The rise to a 55-year limit has been welcomed, but some have concerns about the impact on childrenThe 10-year storage limit for freezing embryos, eggs and sperm will be replaced with a right for individuals or couples to keep them for up to a maximum o…
Why does the sound of running water make us want to pee?
The long-running series in which readers answer other readers’ questions on subjects ranging from trivial flights of fancy to profound scientific and philosophical conceptsWhy do many of us have the tendency to want, or need, to pee when we hear runnin…
River of life: zoo’s yearly count finds seals thriving on Thames
Hundreds of dozing seals show how much cleaner the river is since it was declared dead in the 1950s“This is a sushi conveyor belt,” says the boat’s skipper, Stuart Barnes, as we watch the customers, dozens of harbour seals slumbering on sandbanks at th…
People able to freeze embryos, sperm and eggs for up to 55 years
Ministers said the change from a 10-year limit was needed because of the trend towards later parenthoodPeople who want to start a family will be able to freeze their eggs, sperm and embryos for up to 55 years in an overhaul of fertility rules intended …
Readers reply: what evolutionary advantage comes from women having considerably less body hair than men?
The long-running series in which readers answer other readers’ questions on subjects ranging from trivial flights of fancy to profound scientific and philosophical conceptsWhat evolutionary advantage comes from women having considerably less body hair …
Helping Australia’s threatened wildlife thrive – in pictures
A small team of ecologists and scientists are working to find new ways to bolster populations of Australia’s endangered native animals Continue reading…
RNA vaccines seem to produce very different antibody levels
Result raises questions about correlation between protection and antibody levels.
世界の胃袋を満たすことになる培養肉、その原点となる牛の細胞株を求めて
世界の人々の胃袋を満たし、地球を救うためには、科学者たちがある細胞を見つける必要がある。いまや培養肉の研究者たちは、未来のハンバーガーの設計図となる牛の完璧な細胞株を見つけようと躍起になっているのだ。これまで生物医学の多くの発展に貢献してきた細胞株は、培養肉にとっても“秘伝のソース”となるはずだ。細胞株をめぐる培養肉業界の秘密主義と科学者たちの攻防を追う。
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Scientists built a tiny robot to mimic the mantis shrimp’s knock-out punch
Geometric latch design lets animal store and release energy with just one input motion
An oral history of Oxford/AstraZeneca: ‘Making a vaccine in a year is like landing a human on the moon’
It has shipped more than a billion doses, saved countless lives – and faced controversy over its safety and supply. Here, some of those who created the vaccine tell the story of their epic race against the virusIn December 2019, hospitals in Wuhan, Chi…