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Genetically engineered mutations in cows could pave the way for transplant patients to receive whole animal organs in the future. Image credit - Pexels/Kat Jayne, licensed under Pexels license

Health

06 December 2019

Genetically engineered animals offer fresh hope to heart valve patients

Removing immune-stimulating sugars should also help people with red meat allergies.

In the early Bronze Age, there was an infusion of a different genetic makeup in Europe whose origin ancient DNA experts are trying to explain. Image credit - geograph/David Dixon, licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0

Health

03 December 2019

How did the plague reshape Bronze Age Europe?

Newly domesticated horses may have increased the spread of disease.

Basic research into hypoxia is helping to find mechanisms that would starve cancer of the oxygen it needs to grow. Image credit - Nephron, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0

Interview

02 December 2019

Nobel prize winner: Oxygen regulation discoveries are starting to lead to new anaemia, cancer drugs

Sir Peter Ratcliffe on why hypoxia matters.

Health | 06 December 2019

Genetically engineered animals offer fresh hope to heart valve patients

Removing immune-stimulating sugars should also help people with red meat allergies.

Health | 03 December 2019

How did the plague reshape Bronze Age Europe?

Newly domesticated horses may have increased the spread of disease.

Interview | 02 December 2019

Nobel prize winner: Oxygen regulation discoveries are starting to lead to new anaemia, cancer drugs

Sir Peter Ratcliffe on why hypoxia matters.

One of the main goals of exoplanet research is to work out the frequency of potentially habitable planets, according to Dr Gillon. Image credit - ©ULiège / JLWertz

Dr Michaël Gillon, University of Liège, Belgium

Interview | 04 November 2019

'Now we know for sure that most stars of our galaxy and in the universe harbour their own planetary system.'

Dr Michaël Gillon on what's next for exoplanet science.

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Catching up with CRISPR

In December, Horizon looks at some of the emerging applications and issues arising from CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing technology.

Peatlands occupy roughly 2% or 3% of the land’s surface but we don’t know how deep they go. Image credit - Marisa04/ Pixabay

Environment | 28 November 2019

Why bogs may be key to fighting climate change

Peatlands store carbon. Protecting and figuring out how to bolster them is crucial.

Transparent wood is created by stripping out lignin from wood and replacing it with a polymer. Image credit - WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim, licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

Industry | 26 November 2019

Transparent wood: the building material of the future?

Augmented wood can be turned into solar panels, lighting and tactile car dashboards.

Understanding if a hot Jupiter bleeds off its atmosphere can help explain how the atmospheres of all exoplanets change over time. Image credit - NASA/JPL-Caltech

Space | 25 November 2019

Probing exoplanet atmospheres could reveal telltale signatures of life

Scientists are detecting which elements are present on which planets.

When ultrasound waves from different emitters meet in mid-air, it creates the sensation of a solid object which could enhance people's videogaming experience. Image credit - Maurizio Pesce, licensed under CC BY 2.0 (brands blurred out)

ICT | 21 November 2019

Levitation, touch and sound – how you’ll be able to feel videogames in the future

Bomb disposal, drug development and design could also benefit from haptic technology.

The way that a young exoplanet interacts with its star's disc of dust and gas determines the type of exoplanet that will ultimately form. Image credit - NASA/JPL-Caltech/D. Berry

Space | 18 November 2019

Zeroing in on baby exoplanets could reveal how they form

Computer simulations and powerful telescope arrays could help locate planets as they form.

From the naked scientists

Q&A: Why do I stress eat?

In this week’s podcast, the Naked Scientists answer listeners’ questions including whether you can die of a broken heart and if fat is worse than sugar.

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Fish migration map to promote conservation

New protected areas could be established to protect fish species.

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Climate change has profound health implications - report

New study says that children are especially vulnerable.

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Genetically engineered animals offer fresh hope to heart valve patients

How did the plague reshape Bronze Age Europe?

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Genetically engineered animals offer fresh hope to heart valve patients

How did the plague reshape Bronze Age Europe?

Nobel prize winner: Oxygen regulation discoveries are starting to lead to new anaemia, cancer drugs

Genetically engineered animals offer fresh hope to heart valve patients

How did the plague reshape Bronze Age Europe?

Nobel prize winner: Oxygen regulation discoveries are starting to lead to new anaemia, cancer drugs

'Now we know for sure that most stars of our galaxy and in the universe harbour their own planetary system.'

Catching up with CRISPR

Environment | 28 November 2019

Why bogs may be key to fighting climate change

Industry | 26 November 2019

Transparent wood: the building material of the future?

Probing exoplanet atmospheres could reveal telltale signatures of life

Levitation, touch and sound – how you’ll be able to feel videogames in the future

Zeroing in on baby exoplanets could reveal how they form

From the naked scientists

Q&A: Why do I stress eat?

From Freshwater Blog

Fish migration map to promote conservation

From around the web

Climate change has profound health implications - report

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