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New lasso-shaped antibiotic kills drug-resistant bacteria

mercredi 26 mars 2025 par Benjamin Thompson, Shamini Bundell

Nature, Published online: 26 March 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-00961-zAntimicrobial molecule discovered in soil from lab technician’s garden — plus, a huge study assessing the nuances of humans’ impacts on biodiversity.

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A superbug rose to the top after gaining a chemical weapon

mercredi 26 mars 2025

Nature, Published online: 26 March 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-00877-8A newfound ability to produce an antibiotic helped a strain of antibiotic-resistant bacteria to take over a hospital.

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Daily briefing: Why RNA hasn’t yet had its ‘AlphaFold’ moment

mercredi 26 mars 2025 par Flora Graham

Nature, Published online: 26 March 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-00974-8Protein-structure-prediction tools have transformed biology, but RNA is a tougher nut to crack. Plus, the NIH is cancelling COVID-19 research funds and how ‘qudits’ can boost quantum (...)

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Meet ‘qudits’: more complex cousins of qubits boost quantum computing

mardi 25 mars 2025 par Davide Castelvecchi

Nature, Published online: 25 March 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-00939-xWorking with multi-dimensional entities could make calculations more efficient and reduce errors.

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Microbes can capture carbon and degrade plastic — why aren’t we using them more?

mardi 25 mars 2025 par Rino Rappuoli, Nguyen K. Nguyen, David E. Bloom, Charles Brooke, Rachel M. Burckhardt, Alan D. Dangour, Dilfuza Egamberdieva, Gigi K. Gronvall, Trevor D. Lawley, Jay T. Lennon, Ryan Morhard, Aindrila Mukhopadhyay, Raquel Peixoto, Pamela A. Silver, Lisa Y. Stein

Nature, Published online: 25 March 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-00875-wInterventions involving bacteria or fungi could help to sequester greenhouse gases, create more sustainable products and clean up pollution — in ways that are economically viable and (...)

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Trump administration sued over huge funding cuts at Columbia University

mardi 25 mars 2025 par Jeff Tollefson

Nature, Published online: 25 March 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-00881-yTwo faculty organizations file suit after university makes concessions to Trump officials.

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Fasting for weight loss is all the rage: what are the health benefits?

mardi 25 mars 2025 par Nic Fleming

Nature, Published online: 25 March 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-00895-6Intermittent fasting has gained a following, in part because of tantalizing hints that it can boost cognition, fend off cancer and even slow ageing.

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Climate change will send home insurance spiralling. Here’s how to control costs

mardi 25 mars 2025 par Scott St. George

Nature, Published online: 25 March 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-00892-9Insurers rely on sophisticated catastrophe modelling to estimate risk exposure — and as climate risks are rising, so are the costs for protection.

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Daily briefing: Why women are far more likely to develop Alzheimer’s than men

mardi 25 mars 2025 par Flora Graham

Nature, Published online: 25 March 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-00956-wAlzheimer’s disease might be partly linked to the hormonal changes that accompany menopause. Plus, the brain might temporarily ‘eat’ its own myelin to power through marathons and scientists in the United States and abroad are (...)

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How the Atlantic jet stream has changed in 600 years — and what it means for weather

mardi 25 mars 2025 par Matthew P. Dannenberg, Erika K. Wise

Nature, Published online: 25 March 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-00871-0A multi-century climate record suggests that current Atlantic jet-stream variations are not the cause of an increase in extreme weather events.

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