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No.3128
NEWS
Boom in human gene editing as 20 CRISPR trials gear up
Coloured scanning electron micro- graph (SEM) of a small cancerous tumour (orange) filling an alveolus of the human lung
ANALYSIS
The drug rebellion fighting big pharma to save the NHS millions
drug treatment
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FEATURES
The appetite genes: Why some of us are born to eat too much
Subtle differences in how we respond to food, driven by our genes, are the true reason we can struggle to keep to the weight we want to be
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FEATURES
Send an ear: Listening for sounds of life in the solar system
The seismic echoes of Jupiter’s icy moons could teach us more about their hidden oceans than any picture – and help us gauge their potential for life
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FEATURES
First words: The surprisingly simple foundation of language
How children learn language is one of the oldest controversies in linguistics. But speaking may just be a matter of grasping the relationship between things
Kasparov
FEATURES
We don’t need to lose out to machines, says the man who did
Two decades after his devastating loss to a supercomputer, chess legend Garry Kasparov is embracing his old adversary
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Leaders
Collective rather than individual action can beat obesity
NEWS
UPFRONT
Governments sued over climate change, with banks and firms next
Sea stars filmed hunting squid and squabbling over eating it
Trump’s budget jettisons ‘irreplaceable’ marine mammals agency
New Zealand joins the space race with Electron rocket launch
Tumour-tracking drug that kills cancer approved in the US
Amazing pictures show cyclones swirling above Jupiter’s poles
60 Seconds
NEWS & TECHNOLOGY
Boom in human gene editing as 20 CRISPR trials gear up
Nowcasting may help forecast big earthquakes in 53 major cities
Game theory says you should charge your friends to borrow things
Is ADHD a sleep disorder? Stimulant drug improves symptoms
Curious AI learns by exploring game worlds and making mistakes
Gene tweak in gut bacteria could turn faeces blue if you’re ill
Underwater drones use sound to send snaps of the ocean floor
Newly-evolved microbes may be breaking down ocean plastics
Huge impact could have smashed early Earth into a doughnut shape
Could cannabis help crack cocaine addicts kick the habit?
Strange cosmic radio burst pinned down to giant stellar nursery
Monkey mafia steal your stuff, then sell it back for a cracker
Learning to read and write rewires adult brain in six months
IN BRIEF
See-through frog has heart you can see beating through its chest
App lets stadium crowds display giant messages with their phones
Traumatic beetle sex causes rapid evolutionary arms race
Saturn’s moons could reassemble from wreckage of collisions
Waltzing robot teaches beginners how to dance like a pro
Floating in microgravity gives bacteria permanent genetic boost
Hot, sleepless nights will get more common with climate change
Tree-climbing goats spit out and disperse valuable argan seeds
ANALYSIS
The drug rebellion fighting big pharma to save the NHS millions
Think the UK has a social care crisis now? Just wait until 2025
How to get scientists and politicians talking the same language
Diseases are global, so it’s time for global emergency response
APERTURE
Inside the SPIDER facility, preparing for nuclear fusion tests
FEATURES
The appetite genes: Why some of us are born to eat too much
Send an ear: Listening for sounds of life in the solar system
First words: The surprisingly simple foundation of language
PEOPLE
We don’t need to lose out to machines, says the man who did
CULTURE
Your Brain Is a Time Machine: Why we need to talk about time
Hello, Robot: The show that braves the future
More
Old Scientist: Space travel? Waste of money
Regulars
LETTERS, FEEDBACK, THE LAST WORD