AI can write genomes — how long until it creates synthetic life?
AI can write genomes — how long until it creates synthetic life? Summary The Evo2 DNA language model can read, interpret and generate DNA, RNA and protein sequences and has…
Stress-hormone signalling protects spreading cancer cells from immune system
Stress-hormone signalling protects spreading cancer cells from immune system Article Date: 04 March 2026 Article URL: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00650-5 Article Image: https://media.nature.com/lw100/magazine-assets/d41586-026-00650-5/d41586-026-00650-5_52135150.jpg Summary Metastasis — the spread of cancer cells to new…
Rising temperatures pose a threat to tropical insects
Rising temperatures pose a threat to tropical insects Article Meta Date: 04 March 2026URL: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00377-3Image: https://media.nature.com/lw100/magazine-assets/d41586-026-00377-3/d41586-026-00377-3_52134866.jpg Summary An assessment of thousands of insect species from mountainous regions shows that rising…
Largest Silurian fish illuminates the origin of osteichthyan characters
Largest Silurian fish illuminates the origin of osteichthyan characters Article Date: 04 March 2026 Article URL: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-025-10008-y Article Image: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-025-10008-y/figures/7 Summary New material and high-resolution CT scans of Megamastax (notably…
Wide-swath altimetry maps bank shapes and storage changes in global rivers
Wide-swath altimetry maps bank shapes and storage changes in global rivers Article Date: 04 March 2026Article URL: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10218-yArticle Image: Figure 1 Summary The Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) satellite…
Exapted CRISPR–Cas12f homologues drive RNA-guided transcription
Exapted CRISPR–Cas12f homologues drive RNA-guided transcription Article Meta Article Date = 04 March 2026 Article URL = https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10166-7 Article Title = Exapted CRISPR–Cas12f homologues drive RNA-guided transcription Article Image =…
Structural basis of RNA-guided transcription by a dCas12f–σE–RNAP complex
Structural basis of RNA-guided transcription by a dCas12f–σE–RNAP complex Article Meta Article Date: 04 March 2026 Article URL: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10178-3 Article Title: Structural basis of RNA-guided transcription by a dCas12f–σE–RNAP complex…
Wind shear enhances soil moisture influence on rapid thunderstorm growth
Wind shear enhances soil moisture influence on rapid thunderstorm growth Summary This Nature study uses 21 years of satellite observations across sub-Saharan Africa to show that spatial soil-moisture (SM) patterns…
The molecular basis of force selectivity by PIEZO2
The molecular basis of force selectivity by PIEZO2 Article Date: 04 March 2026 Article URL: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10182-7 Article Image: Figure 1 Summary This Nature paper dissects why PIEZO2, a key mechanotransduction…
A glucocorticoid–FAS axis controls immune evasion during metastatic seeding
A glucocorticoid–FAS axis controls immune evasion during metastatic seeding Summary This Nature paper shows that activation of the glucocorticoid receptor (GR) in disseminated tumour cells (DTCs) suppresses FAS-mediated cell death,…