In praise of research in fundamental biology p.7
Science funders must remember the value of addressing the intrinsic biological questions that help to explain the natural world.
doi: 10.1038/d41586-022-04172-8
Science funders must remember the value of addressing the intrinsic biological questions that help to explain the natural world.
doi: 10.1038/d41586-022-04172-8
The UK’s statistics agency has changed the way it calculates business research spending. It’s hard to tell whether this provides a more accurate picture or an excuse to cut funding.
doi: 10.1038/d41586-022-04173-7
Ground-breaking observations by the James Webb Space Telescope reveal clouds and chemical reactions on a world outside our Solar System.
doi: 10.1038/d41586-022-03820-3
Researchers are frustrated at the glacial pace of decarbonization — but cheered the commitment to create a ‘loss and damage’ fund.
doi: 10.1038/d41586-022-03807-0
How, and whether, to keep atomic time in sync with Earth’s rotation is still up for debate.
doi: 10.1038/d41586-022-03783-5
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The strategy has been shown to reduce STIs, but could increase antimicrobial resistance.
doi: 10.1038/d41586-022-03801-6
Phages probably picked up DNA-cutting systems from microbial hosts, and might use them to fight other viruses.
doi: 10.1038/d41586-022-03837-8
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A 67-million-year-old fossil bird found in Europe provides evidence suggesting that scientists should reconsider centuries-old ideas about the nature of the ancestral avian beak.
doi: 10.1038/d41586-022-03692-7
Seasonal variation in tropical sea surface temperatures doubled during an abrupt warming event 11,700 years ago. This shows that seasonal changes must be considered when inferring past climatic events, and predicting those to come.
doi: 10.1038/d41586-022-03833-y
Mounting evidence suggests that developing neurons and metastatic cancer cells migrate through similar mechanisms. Characterization of a previously unknown complex involved in cell migration confirms this idea.
doi: 10.1038/d41586-022-03732-2
Structural insights into a long-studied folate-transport protein provide evidence that might lead to entirely new targeted anticancer treatments, or boost the success of immunotherapy approaches to tackling tumours.
doi: 10.1038/d41586-022-03767-5
A system of nine quantum bits has been used to simulate a state known as a holographic wormhole, a concept that features in attempts to reconcile quantum mechanics with the general theory of relativity.
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