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Michael Le Page

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Hybrid megapests evolving in Brazil are threat to crops worldwide

A corn earworm (Helicoverpa zea) larva feeding on a cotton plantDebra Ferguson/Design…

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We must completely change the way we build homes to stay below 2°C

The Sawa residential building in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, is made from woodHollandse…

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Benefits of mRNA cancer vaccines could exceed $75 billion in US alone

The mRNA cancer vaccines now in development come with large economic benefitsEugene/Getty…

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Supposedly distinct psychiatric conditions may have same root causes

We may have misunderstood the genetic basis of psychiatric conditionsCNRI/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY…

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Human cloning: Could the super-rich be doing it in secret?

Could the super-rich be secretly pursuing human cloning?Juan Roballo/Shutterstock Over decades of…

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Extinct animals in Prehistoric Planet: Ice Age make it a must-watch

These “killer koalas”, or marsupial lions, are a highlight of the showApple…

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Common type of inflammatory bowel disease linked to toxic bacteria

Ulcerative colitis is characterised by inflammation of the lining of the colon…

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Grafting trick could let us gene-edit a huge variety of plants

Coffee plants can be propagated by grafting a shoot onto the rootstock…

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Why the next generation of mRNA vaccines is set to be even better

A computer illustration of a cross-section of a lipid nanoparticle carrying the…

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Nobel prize for medicine goes to trio for work on immune tolerance

Mary Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell and Shimon Sakaguchi are announced as the winners…

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