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  1. Personalised placebo

    A new study shows that simply believing a sham medical treatment is personalised increases its effectiveness.
  2. Editing the genome with TARDIS

    A new tool called TARDIS could help researchers build larger and more diverse populations of genetically modified roundworms and potentially other laboratory animals.
  3. All in one place

    A new online tool allows scientists around the globe to curate publications that involve two or more living organisms of any size and from any environment.
  4. Is more always better?

    Data from over 23,000 young people reveals how the number of close friends a person has during the transition from childhood to adolescents impacts mental health and cognitive abilities.
  5. Route of cultivation

    Plant adaptations to local climates, along with human activity, shaped the expansion of humans growing mungbeans as a crop across Asia.
  6. Smart as a bee

    Honeybees use complex strategies to assess which flowers are worth exploring.
  7. Wheezing trigger

    A newly identified genetic variant contributes to allergen-triggered wheezing and lifelong wheezing and might make a good target for new treatments.
  8. Gut microbes with universal roles

    The relationships between species of bacteria living in the guts of baboons are largely consistent between hosts, rather than personalized to each individual.