scientific storytelling from a recovering academic
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Balanced plant helper NLR activation by a modified host protein complex
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Bonobos know when you’re in the know ― and when you’re not
Bonobos, which are among our closest relatives, can adjust their communication to account for what other individuals know1. Access options
These Gaza scientists are keeping research alive amid war, destruction and uncertainty
The 42-day ceasefire between Hamas and Israel, which took effect on 19 January, provides a vital opportunity to begin to
how bacteria could help sustain long-distance space travel
The microorganisms lifted off from Cape Canaveral, Florida, on 25 July 2019, headed for the International Space Station, some 400
‘There is life after burnout in academia’
Adam Levy: 00:02 Hello. I’m Adam Levy, and this is Mind Matters: Academia’s Mental Health Crisis, a podcast from Nature
Breaking up clusters of circulating tumour cells to halt cancer spread
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70% of Nature poll respondents use platform
Social-media platform Bluesky has more than 27 million users.Credit: Peter Kováč/Alamy Seventy per cent of Nature readers who responded to
Want to become a professor? Here’s how hiring criteria differ by country
Research output was a criterion for promotion at almost all institutions included in the study. Credit: Attila Csaszar/Getty To become
AI-designed proteins tackle century-old problem — making snake antivenoms
Snake venom can cause paralysis, tissue damage and death.Credit: Ingo Schulz/imageBROKER via Getty Proteins designed using artificial intelligence (AI) can