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• Select Microbial makers help humans to build tough stuff.

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  Microbial makers help humans to build tough stuff.

  From:Nature (Vol. 591, Issue 7849) Peer-Reviewed

  Mar. 11, 2021266 words Brief article 1340LResearchers enlist bacteria to make a synthetic composite material that is more damage-resistant than its natural counterparts. Researchers enlist bacteria to make a synthetic composite material that is more...
• Select Major physics society won't meet in cities with racist policing record.

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  Major physics society won't meet in cities with racist policing record.

  Author:Nidhi SubbaramanFrom:Nature (Vol. 591, Issue 7849) Peer-Reviewed

  Mar. 11, 20211,152 words Article 1370LThe American Physical Society's new criteria for conference venues seem to be unique among scientific societies. Major physics society won't meet in cities with racist policing record The American Physical Society's...
• Select Improving reporting standards for polygenic scores in risk prediction studies.

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  Improving reporting standards for polygenic scores in risk prediction studies.

  Authors:Hannah Wand, Samuel A. Lambert, Cecelia Tamburro, Michael A. Iacocca, Jack W. O'Sullivan, Catherine Sillari, et al.From:Nature (Vol. 591, Issue 7849) Peer-Reviewed

  Mar. 11, 20219,089 words Report 1640LPolygenic risk scores (PRSs), which often aggregate results from genome-wide association studies, can bridge the gap between initial discovery efforts and clinical applications for the estimation of disease risk using...
• Select A bird's migration decoded.

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  A bird's migration decoded.

  Authors:Simeon Lisovski and Miriam LiedvogelFrom:Nature (Vol. 591, Issue 7849) Peer-Reviewed

  Mar. 11, 20211,489 words Article 1520LTechnological advances offer new ways to investigate the contribution that changing climate and genes have made in shaping past migrations by peregrine falcons. Can this help to predict the fate of future migrations?...
• Select Measurement of gravitational coupling between millimetre-sized masses.

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  Measurement of gravitational coupling between millimetre-sized masses.

  Authors:Tobias Westphal, Hans Hepach, Jeremias Pfaff, and Markus AspelmeyerFrom:Nature (Vol. 591, Issue 7849) Peer-Reviewed

  Mar. 11, 202113,937 words Report 1510LGravity is the weakest of all known fundamental forces and poses some of the most important open questions to modern physics: it remains resistant to unification within the standard model of physics and its underlying...
• Select STING controls nociception via type I interferon signalling in sensory neurons.

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  STING controls nociception via type I interferon signalling in sensory neurons.

  Authors:Christopher R. Donnelly, Changyu Jiang, Amanda S. Andriessen, Kaiyuan Wang, Zilong Wang, Huiping Ding, et al.From:Nature (Vol. 591, Issue 7849) Peer-Reviewed

  Mar. 11, 202115,591 words Report 1680LThe innate immune regulator STING is a critical sensor of self- and pathogen-derived DNA. DNA sensing by STING leads to the induction of type-I interferons (IFN-I) and other cytokines, which promote immune-cell-mediated...
• Select 'Elite' researchers dominate citation space.

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  'Elite' researchers dominate citation space.

  Author:Sara ReardonFrom:Nature (Vol. 591, Issue 7849) Peer-Reviewed

  Mar. 11, 20211,233 words Article 1370LJust 1% of scientists capture more than one-fifth of all citations globally -- and the inequality is growing. Just 1% of scientists capture more than one-fifth of all citations globally -- and the inequality is...
• Select Nuclear energy, ten years after Fukushima.

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  Nuclear energy, ten years after Fukushima.

  Authors:Aditi Verma, Ali Ahmad, and Francesca GiovanniniFrom:Nature (Vol. 591, Issue 7849) Peer-Reviewed

  Mar. 11, 20212,434 words Article 1270LAmid the urgent need to decarbonize, the industry that delivers one-tenth of global electricity must consult the public on reactor research, design, regulation, location and waste. Amid the urgent need to decarbonize,...
• Select Giant ice cube hints at the existence of cosmic antineutrinos.

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  Giant ice cube hints at the existence of cosmic antineutrinos.

  Author:Carla DistefanoFrom:Nature (Vol. 591, Issue 7849) Peer-Reviewed

  Mar. 11, 20211,284 words Article 1440LEvidence of a rare neutrino-interaction process called the Glashow resonance has been observed by a detector buried deep in the Antarctic ice -- opening up a way to probe neutrino formation in astrophysical sources....
• Select Experimental quantum speed-up in reinforcement learning agents.

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  Experimental quantum speed-up in reinforcement learning agents.

  Authors:V. Saggio, B. E. Asenbeck, A. Hamann, T. Strömberg, P. Schiansky, V. Dunjko, et al.From:Nature (Vol. 591, Issue 7849) Peer-Reviewed

  Mar. 11, 20217,823 words Report 1640LAs the field of artificial intelligence advances, the demand for algorithms that can learn quickly and efficiently increases. An important paradigm within artificial intelligence is reinforcement learning.sup.1, where...
• Select Multitude of coronavirus variants found in the US -- but the threat is unclear.

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  Multitude of coronavirus variants found in the US -- but the threat is unclear.

