Metabolic syndrome in horses has distinct metabotypes tied to triglycerides or bile acids. Multi-omic profiling revealed links to insulin, genetics, and microbiota, positioning horses as model for metabolic syndrome diagnostics and therapies. www.nature.com/articles/s42...

Analysis of the transcriptional regulatory networks in the kidney of desert-adapted animals further supports a role for cholesterol during chronic dehydration and reveals new candidate genes that may play a role when water is scarce. www.nature.com/articles/s42...

💡A new review by Picotto et al summarizes recent advances in understanding the roles of #nuclear #lamins in #mitosis and discusses how their dysregulation could affect this essential process required for faithful genome inheritance. www.nature.com/articles/s42...

🚨The newly updated @natureportfolio.nature.com -wide #Animal #research #ethics policy strengthens editors’ discretion to make decisions on ethical grounds. Kudos to our editor Rosie Bunton-Stasyshyn for driving the successful policy update! 🐁🪰🐟 www.nature.com/nature-portf...

Diel study revealed fine scale coupling between microbial activity and DOM biogeochemistry in the oligotrophic ocean. www.nature.com/articles/s42...

Single nuclei RNA sequencing of the ob/ob mouse hippocampus uncovers cell type- and sex-specific obesity-induced alterations in the neurovascular unit transcriptome, with implications for obesity-associated cognitive decline. www.nature.com/articles/s42...

PBAT plastic exposure decreases taxonomic diversity across multi–kingdom soil microbiota, while enriching functional diversity, genome size, and genes for plastic degradation and carbon, nitrogen, phosphorus, and sulfur cycling. www.nature.com/articles/s42...

Adolescent social isolation remodels somatosensory thalamic circuits via glucocorticoid receptors, impairing tactile discrimination. These findings reveal a stress-sensitive mechanism linking social experience to sensory dysfunction. www.nature.com/articles/s42...

An integrated cryo-imaging pipeline combining cryo-correlative light and electron tomography with cryo-soft X-ray tomography provides 3D cellular context information and improved cryolamellae targeting for in situ cellular studies. @siriusxt.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/s42...

🔔Our cross-journal collection #Signalling Pathways of #Innate #Immunity handled by our editorial board member Si Ming Man has been extended until 28 February 2026! We are looking forward to your submissions! #cGAS-STING #Toll-like & #NOD-like receptors #inflammasome www.nature.com/collections/...

🚨Don’t miss the chance to contribute to our cross-journal #mitosis and #mitotic defects collection, expertly overseen by our board member Patrick Meraldi @labmeraldi.bsky.social We continue to welcome new submissions over the next three months! www.nature.com/collections/...

The human posterior parietal cortex contains different functional subregions that process visually or proprioceptively driven reaching corrections. @brandolaniric.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/s42...

"Functional analysis of antibody responses against SARS-CoV-2 shows their role in the development of SARS-CoV-2-induced severe disease in golden Syrian hamsters. @irsicaixa.es www.nature.com/articles/s42...

Numerosity adaptation suppresses monotonic neural responses to numerosity displays in the early visual cortex, with more suppression for higher numerosity adaptors. Therefore, numerosity adaptation effects begin in early sensory stages of processing. www.nature.com/articles/s42...

Multimodal analysis of spontaneous attentional state dynamics during sustained task performance reveals distinctive profiles of brain-heart interaction in mind-wandering and mind-blanking. www.nature.com/articles/s42...

Characterization of virologic, immunologic, and pathological outcomes of congenital cytomegalovirus infection in a rhesus macaque animal model. @TulaneNPRC www.nature.com/articles/s42...

Women w #T2D & #breastcancer typically have worse outcomes. @cs-ennis.bsky.social & @gdenisboston.bsky.social at @bumedicine.bsky.social used patient-derived #organoids to study the role of plasma exosomes & inform care for this population. @commsbio.nature.com: www.nature.com/articles/s42...

