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Daily briefing: Gene-therapy deaths put spotlight on trials in China

Nature, Published online: 08 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02838-1 The deaths of two children in separate gene-therapy trials could have a profound effect on China’s biomedical industry, say researchers. Plus, an AI system has formalized Fermat’s last theorem and the impact of Nancy Grace Roman.

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China Postpones the Chang’e-7 Mission

We’ve said it before, and we’ll say it again - space is hard. Another example, albeit lacking in the destructive displays of some past examples, is China’s recent delay of its Chang’e-7 lunar mission.

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