Science of the Week, 10/6/17

Here are some of the most interesting science news articles I read this week:

How VR is revolutionizing the way future doctors are learning about our bodies

Disease resistance successfully spread from modified to wild mosquitoes

Study finds tropical forests are no longer carbon sinks

Simple strategy could lead to a universal flu vaccine

Is cancer a mitochondrial disease?

Our muscles measure the time of day

Meet the hominin species that gave us genital herpes

Rare benign tumors hold the "genetic recipe" to combat diabetes

Scientists pinpoint the singularity for quantum computers