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Health, science, climate, and society-focused reporting.

Briefing: Nanotube Injector Safely Transfers Cytoplasmic Contents Between Living Cells

Strategic angle: A breakthrough nanotube injector enables safe intercellular transfer of proteins and organelles, enhancing tissue development and repair.

Editorial Staff Apr 3

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Briefing: Domino polymerization provides a new route to versatile, degradable plastics

Strategic angle: A new method in polymerization offers promising alternatives to traditional plastics, addressing environmental concerns.

Editorial Staff Apr 3

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Briefing: STAT+: Up and down the ladder: The latest comings and goings

Strategic angle: From new hires to departures, promotions and transfers, here are the latest comings and goings in the pharmaceutical industry.

Editorial Staff Apr 3

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Briefing: Real-time nanoscale measurements map reduction and oxidation in solar-fuel reactions

Strategic angle: Advancements in solar-power photocatalysis could lead to sustainable energy solutions.

Editorial Staff Apr 3

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Briefing: Biotech Investors Urge Trump Amid M&A Activity

Strategic angle: Smaller biotechs negotiate with the White House while addressing the trust gap in medicine.

Editorial Staff Apr 3

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Trump announces 100% tariffs on brand-name drugs, with plenty of carveouts

The taxes are part of the president's push to rein in the pharmaceutical industry and bring manufacturing to the U.S.

Editorial Staff Apr 3

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Briefing: Thursday was World Autism Awareness Day. HHS celebrated with…a workout?

Strategic angle: Implications of SCOTUS' conversion therapy ruling, Trump hikes drug tariffs, and more Morning Rounds updates

Editorial Staff Apr 3

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Briefing: Bumblebees can perceive rhythm, despite their brains being the size of a sesame seed

Strategic angle: New research reveals that bumblebees have the ability to recognize rhythms, challenging previous assumptions about their cognitive capabilities.

Editorial Staff Apr 3

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Briefing: The secrets of black holes and the Higgs mass could be hidden in a 7-dimensional geometry

Strategic angle: An elegant solution to the black hole information paradox may also explain the origins of fundamental particle mass.

Editorial Staff Apr 3

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Briefing: Quantum coherence could be preserved at large scales in realistic environments

Strategic angle: A new theoretical study suggests that quantum states, typically fragile, may maintain coherence despite environmental interactions.

Editorial Staff Apr 3

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Briefing: One acre, one vote: The bizarre election that could decide Arizona’s energy future

Strategic angle: A group of climate-focused candidates is hoping to steer the Salt River Project toward clean energy. Turning Point USA stands in their way.

Editorial Staff Apr 3

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Briefing: Opinion: My patient would rather take a peptide than a statin. That reveals an uncomfortable truth in medicine

Strategic angle: “The volume of evidence behind a therapy has become inversely correlated with public trust in it,” writes Vikas Patel.

Editorial Staff Apr 3

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Briefing: Opinion: Subscription pricing could expand access to HIV prevention breakthrough while controlling costs

Strategic angle: Lenacapavir could put the end of the HIV epidemic in reach — if the people who need it can access it. Here’s one way to make that happen.

Editorial Staff Apr 3

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Briefing: Supreme Court conversion therapy decision could ripple through medicine

Strategic angle: A Supreme Court ruling this week on gender and sexuality 'conversion therapy' could narrow the authority of state medical boards over care involving speech.

Editorial Staff Apr 3

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Briefing: What does $164M buy Big Oil? Inupiat land and a broken promise.

Strategic angle: A federal auction undid a hard-won agreement to protect Alaska's North Slope. The Iñupiat community that fought for it is still waiting to be heard.

Editorial Staff Apr 3

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Briefing: Contractor that cut back ancient oak in London park identified

Strategic angle: Document shows partial felling last year, which led to legal action against Toby Carvery, was done by Ground Control.

Editorial Staff Apr 3

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Colombia pledges to exit investment protection system after fossil fuel lawsuits

Strategic angle: Experts warn that unwinding the Investor-State Dispute Settlement system will be complex, especially without international coordination The post Colombia pledges to exit investment protection system after fossil fuel law

Editorial Staff Apr 3

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Supreme Court rules against Colorado ban on ‘conversion therapy’ for LGBTQ kids

The Supreme Court's decision challenges state laws against a discredited practice aimed at LGBTQ+ youth.

Editorial Staff Apr 3

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Briefing: The 19 best WhatsApp messages to send to celebrate Easter

Strategic angle: Celebrate Easter with heartfelt WhatsApp messages to share with loved ones.

Editorial Staff Apr 3

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Briefing: SpaceX Starship could slash travel time to Uranus in half

Strategic angle: A new concept suggests SpaceX’s Starship could revolutionize a future mission to Uranus, one of the solar system’s most overlooked planets.

Editorial Staff Apr 3