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Genetically modified bacteria lower high blood-sugar in animal trials — plus, how to safely watch a solar eclipse.
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- Benjamin Thompson
Download the Nature Podcast 12 August 2026
In this episode:
00:45 A living diabetes treatment
Research article: Guan et al.
08:03 Research Highlights
Nature: Pumas are drivers’ guardian angels
Nature: How a steady drip-drip can erode the hardest stone
10:29 What eclipses might reveal about the Sun’s corona
Nature: Solar eclipse offers rare chance to solve Sun’s magnetic-field mysteries
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doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-026-02521-5
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