07 – 13 November 2016
How scientists reacted to the US election results
Nature rounds up reaction from researchers to Donald Trump's election as the next US president. Trump, a Republican, had trailed his Democratic opponent, Hillary Clinton, in polls leading up to the 8 November election day, but pulled out a surprising victory. Find source
Brain implants allow paralysed monkeys to walk
neuroscientist Grégoire Courtine and his team report the results of experiments in Beijing, in which a wireless brain implant — that stimulates electrodes in the leg by recreating signals recorded from the brain — has enabled monkeys with spinal-cord injuries to walk. Find source
Zika vaccine is a step closer
Researchers have successfully isolated a human antibody that can "markedly reduce" infection from the Zika virus. In trials on mice, this antibody, called ZIKV-117, also protected the foetus in pregnant rodents infected with the virus. Find source
Researchers take step toward gene therapy for sickle cell disease
Using the CRISPR gene-editing technique in stem cells, Stanford researchers repaired the gene that causes sickle cell disease, and the mended stem cells were successfully transplanted into mice. Find source
IBM Watson, Broad Institute team up on $50M cancer drug resistance project
IBM Watson is kicking off another oncology partnership, this time with the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard University. The $50 million tie-up will have the pair examining genome data from 10,000 drug-resistant tumors and cell line studies. Find source
