Our microbial ancestors were probably oxygen-tolerant Summary Genomic analyses of Asgard archaea — the group most closely related to the ancestor of eukaryotic cells — reveal genes for oxygen metabolism.…
Brain’s protective barrier stays leaky for years after playing contact sports Summary A new study reported in Science Translational Medicine finds that the blood–brain barrier (BBB) can remain disrupted and…
Quirky base pairing attracts rule-breaking enzymes to destroy microRNAs Article Date: 18 March 2026 Article URL: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00632-7 Article Image: https://media.nature.com/lw100/magazine-assets/d41586-026-00632-7/d41586-026-00632-7_52182150.jpg Summary MicroRNAs are short non-coding RNAs that tune gene expression…
A gene-editing method generates immunotherapeutic CAR T cells in the body Summary Laboratory-manufactured chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cells are established treatments for some blood cancers and are being explored…
Catabolism of extracellular glutathione supplies cysteine to support tumours Article Date: 18 March 2026 Article URL: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10268-2 Article Image: Figure 1 Summary This Nature study shows that extracellular glutathione (GSH)…
A strong constraint on radiative forcing of well-mixed greenhouse gases Summary This Nature paper presents the first global, decadal line-by-line calculation of longwave (LW) instantaneous radiative forcing (IRF) for well-mixed…
Climbing fibres recruit disinhibition to enhance Purkinje cell calcium signals Summary This study shows that cerebellar climbing fibres (CFs) preferentially engage a specific molecular-layer interneuron (MLI) subtype (MLI2) through glutamate…
Adventitious carbon breaks symmetry in oxide contact electrification Summary This Nature paper demonstrates that trace, naturally occurring carbonaceous adsorbates (adventitious carbon) on oxide surfaces are a key, previously overlooked symmetry-breaking…
The E3 ubiquitin ligase mechanism specifying targeted microRNA degradation Summary This Nature paper dissects how the ZSWIM8–CUL3 E3 ligase recognises and polyubiquitylates Argonaute (AGO) proteins bound to specific “trigger” RNAs,…
Integrated photonic neural network with on-chip backpropagation training Article Date: 2026-03-18Article URL: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10262-8Article Image: (not supplied) Summary The paper reports an integrated photonic neural network that implements on-chip backpropagation training.…
