In a 2023 Nature survey of scientists, 30% said that they had used generative AI tools to help write manuscripts. Credit: Nicolas Maeterlinck/Belga MAG/AFP via Getty ChatGPT continues to steal the spotlight, more than a year after its public debut. The artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot was released as a free-to-use tool in November 2022 by…

Ajay Sood. Credit: PSA office Nature India: Is India spending enough on scientific research? Ajay Sood: We have witnessed consistent growth in India’s overall science and technology (S&T) spending. However, in terms of international comparability we are stagnant at 0.7% of GERD to GDP ratio. This clearly indicates that we need to increase our budgetary…

A zinc-finger protein (blue and magenta; artificially coloured) in complex with DNA (yellow and green).Credit: Laguna Design/SPL An alternative to genome editing can reduce the activity of a gene that affects cholesterol levels without changing the DNA sequence — and does so for an extended period, according to a study1 in mice. Scientists achieved this…

Tech Eden may seem antinomic the way technology has been demonized as one of the contributors to the destruction of nature’s state as an idyllic paradise, but at the recent Maison & Objet show in Paris, this was the chosen inspirational theme for the year. Subtitled “A New Natural Awakening,” it explores the profound evolution…

Last year, the SBTN launched a global initiative aimed at helping companies evaluate their environmental footprints and explore scientific strategies to mitigate them. As part of this initiative, a pilot programme was initiated with a group of companies commencing testing in the previous year. This year, the programme has been joined by a new cohort…

Johanna Joyce and her lab members during the flashlight part of their group meeting.Credit: Spencer S. Watson In the scientific world, where the focus is on data and results, it’s easy to overlook the human aspect — the team dynamics that are crucial for a thriving research environment. In my laboratory at the University of…

The Research Program Manager has a leading role in facilitating effective laboratory operations and research efforts for a cutting-edge genomics Berkeley, California (US) University of California, Berkeley

The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated the development of mRNA vaccines and provided proof of concept for this new approach to protect humans against infectious diseases, as well as other diseases such as cancer. However, the use of mRNA technology depends on the public’s attitude toward it. During the COVID-19 pandemic, mRNA technology was a factor in…

The cells glow green under the high-powered microscope, each bedazzled with a constellation of luminous proteins and RNA that, like oil droplets in water, have huddled together through a process known as phase separation. A foundational concept in the fields of engineering, chemistry and physics, phase separation — the mechanism by which complex mixtures segregate…

Scientists in France have strongly criticized cuts to this year’s research and higher-education budgets, which were confirmed by the government last week. The cuts are just part of a reduction of €10 billion (US$10.9 billion) in overall public spending, outlined by the economy and finance minister Bruno Le Maire on 18 February. The decision follows…