The genomic basis of circadian and circalunar timing adaptations in a midge Tobias S. Kaiser Birgit Poehn David Szkiba Marco Preussner Fritz J. Sedlazeck Alexander Zrim Tobias Neumann Lam-Tung Nguyen Andrea J. Betancourt Thomas Hummel Heiko Vogel Silke Dorner Florian Heyd Arndt von Haeseler Kristin Tessmar-Raible 21 November 2016 Circadian regulation Ecological genetics Evolutionary genetics Genome
Structure of photosystem II and substrate binding at room temperature Iris D. Young Mohamed Ibrahim Ruchira Chatterjee Sheraz Gul Franklin D. Fuller Sergey Koroidov Aaron S. Brewster Rosalie Tran Roberto Alonso-Mori Thomas Kroll Tara Michels-Clark Hartawan Laksmono Raymond G. Sierra Claudiu A. Stan Rana Hussein Miao Zhang Lacey Douthit Markus Kubin Casper de Lichtenberg Long Vo Pham Håkan Nilsson Mun Hon Cheah Dmitriy Shevela Claudio Saracini Mackenzie A. Bean Ina Seuffert Dimosthenis Sokaras Tsu-Chien Weng Ernest Pastor Clemens Weninger Thomas Fransson Louise Lassalle Philipp Bräuer Pierre Aller Peter T. Docker Babak Andi Allen M. Orville James M. Glownia Silke Nelson Marcin Sikorski Diling Zhu Mark S. Hunter Thomas J. Lane Andy Aquila Jason E. Koglin Joseph Robinson Mengning Liang Sébastien Boutet Artem Y. Lyubimov Monarin Uervirojnangkoorn Nigel W. Moriarty Dorothee Liebschner Pavel V. Afonine David G. Waterman Gwyndaf Evans Philippe Wernet Holger Dobbek William I. Weis Axel T. Brunger Petrus H. Zwart Paul D. Adams Athina Zouni Johannes Messinger Uwe Bergmann Nicholas K. Sauter Jan Kern Vittal K. Yachandra Junko Yano 21 November 2016 Bioenergetics Biophysical chemistry Photosystem II
Synthetic recording and in situ readout of lineage information in single cells Kirsten L. Frieda James M. Linton Sahand Hormoz Joonhyuk Choi Ke-Huan K. Chow Zakary S. Singer Mark W. Budde Michael B. Elowitz Long Cai 21 November 2016 Cell proliferation Genetic engineering
An oxidative N-demethylase reveals PAS transition from ubiquitous sensor to enzyme Mary Ortmayer Pierre Lafite Binuraj R. K. Menon Tewes Tralau Karl Fisher Lukas Denkhaus Nigel S. Scrutton Stephen E. J. Rigby Andrew W. Munro Sam Hay David Leys 16 November 2016 Carbon cycle Enzyme mechanisms Molecular evolution X-ray crystallography
Genetic and mechanistic diversity of piRNA 3′-end formation Rippei Hayashi Jakob Schnabl Dominik Handler Fabio Mohn Stefan L. Ameres Julius Brennecke 16 November 2016 RNAi
Designer matrices for intestinal stem cell and organoid culture Nikolce Gjorevski Norman Sachs Andrea Manfrin Sonja Giger Maiia E. Bragina Paloma Ordóñez-Morán Hans Clevers Matthias P. Lutolf 16 November 2016 Bioinspired materials Gels and hydrogels Intestinal stem cells Organogenesis Tissues
Microbiology: Deep-sea secrets of butane metabolism Stephen W. Ragsdale 16 November 2016 Biofuels Chemistry Microbiology
Intrinsically stretchable and healable semiconducting polymer for organic transistors Jin Young Oh Simon Rondeau-Gagné Yu-Cheng Chiu Alex Chortos Franziska Lissel Ging-Ji Nathan Wang Bob C. Schroeder Tadanori Kurosawa Jeffrey Lopez Toru Katsumata Jie Xu Chenxin Zhu Xiaodan Gu Won-Gyu Bae Yeongin Kim Lihua Jin Jong Won Chung Jeffrey B.-H. Tok Zhenan Bao 16 November 2016 Conjugated polymers Electronic devices
