The high cost of CRISPR therapy will stop it getting to most patients
5 July 2023
The world’s first CRISPR therapy may be approved soon, but sadly it is unlikely to be affordable for hundreds of thousands of people whose pain it could end
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Should all mathematical proofs be checked by a computer?
5 July 2023
Proofs, the central tenet of mathematics, occasionally have errors in them. Could computers stop this from happening, asks mathematician Emily Riehl
We must address a key obstacle to our new age of space exploration
5 July 2023
Advances in rocket technology are exciting, but we need to investigate how non-terrestrial gravity affects astronauts' psychology and cognition, says neuroscientist Elisa Raffaella Ferrè
Time appears to run five times slower in the early universe
3 July 2023
A phenomenon called cosmological time dilation means that events taking place in the early universe seem to evolve slower than those today
The Atlantic cod may be five separate species rather than one
3 July 2023
A genetic analysis of thousands of Atlantic cod has revealed they all belong to one of five distinctive groups, suggesting they aren't interbreeding and belong to different species
We now know how our brain works to overcome negative emotions
3 July 2023
Researchers have identified a network of structures in the brain that may help us to regulate negative emotions when we see something upsetting
Stone tools in Filipino cave were used to make ropes 40,000 years ago
30 June 2023
Marks on stone tools found in the Tabon Caves on Palawan island in the Philippines suggest they were used for processing plant fibres, allowing the creation of ropes, baskets and other items
Muscle fibres become misshapen as we age but exercise can restore them
30 June 2023
As we age, our muscles shrink, and now it seems a growing proportion of the fibres in them also become deformed – fortunately, resistance training may return them to better shape
Neurons that respond to vibration discovered in the clitoris and penis
30 June 2023
The purpose of Krause corpuscles, sensory structures in the genitals, has long been a mystery, but it now seems they contain neurons that respond to vibration and are key to sexual motivation and function, according to work in mice
Female frogs may croak to deter males from mating with them
30 June 2023
Some female black-spotted frogs croak when a male approaches, and it’s not a come-on – the signal seems to persuade males not to attempt coercive mating
