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Newfound brain network is a ‘secret system’ made of helper cells

mercredi 22 avril 2026 par Katherine Bourzac

Nature, Published online: 22 April 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01338-6Webs of star-shaped cells called astrocytes connect distant parts of the brain, allowing long-distance exchange of molecules.

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‘Jumping genes’ help a bacterium that causes hospital infections to adapt quickly

mercredi 22 avril 2026

Nature, Published online: 22 April 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01274-5Over the past three decades, mobile DNA sequences called transposable elements have proliferated throughout the genome of Enterococcus faecium, an important bacterium behind infections in hospitalized individuals. These (...)

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Keeping the ‘fairy tale’ of the Marine Biological Laboratory alive

mercredi 22 avril 2026 par Marissa Russo

Nature, Published online: 22 April 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01104-8Cell biologist Mark Terasaki will give US$25 million of his own money to preserve the legacy of a pioneering scientific institute in Woods Hole, Massachusetts.

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Robot can beat elite players at table tennis

mercredi 22 avril 2026 par Carlos H. C. Ribeiro, Esther Colombini

Nature, Published online: 22 April 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01045-2Ace — an AI-controlled table-tennis robot — shows that autonomous systems can compete with humans at complex, fast-paced, interactive tasks.

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A bat coronavirus can enter human cells through a previously unknown gateway

mercredi 22 avril 2026 par Huan Yan

Nature, Published online: 22 April 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00908-yThe identification of a receptor that is recognized by a subset of alphacoronaviruses provides insights into ‘spillover’ risk and pandemic potential.

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A cell-death protein has an unexpected role in intestinal repair

mercredi 22 avril 2026 par Ayijiang Yisimayi, Judy Lieberman

Nature, Published online: 22 April 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00810-7A form of the inflammatory protein caspase-5 is expressed in immature gut cells, where it promotes proliferation and facilitates tissue regeneration.

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Specific combinations of human and viral genetic variants explain a cancer predisposition in southern China

mercredi 22 avril 2026 par Colm O’hUigin, Mary Carrington

Nature, Published online: 22 April 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01047-0The interplay between variants of human immune-system genes and strains of Epstein–Barr virus underpins differences in susceptibility to an uncommon throat (...)

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Glasses-free display switches between 2D and 3D

mercredi 22 avril 2026 par Xiao Wei Sun, Zhongtao Tian

Nature, Published online: 22 April 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01148-wA nanostructured ‘metasurface’ lens enables 3D images to be viewed without specialized glasses and can switch to 2D operation.

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Ceramic-like strength and metallic toughness in a bulk metallic glass

mercredi 22 avril 2026 par Zhengqing Cai, Shidong Feng, Zhen-Qiang Song, Yanhui Liu, Bo Xu, Zijing Li, Yanhui Zhang, Yingdan Liu, Ruilin Zheng, Xinyu Zhang, Weihua Wang, Li-Min Wang, Ri-Ping Liu

Nature, Published online: 22 April 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10430-wRe–Co–Ta–B bulk metallic glasses have high strength, fracture toughness and thermal stability, combining traditionally exclusive properties of metals and ceramics.

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Quadruple pegRNA enables programmable and efficient large genomic insertion

mercredi 22 avril 2026 par Ya-jing Shi, Zi-yi Ding, Ying Wu, Zhou He, Yi-zhou Zhang, Yu-lu Zhang, Yu-ming Zhang, Xiang-rui Huang, Hao Yin, Ying Zhang

Nature, Published online: 22 April 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10395-wQuadPE—a quadruple paired prime editing guide RNA strategy—enables efficient and programmable insertion of large DNA fragments.

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