A way to determine how partial charges of atoms in a molecule are distributed Summary Researchers have demonstrated an experimental method to measure atomic partial charges in molecules by exploiting…
Brain tumours in mice grow more slowly when starved of key amino acid Summary Researchers report that many glioblastomas — an aggressive form of brain tumour — take up the…
This is the world’s largest ‘mosquito factory’: its goal is to stop dengue Summary The Wolbito do Brasil facility in Curitiba is producing Wolbachia-carrying Aedes aegypti eggs at industrial scale…
Summary InSight’s seismometer recorded marsquakes for four years. Analysis of those seismic waves, reported by Bi et al. and discussed by Nicholas C. Schmerr in Nature, reveals evidence for a…
Compression causes cancer cells to start spreading Summary Researchers using a zebrafish model of melanoma show that mechanical compression from surrounding tissues can trigger cancer cells to switch from a…
The diversity of microbial enzymes that turn a pollutant into an inert gas Summary Researchers report the discovery of a previously unknown bacterial protein family that can reduce the potent…
Depriving brain tumours of an amino acid could enhance chemotherapy Summary Glioblastoma is an aggressive adult brain cancer with a very poor prognosis. In a News & Views piece, Daniel…
Damaged bridges flex and twist to prevent collapse Summary Steel truss bridges — built from networks of connected members — can sometimes survive the sudden loss of a load-bearing element…
Cocaine-activated ion channels engineered to break the loop of addiction in rats Summary Researchers have created synthetic ion channels that are selectively activated by cocaine and used them to rewire…
Seismic detection of a 600-km solid inner core in Mars Summary This Nature paper reports seismic evidence for a solid inner core (IC) in Mars about 600 km in radius.…
