Kimi K3 launched at a pivotal time, as the US and China's race to build frontier AI heats up 🧪🔥🤖 Thanks to @drrobot.bsky.social , @mehwishnasim.bsky.social , Niusha Shafiabady, Joel Pearson, Aaron Snoswell, @tobywalsh.bsky.social and William Guey for chatting with @mohanabasu.bsky.social and me!

Elizabeth Gibney@lizziegibney.bsky.social · 2w ago

The world's gone wild for Kimi K3 -- here's what scientists think 🧪🤖 By my excellent Asia Pacific colleagues @mohanabasu.bsky.social & @rfieldmouse.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Inspired by a colleague's story last year on feel-good science stories of 2025, I had some fun collecting even more positive science stories for @nature.com 🧪🧬🦎🌴

Alex Knapp@thealexknapp.bsky.social · 3mo ago

A very preliminary study suggests Viagra might work as a treatment for Leigh Syndrome, a rare genetic disorder. (Plus four other good news science stories from @rfieldmouse.bsky.social ) www.nature.com/articles/d41...

I had the pleasure of chatting with senior study author @nitzan-gonen.bsky.social, as well as @katieayers.bsky.social and @clareholleley.bsky.social about this fascinating research! 🧬🧪

Jeffrey Perkel (he/him)@jperkel.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Wow -- female mouse embryos with a single letter change in their DNA develop male reproductive organs. Incredible story by @rfieldmouse.bsky.social @nature.com 🧪🐭🧬 www.nature.com/articles/d41...

An unlikely duo — pig semen and eye drops — can halt tumour growth in mice. Could the drops replace needles to treat kids with retinal cancer someday? 👁️🐷 Thanks to Chunxia Zhao at Adelaide University and David Greening @bakerresearchau.bsky.social for chatting with me! www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Eye drops made from pig semen deliver cancer treatment to mice

Minuscule particles with the ability to cross hard-to-penetrate barriers can be loaded with drug treatments to target intractable diseases.

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DNA on a kalashnikov used in a shooting in France was traced back to a pair of identical twins. It begs the question, can science tell them apart? My latest for @nature.com 🧪🧬 www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Identical twins on trial: can DNA testing tell them apart?

In a French criminal trial, conventional DNA analysis couldn’t distinguish between twin brothers, but emerging scientific methods could help in such cases.

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From boosting efficacy of HIV treatment to tracking bird flu evolution, antibodies are having a moment in science. My latest for Nature details how scientists are using antibodies in infectious disease research. @thedohertyinst.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Antibody drugs show promise for treating bird flu and HIV

Scientists are developing antibodies to track the evolution of these viruses and better treat infections.

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My colleagues @heidiledford.bsky.social & @helenpearson.bsky.social looked into the link between autism and Tylenol — here's what they found “When you see any associations, they are very, very small,” says @jamcusack.bsky.social. People are "trying to look for simple answers to complex problems."

Trump links autism and Tylenol: is there any truth to it?

The US president calls the widely used painkiller, also known as paracetamol, ‘a very big factor’ in autism, but scientists say that strong evidence is lacking.

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In a world first, a genetically modified pig lung has been transplanted into a man who was brain dead, surviving for 9 days! Thanks to Muhammad Mohiuddin at @medschool.umaryland.edu‬ and Wayne Hawthorne at @westmeadinst.bsky.social for chatting with me for this story! www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Pig lung transplanted into a person in world first

Lungs are complex organs to transplant, but the surgery is a step towards clinical trials.

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Reviewers are more likely to approve manuscripts if authors agree to cite their work than those who don't get cited. Thanks to @aidybarnett.bsky.social, @balazsaczel.bsky.social and @econfeld.bsky.social for chatting with me for this story! www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Peer reviewers more likely to approve articles that cite their own work

Preprint examines how citations can influence the review process.

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My latest for Nature: AI model Aeneas predicts where ancient Latin texts come from, estimates how old they are and can restore missing parts. www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Meet Aeneas: the AI that can fill in the gaps of damaged Latin texts

The best results come when a human and the model work together.

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Families with three or more girls are more likely to have another girl than a boy, and vice versa, according to a new study in Science Advances. My latest for Nature 🧪👶 www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Sex at birth is not always random — mum’s age and genetics can play a part

Families with three or more boys, for example, are more likely to have another boy than a girl as the next child.

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Omg 😮🧪

Kristina Killgrove@killgrove.bsky.social · last yr.

New fear unlocked. 😬🧪🩻

New GLP-1 drugs like ecnoglutide are showing promise for treating obesity, fatty liver disease, diabetes and other conditions. And it's one of dozens of these next-gen treatments emerging from China. www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Obesity drugs made in China could power next wave of treatments

Drugs currently being tested target complications associated with obesity such as heart disease, fatty liver disease and type 2 diabetes.

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Scientists are grappling with the impacts of the ongoing Israel-Iran conflict. The latest from me and my colleagues at Nature: www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Escalating Israel–Iran conflict damages science labs

Researchers in both countries are feeling the effects of a string of missile attacks exchanged between them.

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The ispace team lost communication with the Resilience lander and are investigating why that happened. 🧪🚀

Nature@nature.com · last yr.

A Japanese spacecraft has probably crashed on the Moon, the second failed landing attempt for Tokyo-based private firm ispace https://go.nature.com/4dQ31xx

Are you a researcher in the US and/or from one of the countries banned under Trump's new policy? If you would like to share your experience, contact me securely through Signal: rjfield.11 🧪 www.whitehouse.gov/presidential... #trump #science #research #travelban

Restricting The Entry of Foreign Nationals to Protect the United States from Foreign Terrorists and Other National Security and Public Safety Threats

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION During my first Administration, I restricted the entry of foreign nationals into the

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Across three pandemics, a small genetic tweak has emerged in strains of Yersinia pestis, the bacterium that caused the Black Death. Now, researchers have uncovered how this tweak affected disease severity.

Black Death bacterium has become less lethal after genetic tweak

Reducing the number of copies of one gene in the pathogen could also make it more transmissible.

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