AI identifies gene interactions to speed up search for treatment targets
In this episode:00:46 An AI that predicts gene interactionsMapping the network of genes that control cellular processes can be difficult to do when gene-expression data is sparse, such as in rare dise...
31 Touko 202321min
Audio long read: Can giant surveys of scientists fight misinformation on COVID, climate change and more?
Shocked by the impact of online misinformation surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic, several researchers are launching efforts to survey scientists’ thinking on issues from vaccine safety to climate chan...
26 Touko 202317min
‘Tree islands’ give oil-palm plantation a biodiversity boost
In this episode:00:45 Tree islands bring biodiversity benefits for oil-palm plantationGlobal demand for palm oil has resulted in huge expansion of the palm plantations needed to produce it, causing wi...
24 Touko 202323min
JWST shows an ancient galaxy in stunning spectroscopic detail
In this episode:00:46 What JWST has revealed about an ancient galaxyResearchers have pointed the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) at JD1, one of the universe's most distant known galaxies. The power ...
17 Touko 202330min
Nature's Take: Can Registered Reports help tackle publication bias?
Many researchers have been critical of the biases that the publication process can introduce into science. For example, they argue that a focus on publishing interesting or significant results can giv...
12 Touko 202326min
‘Pangenome’ aims to capture the breadth of human diversity
In this episode:00:45 Making a more diverse human genomeThe first draft of the human genome ushered in a new era of genetics research. Since its publication, researchers have constructed ever more acc...
10 Touko 202321min
Menopause and women’s health: why science needs to catch up
In this episode:00:47 A focus on women’s healthNature’s Kerri Smith and Heidi Ledford join us to discuss two Features published in Nature looking at topics surrounding women’s health. The first looks ...
3 Touko 202340min
Audio long read: Conquering Alzheimer’s — a look at the therapies of the future
Last year, researchers announced that the Alzheimer’s drug lecanemab lowered the amount of amyloid protein plaques associated with the disease in the brains of participants in a clinical trial, and sl...
28 Huhti 202317min
