The technology that powered Covid vaccines may also lead scientists to a cure for H.I.V. Using mRNA, Australian researchers said they were able to trick the virus to come out of hiding, a crucial step in ridding the body of it entirely. The research, published last week in Nature Communications, is still preliminary, and so … Read more
In the movie “Jurassic Park,” a character proclaims there is nothing to fear from a towering Brachiosaurus, because it’s a “veggie-saurus” that eats only plants. Littlefoot, the “Longneck” dinosaur in the “Land Before Time” series, chows down on leaves, or “tree stars.” But while pop culture and general scientific opinion have agreed for decades that … Read more
Five Western countries announced on Tuesday that they would impose sanctions on two far-right Israeli cabinet ministers, a remarkable rebuke of Israel’s leadership and a significant escalation of Western pressure on Israel over settler violence in the West Bank and the conduct of the war in Gaza. Australia, Britain, Canada, New Zealand and Norway jointly … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Technologies to generate green electricity follow one of two trajectories. Some get cheaper, such as solar panels, which are small, modular and factory produced. Others, like nuclear plants, tend instead to be plagued with overruns … Read more
Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what Trump’s second term means for Washington, business and the world Tom Wolfe coined the term “masters of the universe” as an ironic description of Wall Street traders. Elon Musk takes the idea literally. He hopes to colonise Mars. But Musk has come down … Read more
Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what Trump’s second term means for Washington, business and the world The writer is chief market strategist at Jefferies It was shocking to see how gloomy so many investment professionals have become over the past two months. Countless clients, colleagues and competitors simply could … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. This article is an on-site version of our Unhedged newsletter. Premium subscribers can sign up here to get the newsletter delivered every weekday. Standard subscribers can upgrade to Premium here, or explore all FT newsletters … Read more
Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the Workplace pensions myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. What does one get if one combines the UK’s proclivity for muddling through with the predictability needed by a system for providing security in old age? The answer is: a mess. Over time, piecemeal solutions … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. A floral panel for Andrew, 1971-93. A rocket trailing bright fire past stars and planets for Jacques Buisson, 1945-86. An empty cot for Baby Jamie, March 4-May 25 1993. These are all designs on textile … Read more
