This is the world’s largest ‘mosquito factory’: its goal is to stop dengue Summary The Wolbito do Brasil facility in Curitiba is the world’s largest production site for Wolbachia‑carrying Aedes…
The diversity of microbial enzymes that turn a pollutant into an inert gas Summary Reductase enzymes catalyse the conversion of nitrous oxide (N2O) — a potent greenhouse gas — into…
Cocaine-activated ion channels engineered to break the loop of addiction in rats Summary Researchers have engineered ion channels that are selectively activated by cocaine and can either excite or inhibit…
Seismic detection of a 600-km solid inner core in Mars Summary Researchers analysing InSight seismic data report robust seismic evidence for a solid inner core (IC) in Mars with a…
Rewiring of cortical glucose metabolism fuels human brain cancer growth Summary This Nature study used intraoperative stable-isotope infusions in eight patients and parallel mouse models to map how glioblastomas (GBMs)…
The New Dolby Vision 2 HDR Standard is Probably Going To Be Controversial Summary Dolby Vision 2 introduces two headline features: Content Intelligence, which uses AI plus ambient-light sensing to…
Multiple overlapping binding sites determine transcription factor occupancy Summary The authors introduce PADIT-seq (protein affinity to DNA by in vitro transcription and RNA sequencing), a high-throughput in vitro assay that…
Genetic suppression features ABHD18 as a Barth syndrome therapeutic target Summary This Nature study uses genome-wide genetic suppression screens (CRISPR and gene-trap) to identify ABHD18 as a modifier of TAFAZZIN…
Adaptive and context-aware volumetric printing Summary This Nature paper introduces GRACE (Generative, Adaptive, Context-Aware 3D Printing), a workflow that merges tomographic volumetric printing with light-sheet imaging, computer vision and parametric…
3D-printed micro ion trap technology for quantum information applications Summary This Nature paper reports a practical route to fabricate micro ion traps by high-resolution 3D printing (two-photon polymerisation) followed by…
