Proteins that are signatures of cancer show red, blue or green in these samples of human breast, colon, intestine, kidney and prostate tissue. Credit: A. Ahmed, J. Pendjiky and M. Millar (CC BY)
Research Highlights
Selections from the scientific literature by Nature's news team
- Volume 552
- Issue 7685
Bacteria such as Escherichia coli doom themselves by activating a large molecule that turns on them. Credit: Steve Gchmeissner/SPL/Getty
Sediment collected from under St Mark’s Basilica in Venice, Italy, reveals details of the city’s birth. Credit: Fabrizio Bensch/REUTERS
Archaeology
Peach stones reveal the origins of Venice
Specks of catalyst invisible to the human eye are sprinkled on a copper grid for imaging under a microscope. Credit: EMSL/Pacific Northwest Laboratories
Materials science
Steam-powered catalyst is a cool cleaner
Genetic variation helps to determine a person’s response to hundreds of drugs that act on cell-surface proteins. Credit: Simon Dawson/Bloomberg/Getty
Cell biology
DNA dictates response to common drugs
The loosely draped skin of this Pacific hagfish (Eptatretus stoutii) and its kin protects its internal organs from the jaws of predators. Credit: Tom McHugh/SPL
Even the 1.2-metre-tall Emperor penguin is smaller than a newly discovered penguin species that lived some 60 million years ago. Credit: Paul Souders/Getty
Palaeontology
Ancient mega-penguin reached human height
Technique, not espresso quality, conjures up the stripes in a glass of latte. Credit: Pixabay (CC0)
Mice become dainty eaters after a subset of brain cells (left, bright red) is activated (right, red and blue). Credit: Sweeney, P. et al. Proc. Natl Acad. Sci USA http://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1707228114 (2017).
Neuroscience
