We desperately need to know how to do it better

Interventions designed to improve agricultural practices often lack a solid evidence base. A new initiative could change that.

CRISPR cancer trial success paves the way for personalized treatments

‘Most complicated therapy ever’ tailors bespoke, genome-edited immune cells to attack tumours.

Overhyping hydrogen as a fuel risks endangering net-zero goals

Hydrogen is touted as a wonder fuel for everything from transport to home heating — but greener and more efficient options are often available.

A fortune in gold is buried in electronic waste

US consumers could generate more than one billion pieces of e-waste a year by 2033.

Why older people get less protection from flu vaccines

Immune players called B cells are partly to blame for the decline in vaccine efficacy for people over 65.

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Preview: New Scientist Magazine – Nov 19, 2022

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New Scientist – November 19, 2022 issue:

What is pain, how does it work and what happens when it goes wrong?

With a growing number of people living with pain, we desperately need to understand it – but we are still unravelling the mysterious mechanisms behind the phenomenon

FEATURES – Roger Penrose: “Consciousness must be beyond computable physics”
FEATURES – Why emotions can feel so painful – and what it means for painkillers
FEATURES – We are only just beginning to understand what causes nociplastic pain

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Cover Preview: Scientific American – December 2022

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Scientific American – Inside the December 2022 issue:

How JWST Is Changing Our View of the Universe

The James Webb Space Telescope has sparked a new era in astronomy

JWST’s First Glimpses of Early Galaxies Could Break Cosmology

The James Webb Space Telescope’s first images of the distant universe shocked astronomers. Is the discovery of unimaginably distant galaxies a mirage or a revolution?

How Taking Pictures of ‘Nothing’ Changed Astronomy

Deep-field images of “empty” regions of the sky from JWST and other space telescopes are revealing more of the universe than we ever thought possible

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Research Preview: Science Magazine – Nov 11, 2022

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Science Magazine – November 11, 2022 Issue:

Invasive mosquito adds to Africa’s malaria toll

Anopheles stephensi may dramatically increase the number of people at risk

As Musk reshapes Twitter, academics ponder taking flight

Many researchers are setting up profiles on another social media service known as Mastodon

Scientists on trial after speaking out on harassment

Astrophysicist Christian Ott filed a criminal complaint after job offer withdrawn

Perennial rice could be a ‘game changer’

Long-term study in China shows yields hold up and farmers save money and time

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Research Preview: Nature Magazine – Nov 10, 2022

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nature – Inside November 10, 2022 issue:

A natural experiment shows electric scooters really do cut traffic

A US city’s crackdown inadvertently reveals the vehicles’ value.

Extra-strength mRNA vaccine fends off a bevy of flu strains

A vaccine upgraded to target four influenza proteins instead of the usual one protects mice against a range of viral variants.

How the dinosaur got its long neck: slowly

A Brazilian fossil suggests that the super-stretcher necks of Argentinosaurus and its ilk evolved gradually rather than in a rush.

Sounds of the stars: how scientists are listening in on space

In astronomy, the use of sound instead of light is breaking down barriers to participation and providing insight into the Universe.

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Preview: Science News Magazine – Nov 5, 2022

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Science News November 5, 2022 Issue:

Where are the long COVID clinics?

For people with long COVID, finding a place to get appropriate medical care is a challenge.

NASA’s DART mission successfully shoved an asteroid

Cooperative sperm outrun loners in the mating race

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Research Preview: Nature Magazine – Nov 3, 2022

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nature – Inside the November 3 Issue:

The surprise saviours of the gut: the neurons that sense pain – Nerve cells that carry pain signals play a part in suppressing inflammation and tissue damage in the gut.
A ship sunk during the Second World War still stirs up the seabed – The wreck of a German patrol boat continues to influence ocean chemistry and microbiology at its final resting spot.
Plagued by problem birds? Call RobotFalcon! – A robotic bird of prey scares off nuisance flocks in a flash — and they don’t seem to get wise to the deception.
Heaviest metal yet found in exoplanet skies – Two super-hot planets have atmospheres laced with barium.

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Preview: New Scientist Magazine – Nov 5, 2022

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How technology is revolutioni z ing our understanding of ancient Egypt

New Scientist – A century on from the discovery of Tutankhamun’s tomb, CT scans, 3D printers and virtual reality are bringing the world of the pharaohs – and ordinary ancient Egyptians – into sharper focus

The truth about the foods said to boost your immune system

Many foods thought to enhance our natural defences, such as orange juice and turmeric, don’t live up to the hype. Instead, the key to a healthy immune system lies in nurturing your gut microbiome

The cosmologist who claims to have evidence for the multiverse

Cosmologist Laura Mersini-Houghton says our universe is one of many – and she argues that we have already seen signs of those other universes in the cosmic microwave background, the light left over from the big bang

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Preview: New Scientist Magazine – Oct 29, 2022

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FEATURES – The hunt for habitable ocean worlds beyond our solar system
FEATURES – COP27: How the world is doing on climate targets and what to expect
FEATURES – Why we urgently need answers about artificial sweeteners and health

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Research Preview: Science Magazine – Oct 21, 2022

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Science Magazine – Butterfly wing patterns are mosaics of colored scales. According to new research, ancient and deeply conserved multifunctional gene regulatory elements play a crucial role in creating these diverse patterns.