The first chapter of my PhD is finally out on @commsbio.nature.com We show that the transmembrane domain of SARS-CoV-2 Spike protein is not just a passive anchor to the virion surface, but a key player in the viral entry process.

🦠 Testing spike protein fusion capacity in SARS-CoV-2 pseudotyped viruses demonstrates that its transmembrane domain is essential for viral entry and suggests the presence of an intramembrane oligomerization motif. @ortizmateujuan.bsky.social @rongellerlab.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/s42...

ICYMI: Arrival of highly pathogenic avian influenza at South Georgia in 2023 triggered dramatic declines in female southern elephant seals during the 2024 breeding season. #subantarctic #HPAIV #birdflu @ccgbam.bsky.social @bas.ac.uk www.nature.com/articles/s42...

Happy LGBTQIA+ STEM Day! We exist, we resist! Thank you the editor Laura Rodríguez Pérez and @commsbio.nature.com for the opportunity to talk about my experience and my journey as a person and scientist with intersectional identities.

New review published on the possibility, physiology, pitfalls and ethics of using extremophilic microbial communities in future Martian terraforming Claudia Coleine and @andzerb.bsky.social @manudelbaq.bsky.social - @irnase.bsky.social @csicandalextrem.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/s42...

New @CommsBio @BioFunLab The role of extremophile microbiomes in terraforming Mars www.nature.com/articles/s42... Led by @ClaudiaColeine @irnase.bsky.social @csicandalextrem.bsky.social

🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️To commemorate LGBTQIA+ in STEM day today, we reached out to @geosantiagom.bsky.social and @fabriceroux7.bsky.social to discuss their experiences in STEM, the main barriers queer researchers currently face, and more. See both Q&As below 🔽

CAPRIN1 recruits METTL3 to methylate RIG-I RNA in stress granules, tuning IFN responses and M. tuberculosis infection -identifying a new TB m6A target. doi.org/10.1038/s420...

Polymicrobial-phage interactions are quantified at single-cell resolution using droplet microfluidics and morphology-based deep learning. doi.org/10.1038/s420...

A machine learning approach guided by maps of open chromatin is applied to DNA fragments circulating in blood, revealing cancer-specific patterns and showing the promise of blood-based DNA profiling for non-invasive cancer detection. doi.org/10.1038/s420...

A high-density, multi-channel speckle contrast optical spectroscopy system for mapping cerebral blood flow in humans, enabling noninvasive brain function measurements. 🧠 doi.org/10.1038/s420...

Interrupted time series models evaluate the impact of a mosquito control program, providing support for the continued implementation of the program against Cx. pipiens but suggesting the need for complementary strategies against Ae. albopictus. doi.org/10.1038/s420...

Using the improved AID method with small protein binders, the authors achieved ligand-dependent degradation of endogenous proteins. In addition, a novel degrader that can be activated in a light-dependent manner was developed. doi.org/10.1038/s420...

Dr. Francisco Encinas-Viso has joined our editorial board in the Ecology & Evolution section. We're happy to have their expertise in pollination, plant ecology, climate change, invasive species, community ecology, ecological networks and eco-evolutionary modelling . Welcome! 🌱🌍

🌟 New editorial board member! Happy to have Dr. Meng-Hua Li join our Ecology & Evolution section section. Their work in sheep and goat genetics will be a fantastic addition. Welcome! 🐑🧬

We’re happy to welcome Dr. Xiaoping Tong to our editorial board! Joining our Cellular & Molecular Neurscience section, Dr. Tong has expertise in glial cell biology, synaptic regulation and neurodegeneration diseases. 🧠🔍

Say hello to Dr. Philipp Schiffer, our newest editorial board member in the Ecology & Evolution section! We're excited to have their expertise in EcoEvoDevo, Biodiversity Genomics, Nematoda, ecology & evolution, development and genetics, evolution of parthenogenesis. 🧬🪱 @worm-lab.bsky.social

Detailed characterization of dopaminergic neuromodulation of the Drosophila antennal lobe reveals differential neuromodulation of glomeruli and identifies dopaminergic sources.🧠🪰 doi.org/10.1038/s420...

