Seismic detection of a 600-km solid inner core in Mars
Seismic detection of a 600-km solid inner core in Mars Summary This Nature paper (Bi et al., 2025) reports seismic evidence for a solid inner core (IC) in Mars about…
PICALM Alzheimer’s risk allele causes aberrant lipid droplets in microglia
PICALM Alzheimer’s risk allele causes aberrant lipid droplets in microglia Summary Using allele-specific open chromatin (ASoC) mapping in human iPSC-derived microglia (iMGs), astrocytes and neurons, the authors identify functional non-coding…
Commensal yeast promotes Salmonella Typhimurium virulence
Commensal yeast promotes Salmonella Typhimurium virulence Summary This Nature paper reports that the common gut commensal Candida albicans can increase the virulence of Salmonella Typhimurium (STm) through a direct interkingdom…
Supervised learning in DNA neural networks
Supervised learning in DNA neural networks Summary This paper demonstrates an enzyme-free, DNA strand-displacement neural network that can perform supervised learning in vitro. Training patterns and class labels produce activator…
3D-printed micro ion trap technology for quantum information applications
3D-printed micro ion trap technology for quantum information applications Summary This Nature paper demonstrates a route to fabricate compact, three-dimensional ion traps using high-resolution two-photon polymerisation (2PP) 3D printing followed…
Adaptive and context-aware volumetric printing
Adaptive and context-aware volumetric printing Summary This Nature paper introduces GRACE (Generative, Adaptive, Context-Aware 3D Printing), a workflow that couples tomographic volumetric printing with light-sheet imaging, computer vision and parametric…
Training of physical neural networks
Training of physical neural networks Summary Physical neural networks (PNNs) use analogue physical systems—optical, electronic, mechanical and other media—to perform neural computations. This Nature review surveys the state of the…
A nanobody specific to prefusion glycoprotein B neutralizes HSV-1 and HSV-2
A nanobody specific to prefusion glycoprotein B neutralises HSV-1 and HSV-2 Summary This Nature paper describes the discovery and structural characterisation of a prefusion-specific camelid single-domain antibody (nanobody), Nb1_gbHSV, that…
Brain-wide representations of prior information in mouse decision-making
Brain-wide representations of prior information in mouse decision-making Summary This paper from the International Brain Laboratory maps where and how mice encode prior expectations during a visual decision-making task. Using…
Patterned invagination prevents mechanical instability during gastrulation
Patterned invagination prevents mechanical instability during gastrulation Summary This study combines live imaging, perturbation experiments and a physical model to show that the cephalic furrow — a patterned epithelial invagination…