Briefing Chat: How Dolly Parton left her mark on science

Briefing Chat: How Dolly Parton left her mark on science

August 28, 2026 · 14 min

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This episode celebrates Dolly Parton's contributions to science and discusses a promising melanoma vaccine trial.

In this episode: 00:18 Researchers celebrate Dolly Parton's contributions to science Nature: Dolly Parton dies aged 80 — researchers celebrate her contributions to science 08:40 Phase III trial of melanoma vaccine shows promise Nature: Moderna cancer vaccine stops melanoma returning: what’s next for personalized treatments? Subscribe to Nature Briefing, an unmissable daily round-up of science news, opinion and analysis free in your inbox every weekday. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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