  Author:Ewen CallawayFrom:Nature (Vol. 591, Issue 7849) Peer-Reviewed

  Mar. 11, 20211,479 words Article 1430LRamped-up sequencing efforts are helping to identify mutations that might boost transmission or help a virus evade immune responses. Ramped-up sequencing efforts are helping to identify mutations that might boost...
• Select Taiwan fines researcher for allegedly managing projects on Chinese mainland.

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  Taiwan fines researcher for allegedly managing projects on Chinese mainland.

  Author:Andrew SilverFrom:Nature (Vol. 591, Issue 7849) Peer-Reviewed

  Mar. 11, 2021878 words Article 1360LThe contested allegations highlight how political tensions could be affecting research. The contested allegations highlight how political tensions could be affecting research. Author(s): Andrew Silver Author...
• Select Lipid signalling enforces functional specialization of T.sub.reg cells in tumours.

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  Lipid signalling enforces functional specialization of T.sub.reg cells in tumours.

  Authors:Seon Ah Lim, Jun Wei, Thanh-Long M. Nguyen, Hao Shi, Wei Su, Gustavo Palacios, et al.From:Nature (Vol. 591, Issue 7849) Peer-Reviewed

  Mar. 11, 202117,086 words Report 1710LRegulatory T cells (T.sub.reg cells) are essential for immune tolerance.sup.1, but also drive immunosuppression in the tumour microenvironment.sup.2. Therapeutic targeting of T.sub.reg cells in cancer will therefore...
• Select Pregnancy and COVID: what the data say.

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  Pregnancy and COVID: what the data say.

  Author:Nidhi SubbaramanFrom:Nature (Vol. 591, Issue 7849) Peer-Reviewed

  Mar. 11, 20212,687 words Article 1390LPregnant women fare worse than others, although the risks to the fetus are slight. Pregnant women fare worse than others, although the risks to the fetus are slight. Author(s): Nidhi Subbaraman Author Affiliations:...
• Select AIM2 in regulatory T cells restrains autoimmune diseases.

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  AIM2 in regulatory T cells restrains autoimmune diseases.

  Authors:Wei-Chun Chou, Zengli Guo, Hao Guo, Liang Chen, Ge Zhang, Kaixin Liang, et al.From:Nature (Vol. 591, Issue 7849) Peer-Reviewed

  Mar. 11, 202112,671 words Report 1670LThe inflammasome initiates innate defence and inflammatory responses by activating caspase-1 and pyroptotic cell death in myeloid cells.sup.1,2. It consists of an innate immune receptor/sensor, pro-caspase-1, and a...
• Select COVID-19: use intersectional analyses to close gaps in outcomes and vaccination.

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  COVID-19: use intersectional analyses to close gaps in outcomes and vaccination.

  Authors:Janna R. Shapiro, Sabra L. Klein, and Rosemary MorganFrom:Nature (Vol. 591, Issue 7849) Peer-Reviewed

  Mar. 11, 2021232 words Brief article 1360LAuthor(s): Janna R. Shapiro, Sabra L. Klein, Rosemary Morgan Author Affiliations: COVID-19: use intersectional analyses to close gaps in outcomes and vaccination We call for an intersectional approach to COVID-19...
• Select Random numbers, UK 'DARPA' and a COVID-ravaged city.

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  Random numbers, UK 'DARPA' and a COVID-ravaged city.

  From:Nature (Vol. 591, Issue 7849) Peer-Reviewed

  Mar. 11, 2021856 words Article 1470LThe latest science news, in brief. The latest science news, in brief. Author Affiliations: Random numbers, UK 'DARPA' and a COVID-ravaged city A bow-tie-shaped semiconductor (scanning electron microscope image)...
• Select Seeing biodiversity from a Chinese perspective.

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  Seeing biodiversity from a Chinese perspective.

  Author:Sarah O'MearaFrom:Nature (Vol. 591, Issue 7849) Peer-Reviewed

  Mar. 11, 20211,727 words Interview 1220LAlice Hughes explains what it is like to work in China and what the country is doing to help tackle the global problem of biodiversity loss. Alice Hughes explains what it is like to work in China and what the country...
• Select METTL3 regulates heterochromatin in mouse embryonic stem cells.

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  METTL3 regulates heterochromatin in mouse embryonic stem cells.

  Authors:Wenqi Xu, Jiahui Li, Chenxi He, Jing Wen, Honghui Ma, Bowen Rong, et al.From:Nature (Vol. 591, Issue 7849) Peer-Reviewed

  Mar. 11, 202112,257 words Report 1640LMETTL3 (methyltransferase-like 3) mediates the N.sup.6-methyladenosine (m.sup.6A) methylation of mRNA, which affects the stability of mRNA and its translation into protein.sup.1. METTL3 also binds chromatin.sup.2-4, but...
• Select Thermal-expansion offset for high-performance fuel cell cathodes.

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  Thermal-expansion offset for high-performance fuel cell cathodes.

  Authors:Yuan Zhang, Bin Chen, Daqin Guan, Meigui Xu, Ran Ran, Meng Ni, et al.From:Nature (Vol. 591, Issue 7849) Peer-Reviewed

  Mar. 11, 20216,994 words Report 1660LOne challenge for the commercial development of solid oxide fuel cells as efficient energy-conversion devices is thermo-mechanical instability. Large internal-strain gradients caused by the mismatch in thermal expansion...