Analog optical computer for AI inference and combinatorial optimization Key Points • The paper introduces the Analog Optical Computer (AOC): an all-analog opto-electronic platform that runs iterative fixed-point searches to…
Divergent evolutionary strategies pre-empt tissue collision in gastrulation Summary This study (Dey et al., Nature 2025) combines phylogenetic sampling, live imaging and genetic and optogenetic perturbations across flies to show…
A brain-wide map of neural activity during complex behaviour Summary This paper from the International Brain Laboratory presents a publicly available, brain-wide electrophysiological dataset recorded while mice performed a standardised…
A prudent planetary limit for geologic carbon storage Summary This Nature paper produces a spatially explicit, precautionary estimate of how much CO2 we should prudently store in sedimentary basins worldwide.…
DNA2 enables growth by restricting recombination-restarted replication Summary This paper shows that the conserved nuclease-helicase DNA2 is essential for cell proliferation because it prevents stalled DNA replication forks from being…
Latent resistance mechanisms of steel truss bridges after critical failures Summary This Nature paper reports an experimental and computational study that uncovers the secondary resistance mechanisms steel truss bridges activate…
Inside a mosquito factory Summary This Nature Video story visits a large rearing facility in Curitiba, Brazil, that breeds millions of Aedes aegypti mosquitoes each week to fight mosquito-borne diseases.…
Cas9 senses CRISPR RNA abundance to regulate CRISPR spacer acquisition Summary This study reveals a previously unknown, RNA-independent role for Cas9 in regulating CRISPR spacer acquisition. In Neisseria, apoCas9 (Cas9…
Corruption case against ousted cyber chief is ‘revenge,’ Ukraine’s security service says Summary The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) says recent charges brought by the National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) and…
FTC fines toy manufacturer for allowing Chinese third-party to collect kids’ data Summary The Justice Department has filed a complaint against Chinese robot-toy maker Apitor after a referral from the…
