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Some people with Type 1 diabetes wear continuous glucose monitors to manage their condition. Svetlana Repnitskaya/Moment via Getty Images

Umbilical cord blood may hold clues for a child’s risk of developing Type 1 diabetes

Genetics may only partially determine a newborn’s risk of developing Type 1 diabetes. Screening umbilical cord blood could lead to earlier treatments to prevent or reduce disease.
Science is a process of collaboration that depends on accurate citations. AlexRaths/iStock via Getty Images

When scientific citations go rogue: Uncovering ‘sneaked references’

Scholars have long measured the impact of a paper by counting the number of times other scientific articles cite it. Researchers have just detected a new kind of citation fraud.
Quand les scientifiques enquêtent sur les fraudes des publications. Krakenimages.com/Shutterstock

Découverte d’une fraude scientifique pour booster artificiellement l’impact des recherches

Pour mesurer l’impact d’un article scientifique, on peut compter combien d’autres papiers y font référence. Des chercheurs viennent de détecter une fraude aux citations.
Äspö Hard Rock Laboratory in Sweden, where KBS-3 repository technologies have been tested. Anna Storm

100,000 years and counting: how do we tell future generations about highly radioactive nuclear waste repositories?

Spent nuclear fuel remains dangerous for so long that languages can disappear and humanity’s very existence cannot be guaranteed. So how do we communicate information about repositories into the future?
Les mesures barrières limitent la propagation des micro-organismes pathogènes, mais n’affaiblissent pas notre système immunitaire. Shutterstock

Covid‑19 : non, notre système immunitaire n’a pas été affaibli par les mesures sanitaires

Selon la théorie de la « dette immunitaire », l’ampleur des épidémies survenues fin 2022, telle que celle de bronchiolite, serait la conséquence des mesures anti-Covid-19. Une hypothèse peu plausible.
The offshore industry need not be so dangerous if safety is put first. PA

The oil industry has yet to learn lessons of Piper Alpha

The explosions and fire that completely destroyed the North Sea oil rig Piper Alpha and cost 167 workers their lives remains the world’s worst offshore oil disaster. Saturday, July 6, marks 25 years since…

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