Campaign launched to get Lego periodic table playset out there www.chemistryworld.com/news/campaig...

Wholesale prices for a turkey have jumped 40% from a year ago. n.pr/4phUXtP

How ancient humans bred and traded the first domestic dogs www.nature.com/articles/d41... Analyses of fossils and ancient genomics reveal how early human populations bred less wolf-like companions, and might have traded them around the world.

This week on the blog: Hoplites! We're taking a crack at explaining the long-running debate over the nature and significance of the ancient Greek heavy infantryman, the hoplite, and the phalanx in which he (mostly) fought. acoup.blog/2025/11/14/c...

Environmental Law After Environmentalism www.breakthroughjournal.org/p/environmen... Why the Next Generation of Environmental Regulatory Policy Needs to Build, Not Restrict

First new type of malaria treatment in decades shows promise against drug resistance www.nature.com/articles/d41... If approved, GanLum could be available within a year and a half, according to maker.

Robert F Kennedy Jr says vaccines cause autism — he's wrong www.skepticalraptor.com/skepticalrap...

Grafting trick could make it easier to gene-edit a huge variety of plants www.newscientist.com/article/2502... some plants including cocoa, coffee & avocado cannot be gene-edited but a technique involving grafting could change that, opening the door to more productive and nutritious varieties

A single infusion of an experimental gene-editing drug appears safe and effective for cutting cholesterol, possibly for life, according to a small early study released Saturday. www.npr.org/2025/11/08/n...

What Rosalind Franklin truly contributed to the discovery of DNA’s structure www.nature.com/articles/d41... Franklin was no victim in how the DNA double helix was solved. An overlooked letter and an unpublished news article, both written in 1953, reveal that she was an equal player.

A Unique Protein in Camels And Llamas May Protect The Brain From Alzheimer's www.sciencealert.com/a-unique-pro...

Ozempic Literally Came From a Monster – And It's Not Alone www.sciencealert.com/ozempic-lite...

China’s campaign of economic espionage against the United States spans cyber intrusions, insider theft, & technology transfer disguised as collaboration. Washington must recognize that Beijing is operating an elaborate espionage ecosystem & take measures to disrupt it. itif.org/publications...

Fact Checking “The Language of Climate Politics” thebreakthrough.org/journal/no-2... via @TheBTI claims made in a recent book are not supported by the cited literature.

Not just another flu, COVID-19 complacency risks lives Former ABC medical reporter Sophie Scott warns that complacency about COVID has set in. Public health messaging has faded, yet large numbers are still catching COVID, being hospitalised, or dying — COVID hasn’t gone away. archive.li/NccoV

7 basic science discoveries that changed the world www.nature.com/articles/d41... Ozempic, MRI machines and flat screen televisions all emerged out of fundamental research decades earlier — the very types of study being slashed by the US government.

Fact Checking “The Language of Climate Politics” thebreakthrough.org/journal/no-2... via @TheBTI

The Birth and Burial of Evolutionary Science in Australia www.palladiummag.com/2025/10/17/t...

From Outside Assaults to Insider Threats: Chinese Economic Espionage itif.org/publications...

As Lake Powell Recedes, Beavers are Building Back insideclimatenews.org/news/2710202... The decline of the reservoir threatens the water & electricity for 40 million people, but is resurfacing vast canyons and lush riversides that the aquatic rodents engineer into robust habitats for many species.

Why scare stories about crop chemicals outlive the science geneticliteracyproject.org/2025/10/30/w...

An Antivenom Cocktail, Made by a Llama www.asimov.press/p/broad-anti... A new broad-coverage antivenom, made by mixing eight different nanobodies, protects mice against snakebites from 17 of 18 deadly species in Africa.

DNA reveals Neandertals traveled thousands of kilometers into Asia www.sciencenews.org/article/dna-... Genetic and stone tool similarities link a fossil bone with Neandertals 3,000 kilometers away

Study finds mRNA coronavirus vaccines prolonged life of cancer patients wapo.st/47s0Ygk Health records of more than 1,000 cancer patients receiving immunotherapy for lung and skin cancer showed they gained additional benefit after vaccination.