Water balance creates a threshold in soil pH at the global scale E. W. Slessarev Y. Lin N. L. Bingham J. E. Johnson Y. Dai J. P. Schimel O. A. Chadwick 21 November 2016 Element cycles Geochemistry
An oxidative N-demethylase reveals PAS transition from ubiquitous sensor to enzyme Mary Ortmayer Pierre Lafite Binuraj R. K. Menon Tewes Tralau Karl Fisher Lukas Denkhaus Nigel S. Scrutton Stephen E. J. Rigby Andrew W. Munro Sam Hay David Leys 16 November 2016 Carbon cycle Enzyme mechanisms Molecular evolution X-ray crystallography
Geochemistry: Ions surprise in Earth's deep fluids David Dolejš 16 November 2016 Geochemistry Solid Earth sciences
Implications for metal and volatile cycles from the pH of subduction zone fluids Matthieu E. Galvez James A. D. Connolly Craig E. Manning 16 November 2016 Electrochemistry Geochemistry Volcanology
Reorientation and faulting of Pluto due to volatile loading within Sputnik Planitia James T. Keane Isamu Matsuyama Shunichi Kamata Jordan K. Steckloff 16 November 2016 Asteroids, comets and Kuiper belt Geodynamics Tectonics
Reorientation of Sputnik Planitia implies a subsurface ocean on Pluto F. Nimmo D. P. Hamilton W. B. McKinnon P. M. Schenk R. P. Binzel C. J. Bierson R. A. Beyer J. M. Moore S. A. Stern H. A. Weaver C. B. Olkin L. A. Young K. E. Smith New Horizons Geology, Geophysics & Imaging Theme Team J. M. Moore W. B. McKinnon J. R. Spencer R. Beyer R. P. Binzel M. Buie B. Buratti A. Cheng D. Cruikshank C. Dalle Ore A. Earle R. Gladstone W. Grundy A. D. Howard T. Lauer I. Linscott F. Nimmo J. Parker S. Porter H. Reitsema D. Reuter J. H. Roberts S. Robbins P. M. Schenk M. Showalter K. Singer D. Strobel M. Summers L. Tyler O. L. White O. M. Umurhan M. Banks O. Barnouin V. Bray B. Carcich A. Chaikin C. Chavez C. Conrad D. P. Hamilton C. Howett J. Hofgartner J. Kammer C. Lisse A. Marcotte A. Parker K. Retherford M. Saina K. Runyon E. Schindhelm J. Stansberry A. Steffl T. Stryk H. Throop C. Tsang A. Verbiscer H. Winters A. Zangari S. A. Stern H. A. Weaver C. B. Olkin L. A. Young K. E. Smith 16 November 2016 Asteroids, comets and Kuiper belt Geodynamics
Designer matrices for intestinal stem cell and organoid culture Nikolce Gjorevski Norman Sachs Andrea Manfrin Sonja Giger Maiia E. Bragina Paloma Ordóñez-Morán Hans Clevers Matthias P. Lutolf 16 November 2016 Bioinspired materials Gels and hydrogels Intestinal stem cells Organogenesis Tissues
Materials science: Improving the image of nanoparticles Christopher S. Wood Molly M. Stevens 16 November 2016 Imaging Materials science Nanoscience and technology
Carbon is not the enemy Let’s embrace a new language for carbon: in the right place, it is not the enemy, says circular economy architect William McDonough. image credit: Reuters/Andy Clark 17 November 2016
NI Supplement: Nature Index 2016 Collaborations Nature Index 2016 Collaborations highlights some of the most fruitful collaborations, such as those resulting from the bonds between China and the United States. 17 November 2016
HER2 expression identifies dynamic functional states within circulating breast cancer cells Nature 24 August 2016