Editorials
Russia’s invasion is the latest threat to the stability of world food supplies. Researchers must act now to halt the cycle of repeated food crises.
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Iranian researchers are at risk as never before. Governments are urging quiet diplomacy. But a new book shows why public campaigns matter.
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News
Data from an old experiment find that the mass of the W boson is higher than theory predicts, hinting at future breakthroughs.
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Many Western nations are severing scientific links — but it’s a different story in China, India and South Africa.
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Based on more than 120,000 brain scans, the charts are still preliminary. But researchers hope they could one day be used as a routine clinical tool by physicians.
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Studies have revealed that infected immune cells prompt a massive inflammatory response.
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News Features
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News & Views
Analysis of climate pledges by nations at the COP26 meeting indicates that such commitments could ensure that global warming does not exceed 2 ºC before 2100 — but only if backed up by short-term policies.
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Skin cells called melanocytes are not equally affected by the same genetic changes. Their ability to form tumours has now been linked to gene-expression programs that are selectively activated according to a cell’s anatomical position.
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Plasmids — circular DNA molecules — are found in many bacteria, and carry genes that can give the host microorganism new features. The mystery of how a cholera-causing bacterium eliminates plasmids has now been solved.
doi: 10.1038/d41586-022-00871-4
The polarization, wavelength and power of a light wave can be simultaneously identified by a compact device made from twisted layers of carbon atoms — with a little help from an artificial neural network.
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Chemical synthesis often relies on reactions catalysed by transition metals. Electrochemical methods have now been developed that negate this need, opening up pathways to previously challenging reactions.
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Perspective
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Analysis
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Articles
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