What Did It Feel Like To Be An Early Human? www.sciencefriday.com/segments/pbs...

World’s first AI-designed viruses a step towards AI-generated life www.nature.com/articles/d41... Scientists used artificial intelligence to write coherent viral genomes, using them to synthesize bacteriophages capable of killing resistant strains of bacteria.

GMO Crop Rollout Delays is Costing Kenya Billions, Study Warns kenyanwallstreet.com?p=155888 via @kenyanwalstreet

A reversal of water fortunes: October brought full canals and bolstered reservoirs, and ‘a little extra head start’ into winter -- AlamosaCitizen.com #RioGrande #SanLuisValley coyotegulch.blog/2025/10/22/a...

No more mosquito bites with Mosquito-resistant clothing developed by scientists www.universal-sci.com/article/mosq...

Kenya Moves to Commercialise Genetically Modified Cassava kenyanwallstreet.com?p=156236 via @kenyanwalstreet delays in biotech adoption have cost Kenya KSh 20.3 billion (US $157 m) over the past 5 years.

Whole genome sequencing may guide care for thousands of breast cancer patients www.news-medical.net/news/2025100...

New breakthrough enables whole genome sequencing in hours www.news-medical.net/news/2025101...

AI-designed proteins revolutionize gene editing precision and safety www.news-medical.net/news/2025100...

NIH funds multi-state pilot for genome sequencing in newborn screening www.news-medical.net/news/2025100...

Faulty mitochondria cause deadly diseases: fixing them is about to get a lot easier www.nature.com/articles/d41... CRISPR-based tools can’t easily access the DNA in these organelles, but researchers are finding other ways in.

Microbes as architects of a sustainable future www.nature.com/articles/s41... Microorganisms R central to climate stability, food security & biodiversity, yet they remain absent frm sustainability frameworks. Recognizing & mobilizing their power is essential to meeting the challenges we face

Nature Conservation, Dire Wolves, Moratoria, and Technophobia itif.org/publications...

A young biotech nets $70M for a new type of allergy drug www.biopharmadive.com/news/excelle... via @BioPharmaDive Excellergy is developing medicines that combat allergic responses in 3 different ways, a multipronged effect that could lead to faster and more complete disease control.

Moderna posts melanoma data behind decision to say 'I do' to IDO www.fiercebiotech.com/biotech/mode...

Regeneron with new data, to seek approval of hearing loss gene therapy www.biopharmadive.com/news/regener... Study results published in The New England Journal of Medicine show the therapy significantly improved hearing in nearly a dozen children with a rare, genetic form of deafness.

The International Union for Conservation of Nature, a top conservation group, is weighing a moratorium on unleashing genetically modified plants or animals into the wild. www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...

This research undercuts the ’emotional’ argument on GMOs www.agdaily.com/insights/sci... via @AGDAILYMedia

Next-gen vaccine prevents up to 88% of multiple aggressive cancers newatlas.com/disease/dual...

Message from the dark genome: the genetic ghosts that haunt & help us www.crick.ac.uk/news/2025-10... Long dismissed as genetic junk, the dark genome is stepping into the spotlight, revealing how ancient viral remnants & rogue DNA elements impact evolution & disease.

Six surgeons general: RFK Jr. is a threat to the health of Americans wapo.st/3VTALll

Mutations you can taste: DNA unlocks flavors of world’s most popular coffee | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...

Corporations, Too, Can Be Slandered: The Roundup Story www.acsh.org/news/2025/09...

Scientists make embryos from human skin DNA for first time bbc.com/news/article...

UK could see fish and chips shortages as cod supply in ‘grave danger’ www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...

Genetically modified wheat gets closer to reality in U.S. www.producer.com/crops/geneti...