Bacteria can be turned into living factories that churn out complex molecules using reactions catalysed by light 1.

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Field pennycress could become a valuable winter crop, with benefits for both carbon storage and farm profitability.

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Predicting the conditions of chemical reactions has been a key focus of AI use in chemistry. One of the most prominent tools ...

The preprint repository’s requirement could boost the use of large language models to translate scientific texts.

The external, artificial-lung system could be used to treat other people who are critically unwell and awaiting transplants.

‘Exercise snacks’ and other forms of everyday movement can greatly reduce the risk of heart disease and death.

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Posts on social-media platform X that are critical of scientific research can act as early warning signs of problematic ...

Scientists have launched a fresh effort to find out what could be producing oxygen at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean.

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