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  • Special |

    It is the age of large biobanks in human genetics.

    Image: Federico Simeoni, Małgorzata Nowicka, Nicola Cerioli, Rupesh Vyas
  • Focus |

    Anthropogenic climate change is a scientific fact. Without immediate action, we are unlikely to meet the target goal of minimizing global warming to 1.5° C. This collection highlights the importance of human behaviour in climate action, mitigation and adaptation.

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    Following the recent declaration from the World Health Organization that the ongoing monkeypox (now named mpox) outbreak is a Public Health Emergency of International Concern, the editorial teams at Nature Portfolio have curated a collection of relevant articles.

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    The Burden of Proof Studies from the Institute of Health Metrics and Evaluation provide a new method for assessing the cumulative strength of available evidence for risk factors and associated health outcomes.

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  • Collection |

    The 2022 Nobel Prize in Chemistry has been awarded to Carolyn R. Bertozzi, Morten Meldal and K. Barry Sharpless for the development of click chemistry and bioorthogonal chemistry.

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  • Collection |

    Recent technological progress has facilitated the study of how embryos develop, how embryonic cells transition between different states, how adult stem cells are maintained and differentiate, at unprecedented resolution.

    Image: Deepti L Kumar and Tony DeFalco
  • Focus |

    Nature Medicine presents a special Focus dedicated to the future of cancer research and care.

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  • Series |

    Diversity, equity and inclusion are critically important if medical research is to deliver on its goal to improve human health.

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  • Focus |

    Nature Medicine launches a special Focus dedicated to understanding the long-term impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, and to begin to explore the lessons that can be drawn from the mistakes in handling the current health crisis in order to prepare for future ones.

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  • Milestone |

    The ancient physician Hippocrates described the projection of blood vessels from a collection of cells as ‘karkinos’, the Greek word for crab.

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  • Focus |

    Researchers are often keen to learn from the people who their work could help, but knowledge gaps and power dynamics on both sides can make it seem like an insurmountable task.

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  • Collection |

    This collection of research, review and comment from Nature Research celebrates the 2020 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine awarded to Harvey J. Alter, Michael Houghton and Charles M. Rice "for the discovery of hepatitis C virus".

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