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Summaries of newsworthy papers include: Moon’s mantle exposed in craters

The discovery that secreted protein Ecrg4 slows neural precursor cell division during aging could point the way to treatments for age-related diseases

Tokyo, 1 July - A research team in Japan has linked a developmental checkpoint in the differentiation of hematopoietic progenitors into specific T cell lineages to the activity of a single gene encoding a transcription factor. Reported in Science this week, the discovery lends support to a new model for the development of blood cells lineages.

Summaries of newsworthy papers include: Carbon storage for long-term climate control; Ore deposits from magma mixing; Fighting infection with MAITs

Summaries of newsworthy papers include: Sub-glacial cavity melting; Rapid canyon formation during catastrophic flood

Scientists have identified a potential biomarker for establishing the quality of cow’s milk.

A molecular explanation for why women are twice as vulnerable as men to stress-induced illnesses such as depression and post-traumatic stress disorder is presented in Molecular Psychiatry this week.

Researchers at the RIKEN BioResource Center are storing and restoring life from preserved gene lines.

Motile bacteria switch between swimming patterns through conformational changes of a constituent protein of the propeller-like flagellum

Fresh insights into the workings of the ‘internal timetable’ of plants could ultimately guide the engineering of hardier, faster-growing crops

Tokyo, 13 June - Researchers in Japan and Italy have developed new methods for biological analysis with dramatically higher sensitivity and detail than earlier techniques, expanding our understanding of RNA and its function in the cell. The methods open the door to the study of diseases well beyond the reach of current technologies.

Tokyo, 8 June - Critical missing links in a signaling-transcription cascade responsible for pivotal cell-fate decisions have been described for the first time in a paper in Cell.

OPINION: On the 13th of this month, I was on my way to the new Bangkok airport after having participated in a UNESCO retreat in the outskirt of the city...

A set of mutant yeast strains allows researchers to identify structural elements that help motor proteins to get moving

Proper maturation of the visual cortex in mice, and possibly humans, depends on a maternal gene

Gene improves grain yield in rice; Methane from extinct herbivores; How will global warming affect El Niño?; Cutting to the core of protein splicing; Ancient warming caused increased wildfire risk; Integrating signals

Discovery of the heaviest known Borromean nucleus provides a new testing ground for fundamental nuclear models

Researchers at the J. Craig Venter Institute (JCVI) made the much-anticipated announcement today in the journal Science that they have created a replicating “synthetic cell” — a bacterium with its DNA replaced by a 100% prosthetic genome.

Accelerating the search for drugs; Climate warming and malaria; Definitely warmer; Cancer culprit found; Disarming the world's nukes; A different class, times two?; New clues to high-Tc superconductivity from fullerides; Toxoplasma exocytosis enzyme; Natural weapons

Summaries of newsworthy papers include: Fake Botox, Real Threat; Washing Carbon Out of the Air; Did Neandertals Think Like Us?; Alzheimer’s: Forestalling the Darkness

Patterns in future health impacts from heatwaves; World’s smallest pump is made from pure glass; Brain imaging — the cells behind the signals; New genes involved in autism and intellectual disability; Coming between a virus and its host; Surviving DNA damage in stem cells

An atlas of protein–protein interactions reveals the collaborative efforts underlying gene regulation in mice and men

Summaries of newsworthy papers include: Burgess Shale-like fossils live on; Taking the global temperature; White dwarfs — the inside story; Let’s vaccinate before the next pandemic; Erosion of confidence; A quantum-optical transistor; Phosphatase helps maintain brain integrity; Spider silk’s dual identity

Recognizing one’s own brood with new neurons; Herbicide-hunting bacteria; Variants associated with rheumatoid arthritis; Seasonal changes in glacier movement; Single drugs for multiple diseases; Surprising regulator of long-term antibody production; Direct detection of methylated DNA; Crumpling up graphene to make fullerenes

Tumor promoter aides stem cell reproduction

In Nature China this week: Arsenic trioxide triggers the degradation of an oncoprotein that drives leukaemia cell growth by binding arsenic to specific regions on the oncoprotein

Mongolia — an isolated country sandwiched between Siberia and China — has become a pioneer in using the Internet as a tool for development, through a lasting partnership with the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) that continues today.

Regulatory T cells can travel to and from the skin while controlling immune responses in that organ

Summaries of newsworthy papers include: A new catalyst for making hydrogen from water; Disappearing trees must be tracked; A close look at type 1 diabetes; Mutation implicated in ALS; Fair-weather feathers; Seeing double

In Nature China this week: Researchers in Hong Kong have discovered an unexpected feature of the cystic fibrosis ion channel