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France issues moratorium on prion research after fatal brain disease strikes two lab workers

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The overlooked superpower of mRNA vaccines

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U.S. visa rejections shattered Chinese students’ dreams. Now, they’re fighting back

ScienceInsider | Jul. 27, 2021

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Transplant patients’ higher rate of COVID-19 breakthroughs boosts case for booster vaccines

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A new ‘Green List’ provides road map for species recovery

By Rachel FrittsJul. 28, 2021
Do these fossilized structures belong to Earth’s first animals?

By Michael PriceJul. 28, 2021
The overlooked superpower of mRNA vaccines

By Meredith WadmanJul. 28, 2021
France issues moratorium on prion research after fatal brain disease strikes two lab workers

By Barbara CasassusJul. 28, 2021
Clever carpentry helps bees fix wild honeycombs

By Erik StokstadJul. 27, 2021
Nobelists decry Chinese government’s censorship attempts at the Nobel Summit

By Rodrigo Pérez Ortega Jul. 27, 2021
U.N. climate panel confronts implausibly hot forecasts of future warming

By Paul VoosenJul. 27, 2021
U.S. visa rejections shattered Chinese students’ dreams. Now, they’re fighting back

By Dennis NormileJul. 27, 2021

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Science Magazine

Vol 373, Issue 6553
23 July 2021

In Brief

News at a glance

In Depth

Europe's deadly floods leave scientists stunned

By Warren CornwallJul. 23, 2021
Alzheimer's drug approval spotlights blood tests

By Kelly ServickJul. 23, 2021
A few lucky researchers return to the field

By Elizabeth PennisiJul. 23, 2021
DNA plucked from air identifies nearby animals

By Erik StokstadJul. 23, 2021
Event Horizon Telescope images second black hole's jets

By Daniel CleryJul. 23, 2021
WHO chief pressures China on pandemic origin

By Jon CohenJul. 23, 2021

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A troubled calculus

By Jyoti MadhusoodananJul. 23, 2021

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Mongoose mothers help their colonies thrive—by forgetting which pups are theirs

By Mennatalla IbrahimJun. 23, 2021
Your body’s ‘hidden’ senses might help treat epilepsy, depression

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This ‘living fossil’ could reach 100 years old

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Cicadas that come out every 17 years may emerge more often in the future

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A new ‘Green List’ provides road map for species recovery

By Rachel FrittsJul. 28, 2021
The overlooked superpower of mRNA vaccines

By Meredith WadmanJul. 28, 2021
Nobelists decry Chinese government’s censorship attempts at the Nobel Summit

By Rodrigo Pérez Ortega Jul. 27, 2021
U.S. visa rejections shattered Chinese students’ dreams. Now, they’re fighting back

By Dennis NormileJul. 27, 2021
Transplant patients’ higher rate of COVID-19 breakthroughs boosts case for booster vaccines

By Rachel FrittsJul. 26, 2021

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CRISPR creates first genetically modified marsupials

By Mennatalla IbrahimJul. 22, 2021
Some pikas survive the winter by eating yak poop

By Rachel FrittsJul. 20, 2021
Gene therapy restores missing dopamine in children with rare brain disease

By Mennatalla IbrahimJul. 14, 2021
Climate change has made hurricanes more dangerous, but not more frequent

By Rachel FrittsJul. 13, 2021
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By Rachel FrittsJul. 8, 2021

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