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Escalating Israel–Iran conflict damages science labs

Researchers in both countries are feeling the effects of a string of missile attacks exchanged between them.
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  1. Rachel Fieldhouse

Missile attacks have damaged laboratories and hampered scientists’ ability to do research in both Israel and Iran, as the conflict between the two countries enters its fifth day. In Iran, at least 224 people have been killed; in Israel, 24 have been killed, according to media reports.

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doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-025-01915-1

Additional reporting by Smriti Mallapaty.

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