Mechanism of co-transcriptional cap snatching by influenza polymerase Summary This Nature paper defines, at near-atomic resolution, how the influenza virus RNA-dependent RNA polymerase (FluPol) engages host RNA polymerase II (Pol…
Shared neural substrates of prosocial and parenting behaviours Summary This study (preprint preview) reports that parenting and adult-directed prosocial behaviour in mice share partially overlapping neural circuits. Mice with stronger…
Genome modelling and design across all domains of life with Evo 2 Summary Evo 2 is a large, open-source genomic foundation model trained on OpenGenome2 — a curated dataset spanning…
DICER cleavage fidelity is governed by 5′-end binding pockets Article Date: 04 March 2026 Source: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10211-5 Summary This study combines massively parallel dicing assays and high-resolution cryo-electron microscopy to revise…
Indian APT ‘Sloppy Lemming’ Targets Defense, Critical Infrastructure Summary The India-linked APT dubbed “Sloppy Lemming” has stepped up operations across South and South-East Asia, targeting nuclear-regulatory bodies, defence firms and…
Russian hackers deploy new malware in phishing campaign targeting Ukraine Summary Researchers at ClearSky have uncovered a suspected Russian espionage campaign targeting Ukrainian recipients that uses two previously undocumented malware…
NIMBY pushback begins to bite US datacenter buildout Summary CBRE’s North America Data Center Trends H2 2025 report shows a notable slowdown in new datacentre capacity in primary US markets:…
China’s Silver Dragon Razes Governments in EU, SE Asia Summary Check Point Software has tracked an emerging Chinese threat actor called Silver Dragon — likely a spinoff of APT41 —…
Funding from individual donors: lessons from the Epstein case Summary The Nature editorial reflects on what universities and the research community should learn from the release of Jeffrey Epstein-related files.…
How a mathematician is cracking open Mexico’s powerful drug cartels Article Meta Date: 04 March 2026 Author: Gemma Conroy URL: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00299-0 Image: Article image Summary Mathematician Rafael Prieto-Curiel is applying…
