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Expert urges greater monitoring of side-effect of drug used to treat depression, psychosis and schizophrenia -
After Venus and Jupiter, the moon pays Mars a visitStarwatchAfter Venus and Jupiter, the moon pays Mars a visitIn the northern hemisphere, our natural satellite and the red planet will be high in the sky and unmistakable
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Earth’s gravity makes it harder to cultivate the proteins needed to study diseases and pathogens. And although the cost of space travel is high, private enterprise is stepping in -
Prof Nita Farahany argues in her new book, The Battle for Your Brain, that intrusions into the mind are so close that lawmakers should enact protections -
Act opens door to technology being used to create cats and dogs with extreme features, says charity -
Rare close encounter will occur this weekend, when the space rock will be visible through binoculars and small telescopes
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Florence Débarre’s discovery of genetic data online showed for first time that animals susceptible to coronavirus were present at market -
Three years after much of the world was forced into Covid lockdowns, the precise origins of the virus are still hazy, and the hunt is bringing scientists into confrontation with political forces that many are not prepared for -
Editorial: The row over whether the pandemic started with a lab leak is growing. But the most important question is what we do now -
Chief scientist told former incumbent Sir David King the similarity would lead to mixed messaging
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Plus, a fresh perspective on the origin of time, Lord Pannick cracks, and happiness is a life lived in Finland
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I have seen enough to know that it’s going to alter our lives. Just think what AI tools could do when used by creative people in fashion or architecture, says LSE’s Charlie Beckett -
No matter how bad I feel, I have to remind myself that the treatment is working to reduce my tumour, says the Guardian’s money and consumer editor, Hilary Osborne
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The simple messaging favoured by media advisers doesn’t chime with a discipline that is messy and incomplete
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Madeleine Finlay hears from science correspondent Linda Geddes about her experience becoming a faecal transplant donor, how getting a dose of someone else’s gut bacteria could treat illnesses like arthritis, diabetes and cancer, and asks whether a pill made from poo is an idea we are ready to swallow -
Madeleine Finlay speaks to Guardian West Coast reporter Maanvi Singh about the Biden administration’s approval of a controversial new oil drilling project on Alaska’s North Slope. She also hears from Kristen Monsell, a senior attorney at the Center for Biological Diversity, which is part of a coalition that’s filing a lawsuit to challenge the decision. -
Ian Sample speaks to Guardian science correspondent Hannah Devlin about the latest developments and debates about gene editing to emerge from a summit at the Francis Crick Institute in London. The summit heard from the first person with sickle cell disease to be treated with a technique known as CRISPR. He also hears from Prof Claire Booth about ensuring these cutting edge treatments are made available to everyone who needs them
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Thomas Hertog worked with cosmologist on a new book after he shared his doubts about A Brief History of Time -
Dr Peter Attia is an expert on longevity and preventative medicine. He explains how sleep, weight training and other incremental changes can make us much more resilient -
Multimedia
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An asteroid explodes in the night sky after entering Earth's atmosphere over the Channel
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Footage shows meteor spotted flying through the night sky from various parts of the UK
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Virgin Orbit announced there had been “an anomaly” and the rocket failed to reach the required altitude
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