What a thrill to win the UK Medical Journalists' Association's award for cancer reporting for my @newscientist piece on genetically-engineered bacteria for treating cancer: Thanks @mjauk and editor @alisonge! #MJAAwards.

RT @newscientist: Genital herpes has been linked to accelerated shrinkage of the outermost layer of the brain, which may raise the risk of….

RT @newscientist: An electronic pill that monitors your breathing and heart rate from inside your gut could help to detect sleep apnoea and….

Mammal embryos must separate early on into 2 cell types that become the fetus & placenta. It was unclear whether this would be possible in space due to the low gravity, but an experiment on the ISS shows it is, hinting pregnancy may be possible in space.

A new bowel cancer screening test that analyses RNA in your poo is more accurate than existing stool tests (like those mailed to older adults in UK/Australia) while being cheaper + more convenient than a colonoscopy. It has been submitted for FDA approval.

RT @hausfath: The world has made real progress in bending down the curve of future emissions. While we remain far from on track to meet o….

73% of South Australia's electricity now comes from solar and wind - the highest proportion of any major grid in the world. I visited to find out how they've achieved this clean energy transition in such a short time and what lessons they can give us.

Climate change may be improving the quality of Bordeaux wines by increasing the frequency of wet winters and hot, dry summers, which assist the growth and flavour development of grapes. But there is a limit

RT @timothyrevell: 📢Space reporters 📢. I'm light on space news stories atm so very open to pitches. Drop me a line on timothy.revell@newsci….

We are looking for an Australian-based news reporter at @newscientist to cover me for 12 months while I'm on maternity leave. Can be done from anywhere in Australia:

It's standard in the UK, US and Australia to kill male chickens from egg-laying breeds as soon as they hatch as they can't lay eggs so offer no commercial value. Europe, however, is now screening egg sex so males can be terminated before they hatch.

RT @rowhoop: What a beauty! Check out the @newscientist #microbiome special

Did you know that you share 12% of your gut microbes with the people you live with? And that couples exchange 80 million bacteria on average during a 10-second kiss? Read more in our @newscientist special on the microbiome this week.

RT @newscientist: The greater broad-nosed bat mostly lives along the coast and foothills of New South Wales, Australia. It was thought to m….

RT @newscientist: Mice with partial rat brains have been born from hybrid embryos, marking the first time that the brain of one species has….

RT @newscientist: Rare and prized pink diamonds found in Western Australia emerged when a supercontinent broke up around 1.3 billion years….

RT @newscientist: In the future, bulletproof vests and surgical thread could be made by genetically engineered silkworms producing pure spi….

Loved this Friday essay: homesick for ourselves – the hidden grief of ageing @ConversationEDU.

Hurrah!!.

Over 100,000 people in the US alone are waiting for a kidney transplant. One possible solution to the donor shortage may be to grow human kidneys in pigs by first creating human-pig hybrid embryos @newscientist