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16 months after a young girl died in a gene-editing trial, the study's entry in clinicaltrial. gov has finally been updated to acknowledge the death. The move comes after @NewsfromScience and @retractionwatch.com
revealed the fatality 1/ science.org/content/article/…
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@NewsfromScience and @RetractionWatch have a feature today on a clinical trial death that the saddest, and longest, science story I've edited. But it's also one of the best IMO. Beautifully written and reported by @bborrell. We’re grateful to the parents of "Mei" 1/
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A risky mission will soon attempt to save the Swift observatory. A rescue spacecraft, designed & built in just 7 months, will rendezvous with the space telescope, grab on, then boost it to a higher orbit. If it works.
@NewsfromScience report by @DanClery
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An Ecuadorian biologist says his mission is to save the country’s ecosystems. But critics accuse him of misconduct, mishandling animals, and distorting biodiversity science in the process.For more than a year, I investigated him for @NewsfromScience 🧵science.org/content/article/…
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"Is the scene consistent with the physics of the real world? 'Shadows are amazing. Lighting is amazing. Geometry is amazing,' he says. '3D reconstruction is a huge part of what I do.'"
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A new chapter in the debate about the affordability of author fees for #openaccess publishing. @NewsfromScience science.org/content/article/…
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How could a star simply disappear like that? What does it tell us about stellar evolution? And are there other possible explanations?
@DanClery reports for @NewsfromScience.
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Maduro’s capture marks a new era for Venezuela. As U.S. oil companies return, national science could revive—and Venezuelan scientists want in. “We can’t leave everything in the hands of foreign companies,” they told me.
My story for @NewsfromScience
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@lindaguaman and @XimenaAbarcaD fought bravely through humiliation, ignorance, and threats of a 10-year prison sentence to defend their scientific expertise that ultimately saved thousands during the pandemic.
My follow-up story for @NewsfromScience
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Senior biomedical reporter position open here at Science. One of the best crews in science journalism. Join us! bit.ly/44Rk8uR
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can the adult brain make new neurons? i wrote about an AI-powered study that may resolve one of neuroscience's longest running debates for @NewsfromScience
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If getting a research grant required scoring applications from your competitors, would you apply? New evidence on this novel method, “distributed #peerreview,” at #Metascience2025. @ScienceInsider @NewsfromScience
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An @NewsfromScience probe found doctors on @CDCgov 's now-fired ACIP made less from industry than their specialist peers; 5 of 13 made nothing at all. science.org/content/article/…
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"Promising" is an overused term for potential medicines, but here I think it's justified. 10s of millions of Americans have sleep apnea but reject CPAP. From @newsfromScience Sleep apnea pill shows striking success in large clinical trial | Science | AAAS science.org/content/article/…
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Massive DNA sequencing effort reveals how colonization shaped Brazil’s genetic diversity. My new story in @NewsfromScience . science.org/content/article/…
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In the largest ever study of Tenochtitlan obsidian, researchers found that the Aztec empire sought obsidian from far and wide to make ritual jewelry and basic tools, revealing complex trade networks and ritual preferences. More in @NewsfromScience. science.org/content/article/…
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Chimpanzee drumming may give clues to the roots of rhythm, my latest in @NewsfromScience science.org/content/article/…
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The Trump administration has made it official, letting Women's Health Initiative investigators know that their money won't dry up in September after all.
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NEW: “This is a first-ever instrument of its kind. So it was a high-risk project from the start.” Still, backers hope to push on with other funding. science.org/content/article/…
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“It’s petty and punitive to the scientists and participants who rolled up their sleeves to work with the NIH to address diseases that affect all our nations.” science.org/content/article/…
