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Feb 1

This week in Nature: Funky worm – 220-million-year-old caecilian fossil refines the rhythm of amphibian evolution. Browse the full issue here: nature.com/nature/volumes

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Volcanic quartet linked to bad times in ancient Egypt

Volcanic quartet linked to bad times in ancient Egypt

Nature - Models show that four closely spaced eruptions would have interfered with Nile River patterns that aided farmers.

Human brain ‘organoids’ grafted into rats take note of light and pattern

Human brain ‘organoids’ grafted into rats take note of light and pattern

Nature - Structures resembling small human brains can form neural connections if transplanted into a rat brain.

Dogma-defying bacteria package DNA in unusual ways

Dogma-defying bacteria package DNA in unusual ways

Nature - Some bacteria appear to encase their genomes in proteins called histones — which weren’t thought to exist in bacterial cells.

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Scientists made a new kind of ice that might exist on distant moons

Scientists made a new kind of ice that might exist on distant moons

Nature - The 'amorphous' solid is denser and could be water ‘frozen in time’.

Feb 4

Nature research paper: Probing site-resolved correlations in a spin system of ultracold molecules

Probing site-resolved correlations in a spin system of ultracold molecules

Nature - Experiments demonstrate the powerful capabilities of ultracold molecules to study dynamics in the context of quantum magnetism, and create new possibilities for studying quantum physics...

Feb 4

Research briefing: Studying spin physics with moving molecules

Studying spin physics with moving molecules

Nature - Dipolar interactions between rotating molecules in motion can be tuned to give rise to rich dynamics.

Nature research paper: Measurement of the axial vector form factor from antineutrino–proton scattering

Measurement of the axial vector form factor from antineutrino–proton scattering

Nature - The authors measure the nucleon axial vector form factor, which encodes information on the distribution of the nucleon weak charge, through antineutrino–proton scattering.

Nature research paper: Tunable itinerant spin dynamics with polar molecules

Tunable itinerant spin dynamics with polar molecules

Nature - Tunable itinerant spin dynamics enabled by dipolar interactions are demonstrated with polar molecules, establishing an interacting spin platform that allows for exploration of many-body...

Nature research paper: Vertical full-colour micro-LEDs via 2D materials-based layer transfer

Vertical full-colour micro-LEDs via 2D materials-based layer transfer

Nature - We report full-colour, vertically stacked µLEDs that achieve exceptionally high array density (5,100 pixels per inch) and small size (4 µm) via a 2D material-based...

Nature research paper: Field-linked resonances of polar molecules

Field-linked resonances of polar molecules

Nature - A type of universal scattering resonance between ultracold microwave-dressed polar molecules associated with field-linked tetramer bound states in the long-range potential well is...

Prairie voles are the small, furry rodent embodiment of virtues many humans cherish: monogamous relationships (mostly), and attentive childrearing – by both parents. But a recent study challenges previous findings about why prairie voles are so virtuous.🧵

CRISPR voles can’t detect ‘love hormone’ oxytocin — but still mate for life

Nature - Prairie voles lacking oxytocin receptors bonded with mates and cared for pups.

The race to make a variant-proof COVID vaccine

The race to make a variant-proof COVID vaccine

Nature - Exploring the next generation of vaccines aiming to keep on top of the pandemic

Light tailors the electronic properties of a model semiconductor

Light tailors the electronic properties of a model semiconductor

Nature - Time-dependent engineering of irradiated black phosphorus.

For optimal antibody effectiveness, sometimes less is more

For optimal antibody effectiveness, sometimes less is more

Nature - Modulating receptor-binding affinity influences antibody effectiveness.

Matters arising: GOT1 constrains TH17 cell differentiation, while promoting iTreg cell differentiation

GOT1 constrains TH17 cell differentiation, while promoting iTreg cell differentiation

Nature - GOT1 constrains TH17 cell differentiation, while promoting iTreg cell differentiation

Nature research paper: Pseudospin-selective Floquet band engineering in black phosphorus

Pseudospin-selective Floquet band engineering in black phosphorus

Nature - In black phosphorus, a model semiconductor, analysis of time and angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy measurements demonstrates a strong light-induced band renormalization with light...

Nature research paper: Single-cell spatial landscapes of the lung tumour immune microenvironment

Single-cell spatial landscapes of the lung tumour immune microenvironment

Nature - Using imaging mass cytometry, the tumour and immunological spatial landscapes of 416 lung adenocarcinomas are characterized, which, when combined with deep learning, can predict clinical...

Nature research paper: Single-cell spatial immune landscapes of primary and metastatic brain tumours

Single-cell spatial immune landscapes of primary and metastatic brain tumours

Nature - Imaging mass cytometry of human brain tumours provides spatial information that, combined with existing transcriptomic data, reveals the existence of a cellular neighbourhood containing a...

Nature research paper: Exceptional fossil preservation and evolution of the ray-finned fish brain

Exceptional fossil preservation and evolution of the ray-finned fish brain

Nature - A well-preserved 319-million-year-old brain of the extinct vertebrate Coccocephalus wildi provides insights into neural anatomy deep within the phylogeny of ray-finned fish.

How France became the unlikely home of the insect-farming industry

How France became the unlikely home of the insect-farming industry

Nature - The country is known for its love of meat. Could the growing insect industry help to reduce agricultural carbon emissions?

Fish fossil unfolds clues to vertebrate brain evolution

Fish fossil unfolds clues to vertebrate brain evolution

Nature - A 319-million-year-old tissue is the oldest known vertebrate brain.

Nature research paper: Structural basis for substrate selection by the SARS-CoV-2 replicase

Structural basis for substrate selection by the SARS-CoV-2 replicase

Nature - Cryo-EM is used to visualize the SARS-CoV-2 RTC bound to each of the natural NTPs as well as remdesivir triphosphate (RDV-TP) in states poised for incorporation, explaining the...

What ingredients and processes underlay mummification in ancient Egypt? A molecular analysis of ancient pots provides some answers