STAT1 promotes ferroptosis and inflammation in hepatic ischemia-reperfusion injury by repressing miR-497-5p and activating HDAC7, revealing therapeutic targets for liver protection. doi.org/10.1038/s420...

South Georgia’s breeding population of female southern elephant seals may have been halved by highly pathogenic avian influenza virus, finds research in @commsbio.nature.com. These losses may reduce number of surviving seal pups and threaten security of the island’s breeding population: #Ecology

Metabolomic reprogramming in a high-yield ginger cultivar shapes microbiome assembly, enriching keystone taxa like Devosia and Talaromyces, which enhance nutrient cycling and yield, offering a basis for microbiome-informed crop design. doi.org/10.1038/s420...

A newly discovered Triassic fossil marine reptile, Lijiangosaurus yongshengensis, reveals that an exceptionally long neck developing more than 40 cervical vertebrae evolved in nothosaurs before the rise of plesiosaurs. doi.org/10.1038/s420...

Thalamic and cortical regions exhibit rapid and opposing effects of ocular dominance plasticity in adult humans, revealing their complementary roles in adaptive adjustment of interocular balance to short-term monocular deprivation. doi.org/10.1038/s420...

🐋 Passive acoustic monitoring may inadvertently affect narwhal behavior. Field observations of narwhals in Greenland show they repeatedly interact with seafloor moorings, possibly mistaking them for food, raising concerns for cetacean conservation. @jehiko.bsky.social doi.org/10.1038/s420...

We’re pleased to welcome Dr. Fiona Walsh to our editorial board in the Microbiology section! Dr Walsh has expertise in antimicrobial resistance, plasmids, metagenomics and ESKAPEE pathogens. We look forward to working with you! 🦠🔬 fiwalsh.bsky.social

Say hello to Dr. Nidia Quillinan, our newest editorial board member to the Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience section! We're lucky to have their expertise in cerebral ischemia, synaptic plasticity, neuroinflammation, sex differences and electrophysiology. Excited to work together! 🧠😊

Thrilled to announce that Dr. Jicai Jiang is now part of our editorial board in the Genetics & Development section! Dr. Jiang has expertise in computational quantitative genetics, genomic prediction, genetic fine-mapping and AI applications in genetics! 🧬💻

😊 We are also happy to welcome Dr. Anna-Sophia Wahl to our editorial board in the Cellular & Molecular Neuroscience section! Dr. Wahl brings invaluable expertise in neuronal repair, experimental stroke research, circuit reorganization after brain injury. 🧠

A warm welcome to Dr. Vincent Courdavault, who joins our Plant Biology section as an editorial board member! Their work in plant specialized metabolism, alkaloids, plant genetic transformation, yeast engineering and muti-omics approaches will be a valuable addition. Welcome aboard! 🌱🧬

😊 Exciting news! Dr. Arianne Theiss has joined our editorial board in the Immunology & Infectious Disease section. We're happy to have their expertise in epithelial biology, innate immunity, mitochondria, barrier function and colorectal cancer initiation. Welcome!

🌟 New editorial board member! Happy to have Dr. Noelle Noyes join our Microbiology section. Their work in epidemiology, microbiome, metagenomics, microbial ecology, and bioinformatics will be a fantastic addition. Welcome! 🦠🔬

We’re happy to welcome Dr. Hayley Bullen to our editorial board! Joining our Microbiology section, Dr. Bullen has expertise in plasmodium falciparum, drug discovery, drug repurposing, and malaria virulence factors. 💊🔍

Say hello to Dr. Javier Chen, our newest editorial board member in the Immunology and Infectious Disease section! We're excited to have their expertise in emerging infectious diseases, osteoimmunology and bone disease, neurovirology and neurodevelopment, host–pathogen interactions, and more. 🦠🦴🧠