can gene editing prevent heart disease?
Crystalline forms of cholesterol (blue) in a liver cell (purple), imaged using a scanning electron microscope.Credit: Steve Gschmeissner/Science…
Eigenstate control of plasmon wavepackets with electron-channel blockade
Time-resolved measurement of plasmon wavepackets Our quantum device consists of a 100 μm-long electron waveguide, fabricated by depositing electrostatic…
Measurement of correlated charge noise in superconducting qubits at an underground facility
Controlling the radiation environment of superconducting qubits The qubit chip was relocated from the Earth’s surface at Madison,…
Rare genetic variants confer a high risk of ADHD and implicate neuronal biology
The iPSYCH study was approved by the Scientific Ethics Committee in the Central Denmark Region (case number 1-10-72-287-12)…
Convergent genome evolution shaped the emergence of terrestrial animals
Kenrick, P., Wellman, C. H., Schneider, H. & Edgecombe, G. D. A timeline for terrestrialization: consequences for the…
An ancient recombination desert is a speciation supergene in placental mammals
Rossi, M. et al. Adaptive introgression of a visual preference gene. Science 383, 1368–1373 (2024). Article CAS PubMed …
A molecularly impermeable polymer from two-dimensional polyaramids
Materials TMC, melamine and N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone (NMP) were open and stored in a N2-environment glovebox. All other reagents, including…
In situ structural mechanism of epothilone-B-induced CNS axon regeneration
Curcio, M. & Bradke, F. Axon regeneration in the central nervous system: facing the challenges from the inside.…
Moving magnetic domain walls with sound alone
The device configuration used for the main experiment is sketched in Fig. 1a. The interdigital transducers (IDT) are deposited…
Material system enhances superconducting qubits
RESEARCH BRIEFINGS 12 November 2025 In the development of large-scale quantum processors, material improvements yield rapid progress because…
Cytosolic acetyl-coenzyme A is a signalling metabolite to control mitophagy
Mouse studies Wild-type C57BL/6 male mice (6–8 weeks of age) were purchased from BIKAI. Nlrx1−/− mice were purchased from Cyagen.…
I have Einstein, Bohr and Feynman in my pocket
How’s this for an academic dream team? Albert Einstein, Niels Bohr and Richard Feynman. The three physicists and…