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Holly Smith

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  • Associate News and Views Editor, Nature
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As seen in: Nature, Wiley Online Library, PLOS, Royal Society of Chemistry, Fine Cooking Magazine, The Tab, Data Science Central, The Journal of Biological Chemistry, Dispatch Argus, The Mancunion, Shippensburg News-Chronicle
News & Views editor at @Nature • Previously at @Cambridge_Uni • Biologist and certified nerd • All views my own
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Spotting viral invaders in koala family trees

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By Holly Smith Verified
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NEWS AND VIEWS 27 January 2026 Genetic analyses of koala pedigrees help to suss out virus-induced genome changes that affect cancer risk and reproductive success. Credit: Lisa Maree Williams/Getty Habitat loss is not the only threat faced by koalas (Phascolarctos cinereus; pictured). Around half of captive koalas die from cancers associated with retroviruses — viral invaders that insert their DNA into the host’s genome.
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Nature's News & Views roundup of 2025

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By Benjamin Thompson Verified, Andrew Mitchinson, Holly Smith Verified
| Nature Verified
Download Nature's News & Views roundup of 2025 Nature: Asteroids, antibiotics and ants: a year of remarkable science In this episode: 1:58 Evidence of ancient brine on an asteroid Samples taken from the asteroid Bennu by NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft suggest the parent body it originated from is likely to have contained salty, subsurface water.
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Birds’ intruder alert hints at how sounds took on new meanings

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By Holly Smith Verified
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NEWS AND VIEWS 13 October 2025 Diverse bird species recognize the same vocalization to rally neighbours against invading cuckoos. The finding plays into a broader debate about the emergence of language. The relationship between sounds in words and their meaning is thought to be mostly arbitrary.
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