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Monkeys and apes

A reconstruction of the Huc enzyme

Chemistry

Soil bacteria enzyme generates electricity from hydrogen in the air

An enzyme called Huc that the soil bacterium Mycobacterium smegmatis uses to produce energy from hydrogen has been analysed and now we know how it works

News

LOS ANGELES, CA - NOVEMBER 03: Nicole Fahey, of Altadena, six months pregnant, receives a Pfizer vaccination booster shot from RN Veronique (cq) Vida (cq) at Eugene A. Obregon Park on Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2021 in Los Angeles, CA. The County of Los Angeles, including Supervisor Hilda L. Solis, Dr. Barbara Ferrer, Director of Public Health, and Norma Edith Garc?a-Gonz?lez, Director of Parks and Recreation, will host a media event kicking off COVID-19 vaccinations for children ages 5-11 in Los Angeles County. The COVID-19 vaccine manufactured by Pfizer and BioNTech is proposed to be given in two 10-microgram (mcg) doses administered 21 days apart. (Gary Coronado / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)

Health

Covid-19 vaccines during pregnancy protect newborns from infection

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Technology

Heating water with computer servers could save UK homes £150 a year

News

Should you have children? The true costs and benefits of parenthood

Society

Should you have children? The true costs and benefits of parenthood

Features

HIV (green) infecting an immune cell

Health

Third person 'cured' of HIV after receiving stem cell cancer treatment

News

Sperm view under microscope, spermatozoa background, vector illustration eps10

Health

Male birth control drug is 100 per cent effective in mice

News

The tiny hand of a preterm baby

Health

Preterm babies have a similar BMI at adolescence to peers born at term

News

A dolphin swims in New York's East River, March 13, 2013. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid (UNITED STATES - Tags: ANIMALS ENVIRONMENT) - GM1E93E089M01

Life

Dolphins spotted swimming in New York City’s Bronx River

News

Two people, little girl playing with toy blocks, her mother is sitting next to her at home.

Mind

Children aged 5 are better at switching their attention than chimps

News

An unrecognisable mature pregnant woman lies on a hospital delivery bed as she has fetal monitoring. Cardiotocography is usually called a 'CTG' by medical staff. It can be used to monitor a baby's heart rate and a mother's contractions during pregnancy

Health

Vaginal swabs could be used to predict likelihood of preterm births

We often don't know the causes of preterm birth – but analysing metabolic substances in the vaginal microbiome may be a way to predict the risk of premature labour

News

Health

Pre-eclampsia and hypertension in pregnancy linked to 19 gene variants

News

Health

Low-carb diet reduces seizures for people with drug-resistant epilepsy

News

Health

Synthetic reproductive cells will help us understand fertility in 2023

News

Life

Living in trees may have given great apes vocal skills for consonants

News

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