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Download the November 2025 long read podcastCRISPR-based gene editing has revolutionized modern biology, but these tools are unable to access the DNA that resides inside mitochondria.…

Baxter, S. M. et al. Centers for Mendelian Genomics: a decade of facilitating gene discovery. Genet. Med. 24, 784–797 (2022).CAS  PubMed  PubMed Central  Google Scholar  Taylor,…

October 24, 20253 min readNapoleon’s Defeat in Russia Was Aided by Two Surprising Deadly DiseasesDisease-causing bacteria that have been recently discovered in the teeth of Napoleonic…

Children receive polio drops for vaccination during a door-to-door poliovirus eradication campaign in Lahore, Pakistan, in April.Credit: ARIF ALI/AFP via GettyVaccines are arguably one of the…

Infectious diseases in Gaza ‘spiralling out of control’, says WHOThe World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that infectious diseases are “spiralling out of control”, with only…

For thousands of years traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) practitioners have checked patients’ tongues as part of a full examination, carefully scrutinizing their color, shape and coating…

In past month, more than 5,000 cases of malaria, typhoid and dengue fever, causing dozens of deaths, have been reported.Published On 23 Sep 202523 Sep 2025Click…

NewsA new artificial intelligence (AI) tool can forecast a person’s risk of developing more than 1,000 diseases. The model, called Delphi-2M, uses a person’s health records…

You have full access to this article via your institution. Download the Nature Podcast 17 September 2025In this episode:00:50 The AI tool that predicts disease riskResearchers…

September 18, 20253 min readNew AI Tool Predicts Which of 1,000 Diseases Someone May Develop in 20 YearsA large language model called Delphi-2M analyzes a person’s…