Henrietta Lacks: science must right a historical wrong p.7
In Henrietta Lacks’s centennial year, researchers must do more to ensure that human cells cannot be taken without consent.
doi: 10.1038/d41586-020-02494-z
In Henrietta Lacks’s centennial year, researchers must do more to ensure that human cells cannot be taken without consent.
doi: 10.1038/d41586-020-02494-z
Political meddling, disorganization and years of neglect of public-health data management mean the country is flying blind.
doi: 10.1038/d41586-020-02478-z
Researchers call on universities to offer inclusive policies that make fieldwork safer.
doi: 10.1038/d41586-020-02328-y
A slew of detailed studies has now quantified the increased risk the virus poses to older people, men, and other groups.
doi: 10.1038/d41586-020-02483-2
The institute near Bucharest hosts the world’s most powerful scientific laser — but some scientists say that poor management is threatening the facility and the project.
doi: 10.1038/d41586-020-02415-0
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doi: 10.1038/d41586-020-02451-w
Structures similar to closed-ended tunnelling nanotubes have now been seen connecting pericyte cells in the mouse retina. The structures enable pericytes to coordinate their responses to neural activity, thereby modulating blood flow.
doi: 10.1038/d41586-020-02315-3
A mutation in the C9orf72 gene is the most common genetic cause of two neurodegenerative diseases. A newly identified immunological function for the C9orf72 protein points to a potential therapeutic strategy for these diseases.
doi: 10.1038/d41586-020-02382-6
doi: 10.1038/d41586-020-02474-3
A cellular condition called oxidative stress can kill cancer cells. The finding that skin cancer cells evade such destruction using lipids acquired while passing through lymphatic vessels reveals a mechanism that boosts cancer spread.
doi: 10.1038/d41586-020-02383-5
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