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Briefing Chat: How Dolly Parton left her mark on science
NatureFriday, August 28, 2026 at 12:00 AM
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Nature, Published online: 28 August 2026; doi:10. 1038/d41586-026-02732-w Nature reporters discuss the country-music icon's advocacy for vaccines and public health — plus, promising trial results for an mRNA cancer therapy.
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- Scientific signal separates durable discovery from noise — and often foreshadows policy and product. Nature, Published online: 28 August 2026; doi:10. 1038/d41586-026-02732-w Nature reporters discuss the country-music icon's advocacy for vaccines and public health — plus, promising trial results for an mRNA cancer therapy.
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Nature, Published online: 28 August 2026; doi:10. 1038/d41586-026-02732-w Nature reporters discuss the country-music icon's advocacy for vaccines and public health — plus, promising trial results for an mRNA cancer therapy.
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Scientific signal separates durable discovery from noise — and often foreshadows policy and product.
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