'Beautiful blobs': can scientists build life from scratch? - podcast Madeleine Finlay hears from co-host Ian Sample and from Kate Adamala, professor of genetics at the University of Minnesota ... theguardian.com theguardian.com / feeds theguardian-com-science / / #science / / 16 days 16d Share
'Beautiful blobs': synthetic life a step closer as scientists make cells using lab-made DNA Tiny, quivering spheres designed to feed and multiply raise prospect of artificial organisms to make drugs, food and fuel ... theguardian.com theguardian.com / feeds theguardian-com-world .. theguardian-com-us .. theguardian-com-science / / #news / / 17 days 17d Share
Pilot program to provide cheaper GLP-1 via Medicare stokes shortage fears Some adults aged 65 and above will be able to get the drug for $50 through Medicare GLP-1, a temporary program ... theguardian.com theguardian.com / feeds theguardian-com-us .. theguardian-com-world .. theguardian-com-science / / #news / / 17 days 17d Share
'Happy vowel' is a key indicator of social class in Manchester accents, study finds Final vowel in words such as happy, baby and chilly varies clearly by social class across the city ... theguardian.com theguardian.com / feeds theguardian-com-science .. theguardian-com-world / / #science / / 17 days 17d Share
Women with irregular periods should be checked for PMOS, NHS says Polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome is underdiagnosed and inconsistenly managed, according to Nice ... theguardian.com theguardian.com / feeds theguardian-com-world .. theguardian-com-science / / #news / / 17 days 17d Share
Nature or nurture: can genes make us behave 'badly'? - podcast Ian Sample talks to Kathryn Paige Harden, a behavioural geneticist whose book Original Sin explores how nature and nurture combine to influence our likelihood of committing crimes ... theguardian.com theguardian.com / feeds theguardian-com-science / / #science / / 18 days 18d Share
People with strong chest and back less likely to have a heart attack, analysis suggests Researchers suspect people with greater muscle density in torso area, who are also less likely to die prematurely, are those who exercise more ... theguardian.com theguardian.com / feeds theguardian-com-world .. theguardian-com-us .. theguardian-com-science / / #news / / 18 days 18d Share
Why a surge in sexually transmitted infections in Europe should worry everybody Drug-resistant bacteria are no longer confined to hospital settings but are spreading into communities in every country ... theguardian.com theguardian.com / feeds theguardian-com-science .. theguardian-com-us / / #science / / 18 days 18d Share
Reflecting pool algae: the science Trump needs to know - podcast Ian Sample hears from co-host Madeleine Finlay and from Dr Linda May, a freshwater ecologist at the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology. theguardian.com theguardian.com / feeds theguardian-com-science / / #science / / 18 days 18d Share
Tiny Antarctic sea creature could be key to treating melanoma, researchers say Underwater expedition by Florida-based team supports possible therapeutic use of bacterial toxins from sea squirts ... theguardian.com theguardian.com / feeds theguardian-com-world .. theguardian-com-us .. theguardian-com-science .. theguardian-com-us-environment / / #news / / 19 days 19d Share