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Seawater is the secret to long-lasting Roman concrete

Ancient recipe has lasted 2,000 years thanks to chemical reactions that result in a rare mineral.

Toolbox | 03 July 2017
Single-cell sequencing made simple
Data from thousands of single cells can be tricky to analyse, but software advances are making it easier.
Comment | 03 July 2017
Immunology, one cell at a time
Analysing the DNA, RNA and protein of single cells is transforming our understanding of the immune system

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News | 04 July 2017
Germany and Poland launch research ‘twinning’ effort
Bilateral partnership may provide new blueprint for EU east-west collaboration.
News | 04 July 2017
Our obsession with eminence warps research
Many decisions about whose work is recognized are at least partially arbitrary, and we should acknowledge that, argues Simine Vazire.
News | 04 July 2017
Qatar blockade hits helium supply
Researchers braced for shortages as Gulf state forced to close its refineries.
News | 04 July 2017
Europe’s next big science-funding programme urged to double its budget
Influential report suggests simpler, more citizen-friendly system for post-2020 EU research funding.
News | 04 July 2017
Google spin-off deploys wearable electronics for huge health study
Large projects explore how to integrate data from smart devices with other health metrics.
News | 04 July 2017
Italy’s anti-nepotism drive picked up in surname study
Statistical study of how names are geographically distributed suggests fewer professors are hiring relatives after 2010 clampdown.

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Research Highlights | 23 July 2017
Immunotherapy: Macrophages steal the show
Pittet and collaborators show that macrophages can remove anti-PD1 antibodies from T cells, blunting their response, whereas Weissman and colleagues demonstrate that macrophages also express PD1 on their surface, which impairs their phagocytic activity.
- M. Teresa Villanueva
Nature Reviews Cancer 17, 396–397
Research Highlights | 04 July 2017
Infection: Proceed with CAUTIon
- Annette Fenner
Nature Reviews Urology
Research Highlights | 04 July 2017
Sexual dysfunction: Shortened CCH treatment for Peyronie's disease
- Clemens Thoma
Nature Reviews Urology
Research Highlights | 04 July 2017
Prostate cancer: Mechanisms of cancer metabolism: mTORC1 mediates AMD1
- Louise Stone
Nature Reviews Urology
Research Highlights | 04 July 2017
Urinary incontinence: Stem cell therapy for chronic bladder ischaemia
- Clemens Thoma
Nature Reviews Urology
Research Highlights | 04 July 2017
Applied physics: Martian dust blower
- Bart Verberck
Nature Physics 13, 623

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Gender bias: Citation lag in astronomy
Female first authors' work is cited less often.
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Networking: High fliers
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