Analog optical computer for AI inference and combinatorial optimisation Summary The paper introduces the analog optical computer (AOC), an all‑analogue, feedback‑based opto‑electronic platform built to accelerate both AI inference (particularly…
Divergent evolutionary strategies pre-empt tissue collision in gastrulation Summary This paper reports a comparative and functional study of a transient epithelial fold — the cephalic furrow (CF) — that forms…
A brain-wide map of neural activity during complex behaviour Summary This paper from the International Brain Laboratory presents a standardised, publicly released electrophysiological dataset that maps neural activity across nearly…
A prudent planetary limit for geologic carbon storage Summary This Nature paper maps global sedimentary basins and applies a precautionary set of exclusion layers (protected areas, polar regions, seismic hazard,…
DNA2 enables growth by restricting recombination-restarted replication Summary This Nature paper shows that the conserved nuclease/helicase DNA2 is essential because it prevents excessive recombination-restarted replication (HoRReR) at stalled replication forks.…
Inside a mosquito factory Summary There is an unusual factory in Curitiba, Brazil, rearing millions of Aedes mosquitoes each week. The site — described as the world’s largest ‘mosquito factory’…
Cas9 senses CRISPR RNA abundance to regulate CRISPR spacer acquisition Summary This study (Zhou et al., Nature, 2025) reveals a previously unrecognised role for Cas9 that is independent of its…
Corruption case against ousted cyber chief is ‘revenge,’ Ukraine’s security service says Summary Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) has accused the country’s anti‑corruption bodies — NABU and the Specialized Anti‑Corruption Prosecutor’s…
FTC fines toy manufacturer for allowing Chinese third-party to collect kids’ data Summary The Justice Department, following a referral from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), filed a complaint against Chinese…
With less than a month to go, House panel votes to extend popular cyber programmes Summary The House Homeland Security Committee has advanced two bipartisan measures to extend key federal…
