A bacterium has been engineered to make 'unnatural' proteins
29 November 2017
A microorganism with two extra letters in its genetic code, can create proteins far more complex and versatile than anything found in nature
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29 November 2017
Bitcoin's bull market, big-beaked birds, rocks on the move and more
Two UK cities hit by measles outbreaks as vaccination rates drop
29 November 2017
Two cities were hit by measles outbreaks last week. There were 11 confirmed cases in Leeds, and eight in Liverpool, all in children who had not been vaccinated
Kids are alright whatever the family make-up, so let them be
29 November 2017
Children brought up by single parents, heterosexual partners or same-sex couples are all equally healthy and happy. The law needs to catch up with society
Fertility clinics are fudging IVF stats to look more successful
29 November 2017
Would-be parents seeking IVF treatment use published success rates to choose a clinic – but the stats don't reflect the real chance of getting pregnant
Feather-light artificial muscles lift 1000 times own weight
29 November 2017
Lightweight muscle-bot has the strength-to-weight ratio of a newborn lifting an SUV
Weird 'underground' flower has evolved to look like a mushroom
29 November 2017
The cast-iron plant's flowers bloom just above the surface of the soil and are often buried. They may mimic mushrooms and serve to attract a surprising pollinator
Cuts likely for one of NASA's next big space-based telescopes
29 November 2017
NASA’s Wide Field Infrared Survey Telescope is crippled by rising costs. To get it off the ground, the agency may have to alter its scientific mission
'Super-spreader' coral could restore trashed Great Barrier Reef
28 November 2017
Most of Australia’s Great Barrier Reef may well be destroyed in the next few decades, but hubs of resilient coral could make larvae to restore it all
Politics chat on Reddit reads like it was written by 6-year-olds
28 November 2017
You’re not imagining it: after 2016, the sophistication and civility of political discourse on sites like Reddit dropped from secondary school reading levels to barely literate
