- January 29, 2025
Evidence that engineered muscle could patch up failing hearts
RESEARCH BRIEFINGS 29 January 2025 Sustainable engraftment of heart muscle cells (cardiomyocytes) can be achieved by implanting patches of engineered heart muscle onto the surface
70% of Nature poll respondents use platform
Social-media platform Bluesky has more than 27 million users.Credit: Peter Kováč/Alamy Seventy per cent of Nature readers who responded to an online poll are using
Trump’s team halts NIH meetings and travel
A vaccine research centre on the campus of the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland.Credit: Alamy Confusion and anxiety is rippling through the US
theoretical chemist who first simulated proteins using molecular dynamics
Credit: Cyril Frésillon/CNRS Photothèque Martin Karplus was a theoretical chemist who set out to explore the fundamentals of his subject, but always with an eye
AI-designed proteins tackle century-old problem — making snake antivenoms
Snake venom can cause paralysis, tissue damage and death.Credit: Ingo Schulz/imageBROKER via Getty Proteins designed using artificial intelligence (AI) can block the lethal effects of
Retractions caused by honest mistakes are extremely stressful, say researchers
Authors who had a paper retracted said their data errors were mostly caused by inattention or technical problems.Credit: Jacob Wackerhausen/Getty Most researchers whose papers are
Earth breaches 1.5 °C climate limit for the first time: what does it mean?
People in New Delhi, India, wait in line for water in June 2024 during a heat wave.Credit: Raj K Raj/Hindustan Times via Getty It’s official:
Sulfide-rich continental roots at cratonic margins formed by carbonated melts
Cratonic boundaries or margins Although cratonic margins host abundant metal deposit types or systems1,2,3,4, the margins of cratons are frequently not clearly defined. Previous studies
‘Precocious’ early-career scientists with high citation counts proliferate
In 2023, more than 450 scientists who had begun publishing research only in the previous eight years were among the ranks of most-cited researchers. Credit:
Fancy birds decorate nests with a natural pattern: snakeskin
More than 70 bird species adorn their nests with snakeskin, a decorating trick that could help to fend off predators1. Access options Access Nature and
