3D integration enables ultralow-noise isolator-free lasers in silicon photonics
Nature, Published online: 02 August 2023; doi:10.1038/s41586-023-06251-wThree-dimensional integration of distributed-feedback lasers and ultralow-loss silicon nitride waveguides results in ultralow-noise lasers without the need for optical isolators. #press
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Tight budgets lead to fewer language-diverse participants in academic than industry trials
Nature, Published online: 02 August 2023; doi:10.1038/d41586-023-02274-5Individuals with limited English proficiency were less likely to participate in, and sign consent documents in their primary language for, clinical trials led by academia than those led by industry. This retrospective analysis shows that inadequate... #press
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Alzheimer’s drug trials plagued by lack of racial diversity
Nature, Published online: 02 August 2023; doi:10.1038/d41586-023-02464-1Under-representation of people of colour sparks concerns over the safety and efficacy of drugs in diverse populations. #press
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Einkorn genomics sheds light on history of the oldest domesticated wheat
Nature, Published online: 02 August 2023; doi:10.1038/s41586-023-06389-7Around 1% of the A subgenome of modern bread wheat (Triticum aestivum) originates from einkorn (Triticum monococcum), the first domesticated wheat species. #press
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The break of earthquake asperities imaged by distributed acoustic sensing
Nature, Published online: 02 August 2023; doi:10.1038/s41586-023-06227-wDistributed acoustic sensing technology is utilized to image four high-frequency rupture subevents of the 2021 Antelope Valley, California, earthquake; the results indicate that the subevents are due to the breaking of fault asperities. #press
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cGAS–STING drives ageing-related inflammation and neurodegeneration
Nature, Published online: 02 August 2023; doi:10.1038/s41586-023-06373-1The cGAS–STING signalling pathway is a critical driver of chronic inflammation and functional decline during ageing, and could be targeted to halt neurodegenerative processes during old age. #press
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Quantum oscillations of the quasiparticle lifetime in a metal
Nature, Published online: 02 August 2023; doi:10.1038/s41586-023-06330-yQuantum oscillations in the three-dimensional topological semimetal CoSi are reported, where selected oscillation frequencies have no corresponding extremal Fermi surface cross-sections, representing instead oscillations of the quasiparticle lifetime. #press
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Fennoscandian tree-ring anatomy shows a warmer modern than medieval climate
Nature, Published online: 02 August 2023; doi:10.1038/s41586-023-06176-4Annually resolved Fennoscandian tree-ring anatomy records show that the climate of the current industrial era is substantially warmer than that of the medieval period. #press
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A really big fossil whale
Nature, Published online: 02 August 2023; doi:10.1038/d41586-023-02408-9A newly discovered fossil of an extinct whale from Peru indicates that the animal’s skeleton was unexpectedly enormous. This finding challenges our understanding of body-size evolution. #press
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Publisher Correction: Large language models encode clinical knowledge
Nature, Published online: 27 July 2023; doi:10.1038/s41586-023-06455-0Publisher Correction: Large language models encode clinical knowledge #press
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Lithium forms perfect polyhedra in ultrafast-charging batteries
Nature, Published online: 02 August 2023; doi:10.1038/d41586-023-02013-wThe performance of next-generation batteries is closely linked to the shape of deposits of metallic lithium that form during charging. Experiments in ultrafast-charging batteries have now revealed that lithium intrinsically forms geometrically perfect 12-face polyhedra,... #press
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Pharmacological targeting of netrin-1 inhibits EMT in cancer
Nature, Published online: 02 August 2023; doi:10.1038/s41586-023-06372-2Netrin-1 is upregulated in cancer models that undergo spontaneous epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition, and its targeting blocks the progression of tumour cells to a late mesenchymal state, suggesting possible therapeutic applications. #press
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Consent document translation expense hinders inclusive clinical trial enrolment
Nature, Published online: 02 August 2023; doi:10.1038/s41586-023-06382-0The availability of translated consent documents improves recruitment of patients with limited English proficiency to clinical trials, indicating a potentially modifiable barrier to the inclusion of patients with limited English proficiency. #press
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The break of earthquake asperities imaged by distributed acoustic sensing
Nature, Published online: 02 August 2023; doi:10.1038/s41586-023-06227-wDistributed acoustic sensing technology is utilized to image four high-frequency rupture subevents of the 2021 Antelope Valley, California, earthquake; the results indicate that the subevents are due to the breaking of fault asperities. #press
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Netrin-1 blockade inhibits tumour growth and EMT features in endometrial cancer
Nature, Published online: 02 August 2023; doi:10.1038/s41586-023-06367-zWe describe netrin-1 upregulation in a majority of human endometrial carcinomas and demonstrate that netrin-1 blockade, using the anti-netrin-1 antibody NP137, is effective both in a mouse model and in patients with endometrial carcinomas. #press
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Consent document translation expense hinders inclusive clinical trial enrolment
Nature, Published online: 02 August 2023; doi:10.1038/s41586-023-06382-0The availability of translated consent documents improves recruitment of patients with limited English proficiency to clinical trials, indicating a potentially modifiable barrier to the inclusion of patients with limited English proficiency. #press
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Scientific discovery in the age of artificial intelligence
Nature, Published online: 02 August 2023; doi:10.1038/s41586-023-06221-2The advances in artificial intelligence over the past decade are examined, with a discussion on how artificial intelligence systems can aid the scientific process and the central issues that remain despite advances. #press
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Seeing with neutrinos: how astronomers are mapping the cosmos without light
Nature, Published online: 27 July 2023; doi:10.1038/d41586-023-02427-6A vast telescope buried beneath Antarctica has captured high-energy neutrinos from the Galactic Centre, ushering in a new era for observing the Universe. #press
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Plastic rocks are threatening wildlife on Brazil’s easternmost island — I’m studying how
Nature, Published online: 31 July 2023; doi:10.1038/d41586-023-02448-1Geologist Fernanda Avelar Santos finds that fishing gear and packaging are creating a new type of pollution. #press
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Anna Atkins: pioneering botanical photographer who captured algae and ferns in ghostly blue images
Nature, Published online: 31 July 2023; doi:10.1038/d41586-023-02446-3A compilation of 550 original plates reveals the dedicated work of the nineteenth-century woman who was the first to publish a book with cyanotypes of specimens. #press
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