Nature, Published online: 16 April 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01210-7
Most of the individuals in a seventeenth-century-Switzerland burial site had performed strenuous manual labour and died before the age of 20.
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Graves reveal plague’s inequitable toll
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AI systems can ‘teach’ biases to other models
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light-sensitive cancer drugs win US$2 million contest
The winner of the Q4Bio US$2 million prize used the IBM Quantum System One computer, which is housed in the Cleveland Clinic, to do simulations.Credit: Ryan Lavine for IBM
A team developing light-sensitive cancer drugs has won a US$2-million…
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how male and female brain cells differ in gene activity
Researchers found sex differences in the activity of genes within cortical neurons (pictured) and other brain cells.Credit: David Scharf/Science Photo Library
By analysing more than a million brain cells, researchers have uncovered widespread…
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record number of researchers run for office in US mid-terms
Microbiologist Jasmine Clark is running to become a Democratic representative of Georgia’s 13th district.Credit: Alex Slitz/AP Photo/Alamy
An unprecedented number of US scientists are trading in their lab coats to run for office in the US…
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Gravity follows Newton and Einstein's rules, even at cosmic scales – Phys.org
- Gravity follows Newton and Einstein’s rules, even at cosmic scales Phys.org
- Test of gravity using galaxy clusters supports dark matter USC Dornsife
- Gravity Obeys Newton and Einstein’s Laws—even Across the Cosmos Bioengineer.org
- Gravity holds…
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Antibiotics Can ‘Inflame’ Bacteria, Making Infections Harder to Treat : ScienceAlert
Antibiotics are designed to kill harmful bacteria and help the body recover from infection. But some antibiotics may also push bacteria to release tiny particles that can make inflammation worse.
While inflammation is part of the body’s…
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Geologists Uncover Hidden Evidence Showing the Americas Collided Millions of Years Earlier Than Previously Believed
Long before humans mapped continents or understood plate tectonics, immense landmasses were already on a slow-motion collision course, reshaping oceans, climates, and the future of life on Earth. The meeting of Central and South America…
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Molecular basis for methylation-sensitive editing by Cas9
Cloning, protein expression and purification
The DNA encoding ThermoCas9 with a C-terminal His6 tag was integrated into the pML-1B vector and expressed in the Escherichia coli NiCo21(DE3) strain. Cells were grown in Luria–Bertani (LB) medium…
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Scientists Found Literal Ink From Ballpoint Pens in Martian Meteorites
Stuff from Mars often makes headlines for a variety of reasons, but here’s something that you’ve probably never heard of. One research team found traces of ink from a ballpoint pen in meteorite samples from Mars.
And no,…
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