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Has COVID taught us anything about pandemic preparedness?

Researchers warn that plans to prevent the next global outbreak don’t consider the failures that have fuelled our current predicament.

Autocorrect errors in Excel still creating genomics headache

Despite geneticists being warned about spreadsheet problems, 30% of published papers contain mangled gene names in supplementary data.

Dyani Lewis
News 13 Aug 2021
How do vaccinated people spread Delta? What the science says

Emerging data suggest that Delta could spread more readily than other coronavirus variants among people vaccinated against COVID-19. But key questions remain.

Nidhi Subbaraman
News 12 Aug 2021
Direct imaging of single-molecule electrochemical reactions in solution

Optical imaging of single-molecule electrochemical reactions in aqueous solution enables super-resolution electrochemiluminescence microscopy, which can be used to monitor the adhesion dynamics of live cells with high spatiotemporal resolution.

Jinrun Dong
Yuxian Lu
Jiandong Feng
Article 11 Aug 2021
Daily briefing: Rocket glitch nudges ISS

The International Space Station was briefly pushed out of position when rockets on a newly docked module accidentally fired. Plus: Female authors get fewer citations in elite medical journals, and why obesity doesn’t always lead to ill health.

Emma Stoye
Nature Briefing 30 Jul 2021
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Warming world, women in science — the week in infographics

Nature highlights three key infographics from the week in science and research.

News 13 Aug 2021
Has COVID taught us anything about pandemic preparedness?
- Amy Maxmen
News Feature 13 Aug 2021
Autocorrect errors in Excel still creating genomics headache
- Dyani Lewis
News 13 Aug 2021
Mammoth’s epic travels preserved in tusk
- Ariana Remmel
News 12 Aug 2021
How do vaccinated people spread Delta? What the science says
- Nidhi Subbaraman
News 12 Aug 2021
Why NASA’s Mars rover failed to collect its first rock core
- Alexandra Witze
News 12 Aug 2021
Amazing ants, brain maps, and mammals before the dinosaurs: Books in brief
- Andrew Robinson
Book Review 11 Aug 2021

Latest Reviews & Analysis

- A microscopy technique that images single reaction events in total darkness
  
  Single photons emitted from individual electrochemically excited molecules in solution can now be detected. The technique can be used to image cells at nanometre resolution, without using an external light source.
  
  Frédéric Kanoufi
  Neso Sojic
  
  News & Views 11 Aug 2021
- A persistent look at how tumours evade therapy
  
  Understanding how resistance to chemotherapy occurs could lead to better anticancer treatments. Persister cells in tumours can contribute to this resistance. A method to characterize these cells in detail sheds light on their origins.
  Karen Gomez
  Raul Rabadan
  
  News & Views 11 Aug 2021
- A brain signal that coordinates thought with metabolism
  
  In a brain structure called the hippocampus, sharp wave-ripples — oscillatory hallmarks of an ‘offline’ mode of cognitive processing — have been found to predict dips in glucose concentrations in the body.
  Manfred Hallschmid
  Jan Born
  
  News & Views 11 Aug 2021
- A stem-cell basis for skeletal ageing
  
  How ageing contributes to bone loss is unclear. In ageing mice, skeletal stem cells lose their ability to generate bone-forming cells called osteoblasts, and instead promote the generation of bone-resorbing cells called osteoclasts.
  Matthew B. Greenblatt
  Shawon Debnath
  
  News & Views 11 Aug 2021
- Chain-mail fabric stiffens under confining pressure
  
  The mechanical properties of chain mail have been revisited. The findings reveal that, under confining pressure, chain-mail-inspired materials can switch from pliable to stiff structures that have outstanding load-bearing capacities.
  Laurent Orgéas
  
  News & Views 11 Aug 2021
- Deep continental roots and cratons
  D. Graham Pearson
  James M. Scott
  Peter B. Kelemen
  
  Review Article 11 Aug 2021
- Exploring tissue architecture using spatial transcriptomics
  Anjali Rao
  Dalia Barkley
  Itai Yanai
  
  Review Article 11 Aug 2021
- From the archive
  
  News & Views 10 Aug 2021
- cGAS-like receptors put a sting into the evolution of immune defence
  Cara West
  Neal Silverman
  
  News & Views 09 Aug 2021

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Latest Research articles

Direct imaging of single-molecule electrochemical reactions in solution

Optical imaging of single-molecule electrochemical reactions in aqueous solution enables super-resolution electrochemiluminescence microscopy, which can be used to monitor the adhesion dynamics of live cells with high spatiotemporal resolution.

Jinrun Dong
Yuxian Lu
Jiandong Feng
Article 11 Aug 2021
Aged skeletal stem cells generate an inflammatory degenerative niche

An analysis of skeletal stem cells in mice reveals that bone ageing occurs at the level of local niches affecting skeletal and haematopoietic lineage output, which may influence systemic aspects of multi-organ physiological ageing.

Thomas H. Ambrosi
Owen Marecic
Charles K. F. Chan
Article 11 Aug 2021
Demonstration of reduced neoclassical energy transport in Wendelstein 7-X

Previously documented record values of the fusion triple product in the stellarator Wendelstein 7-X are shown to be evidence for reduced neoclassical energy transport in this optimized device.

C. D. Beidler
H. M. Smith
M. Zuin
Article Open Access 11 Aug 2021
Actively variable-spectrum optoelectronics with black phosphorus

High-performance optoelectronic devices that operate in the infrared regime at room temperature exhibit wide-range, active and reversible tunability of the operating wavelengths with black phosphorus.

Hyungjin Kim
Shiekh Zia Uddin
Ali Javey
Article 11 Aug 2021
Oxytocin neurons enable social transmission of maternal behaviour

Behavioural studies and neural recordings in mice show that virgin mice can acquire maternal behaviour through an oxytocin-dependent mechanism.

Ioana Carcea
Naomi López Caraballo
Robert C. Froemke
Article Open Access 11 Aug 2021

Researchers are rethinking the nature and potential of matter. From new metal mixes that form more efficient catalysts to bio-inspired super-black products, their work is driving advances in manufacturing, drug discovery and product design.

Nature Index 30 Jun 2021