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When will the coronavirus outbreak peak?

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Panicking about societal collapse? Plunder the bookshelves

As civilization seems to be lurching towards a cliff edge, historical case studies are giving way to big data in authors’ search for understanding. By Laura Spinney
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Book Review 18 Feb 2020
Power generation from ambient humidity using protein nanowires

A new type of energy-harvesting device, based on protein nanowires from the microbe Geobacter sulforreducens, can generate a sustained power output by producing a moisture gradient across the nanowire film using natural humidity.
Xiaomeng Liu
Hongyan Gao
Jun Yao

Article 17 Feb 2020
Daily briefing: Amazon founder Jeff Bezos pledges $10 billion to fight climate change

Richest person in the world gives a fraction of fortune to save the world. Plus, when the coronavirus outbreak will peak and 30 years of the iron hypothesis of ice-age cooling.
Flora Graham

Nature Briefing 18 Feb 2020
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Coronavirus latest: has the outbreak in China peaked?

Updates on the respiratory illness that has infected tens of thousands of people.

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The United Nations must get its new biodiversity targets right

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Power generation from ambient humidity using protein nanowires

A new type of energy-harvesting device, based on protein nanowires from the microbe Geobacter sulforreducens, can generate a sustained power output by producing a moisture gradient across the nanowire film using natural humidity.
Xiaomeng Liu
Hongyan Gao
Jun Yao

Article 17 Feb 2020
Copper-mediated synthesis of drug-like bicyclopentanes
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MAFG-driven astrocytes promote CNS inflammation

Single-cell RNA sequencing of cells from humans with multiple sclerosis and mice with a model of the disease identifies a population of disease-promoting astrocytes in which anti-oxidant and anti-inflammatory proteins are suppressed.
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Article 12 Feb 2020
Novel tau filament fold in corticobasal degeneration
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Electrically pumped topological laser with valley edge modes

A topological laser based on the valley degree of freedom in a compact photonic crystal can be pumped electrically, bringing topological physics concepts closer to real-life applications.
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Article 12 Feb 2020

Researchers are homing in on the myriad ways in which the bacteria and other microorganisms that inhabit the human digestive system affect our health – and how they could point the way towards new therapies.

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