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Science bytes @dnascience.bsky.social · 1d

Probably due to prolonged exposure to high levels of radiation.

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Science bytes @dnascience.bsky.social · 1d

The ultimate 'out-of-office' auto reply!

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Science bytes @dnascience.bsky.social · 1d

Only one person in history has won both Physics & Chemistry Nobels. Her name was Marie Curie. Her discoveries of polonium and radium transformed science and medicine forever.

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Science bytes @dnascience.bsky.social · 2d

NVIDIA reportedly spent over $900M to hire Indian-origin Enfabrica CEO Rochan Sankar & license his AI-chip tech linking 100K chips without slowdown.
Big bet on talent and scalability.

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Science bytes @dnascience.bsky.social · 7d

Jane Goodall, the renowned conservationist and pioneer of groundbreaking chimpanzee research, has died at the age of 91. Her discoveries revolutionised science. Her lifelong dedication to conservation and compassion leaves an enduring legacy of hope and inspiration.

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Science bytes @dnascience.bsky.social · 8d

Perfectly Mummified Cheetahs Are The First Naturally Mummified Big Cats Ever Found. The oldest date back over 4,000 years. www.iflscience.com/perfectly-mu...

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Science bytes @dnascience.bsky.social · 19d

Forget wrinkle cream. Scientists just tested stem cells that made old monkeys younger & healthier. www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...

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Science bytes @dnascience.bsky.social · 22d

3 minutes to a healed bone? Chinese researchers say their new bone glue makes it possible! www.globaltimes.cn/page/202509/...

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Science bytes @dnascience.bsky.social · 29d

Goodbye knee replacements?
German scientists have created a gel that can regrow joint cartilage!

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Science bytes @dnascience.bsky.social · 29d

Researchers have grown tiny human hearts in pig embryos for the first time and they started beating! The pig–human chimeras survived for 21 days, marking a milestone toward potentially generating human organs for transplant.

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Science bytes @dnascience.bsky.social · Sep 8

Ants just broke the rules of life!
Scientists found a queen that can clone males of ANOTHER species to raise her own workers. One mom, two species.
Nature’s wildest plot twist yet! www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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Science bytes @dnascience.bsky.social · Sep 2

Can genome engineering help save biodiversity?
A new Nature Perspective explores how precision gene editing could restore lost genetic diversity and boost species resilience — while raising vital ethical questions. nature.com/articles/s44358-025-00065-6

Genome engineering in biodiversity conservation and restoration - Nature Reviews Biodiversity

This Perspective argues for the use of genome engineering for restoring species genetic diversity and increase species resilience to environmental change. Genome engineering could be combined with tra...

nature.com

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Science bytes @dnascience.bsky.social · Aug 31

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Science bytes @dnascience.bsky.social · Aug 31

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Science bytes @dnascience.bsky.social · Aug 29

A collaborative team have published #BindCraft, an AI tool that designs powerful protein binders in one shot.
Critical for faster drugs, smarter diagnostics, and biotech breakthroughs ahead. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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Science bytes @dnascience.bsky.social · Aug 28

Not to belabour this story, but the truth is Africa is bigger than most people realize.

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Science bytes @dnascience.bsky.social · Aug 27

99% luck, 1% skill!

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Science bytes @dnascience.bsky.social · Aug 22

Just testing the waters… would you like us to start posting science jobs & fellowships here?

Here’s one to start:
@NuffieldCollege (Oxford) is offering 2 Postdoctoral Prize Research Fellowships in Sociology (£41.7k p.a., 3 yrs). Apply by 22 Sept 2025 www.nuffield.ox.ac.uk/the-college/...

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Science bytes @dnascience.bsky.social · Aug 19

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African Union urges adoption of world map showing continent’s true size | CNN

The African Union has backed a campaign to end the use by governments and international organizations of the 16th-century Mercator map of the world in favor of one that more accurately displays Africa...

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Science bytes @dnascience.bsky.social · Aug 19

African scholars and advocates are pushing to replace the 16th-century Mercator map, which distorts Africa’s true scale, with maps that show the continent’s vast size a step toward combating disinformation and decolonising the truth.
Africa is bigger than the US, China, India and Europe combined.

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Science bytes @dnascience.bsky.social · Aug 17

Want 1,000 more steps a day?
Don’t buy a Fitbit.
Move to a walkable city.

A US-wide natural experiment shows people who moved to high-walkability areas added ~1,100 steps/day on average, regardless of age, gender, or BMI. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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Science bytes @dnascience.bsky.social · Aug 14

It’s World Lizard Day! Shoutout to one of Australia’s desert legends The great desert skink (Liopholis kintorei).

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Science bytes @dnascience.bsky.social · Aug 12

Imagine just spraying mRNA on plant leaves and having crops like wheat, corn & barley make new proteins, no gene editing needed!
Scientists showed this works with simple mRNA, opening doors to GMO-free crop breakthroughs. More here biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

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Science bytes @dnascience.bsky.social · Aug 10

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Science bytes @dnascience.bsky.social · Aug 4

Results from an early-stage trial suggest mRNA HIV vaccine candidates triggered an immune response in 80% of participants #HIVVaccine #mRNA www.nature.com/articles/d41...

mRNA vaccines for HIV trigger strong immune response in people

Results from early-stage trial show that 80% of participants who received one of two HIV vaccine candidates produced antibodies against viral proteins.

www.nature.com

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