Nature 2026-05-21|本期新刊導讀
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Nature 2026-05-21|本期新刊導讀
本期共 69 篇,其中 18 篇 OA。
本期主軸
本期 Nature 的主軸可以歸納為三條線:第一是 AI 正在重塑科學工作本身 ,從 AI co-scientist、AI 數學、AI 論文生產,到研究訓練與判斷力的流失;第二是 轉譯生醫與精準醫療加速成熟 ,涵蓋 GLP-1 藥物反應遺傳學、β-thalassaemia base editing、HIV reservoir、T cell exhaustion、腫瘤演化與免疫耐受;第三是 地球系統與公共制度的脆弱性 ,包括氣候中心、森林研究機構、Beyond GDP、冰芯、野火、熱化與學術機構受衝擊。整期不是單一學科突破,而是「技術能力快速擴張時,科學社群如何維持品質、治理與可解釋性」的綜合命題。
必讀導讀
1. Why AI cannot do good science without humans|editorial
這篇社論把本期 AI 議題的基調說清楚:AI agents 已經能在分子生物學與藥物再利用任務中搜尋文獻、形成假說、解讀資料並提出實驗方向,但這並不等於「科學家退場」。文中強調,FutureHouse 的 Robin 與 Google 的 Co-Scientist 都仍需人類設定問題、執行實驗、判斷輸出與校正錯誤。其真正重點不在「AI 是否會取代科學家」,而在科學制度是否能把 AI 放在可審查、可訓練、可追責的迴路中。對臨床與基礎研究者而言,這是未來實驗室治理的基本讀物:AI 可加速工作流,但不能替代問題選擇、倫理判斷與失敗經驗累積。
2. The uncritical adoption of AI in science is alarming — we urgently need guard rails|comment
Lisa Messeri 的 Comment 是本期最值得細讀的 AI 治理文章。它不只討論 AI slop、hallucinated citations 或寫作品質,而是指出 AI 可能讓研究問題變窄、讓科學產出看似增加但理解力下降,並侵蝕早期研究者透過文獻搜尋、資料清理、方法摸索所累積的 tacit knowledge。這篇的價值在於把「AI 使用揭露」推進到「為何使用、如何使用、誰負責判斷」的層次。對 PI、研究所課程、期刊與基金會來說,最關鍵的建議是不要只要求 disclosure,而要要求使用理由與責任邏輯,否則 productivity metrics 可能掩蓋品質下降。
3. ‘It is incredible’: How AI is transforming mathematics|feature
這篇 News Feature 以 Erdős problem #1196 的 AI 協助解法開場,呈現數學界對 AI 的態度正在從「工具」轉向「可能產生新策略的協作者」。文章平衡地指出,現階段模型仍常重組既有技巧,且自然語言證明容易產生難以審查的錯誤;但 Lean formalization、proof verifier 與 benchmarks 也正在形成新的檢核基礎。臨床讀者未必需要數學細節,但可把它視為「高嚴謹度知識領域如何吸收 AI」的案例:當輸出可驗證時,AI 的價值才真正上升;當驗證成本高於生成成本時,整個審查制度會承壓。
4. The brain’s code seems to be in constant flux. Neuroscientists are baffled|feature
這篇長文回顧 representational drift:同一神經元對同一刺激或行為的反應可能隨時間漂移,但整體族群表徵仍可維持功能。它挑戰「單一神經元固定編碼」的傳統想像,並把議題延伸到記憶時間戳、腦機介面、AI catastrophic forgetting 與神經退化疾病。臨床神經科與精神醫學讀者可特別注意兩點:第一,動物研究中的長期神經紀錄不能簡化成穩定 mapping;第二,若神經族群表徵本來就會漂移,未來 brain–computer interface 與神經調控裝置必須內建長期校正與適應機制。
5. Gaussian boson sampling with 1,024 squeezed states in 8,176 modes|article
僅依摘要評論。Jiuzhang 4.0 把 Gaussian boson sampling 推到 1,024 squeezed states 與 8,176 modes,並報告 92% source efficiency、51% overall system efficiency,最高可達 3,050 photons 的 detection events。這篇的科學意義在於兩層:一是光量子處理器的規模與低損耗控制繼續逼近 classical simulation 難以處理的區域;二是作者把此架構連到 bosonic error-correcting codes 與 fault-tolerant photonic quantum hardware 的路徑。讀者要注意,這不是一般可程式量子電腦的臨床或工程應用展示,而是量子計算可擴展性與 classical tractability 邊界的硬體里程碑。
6. Genetic predictors of GLP1 receptor agonist weight loss and side effects|GWAS|OA
僅依摘要評論。這篇是臨床端最直接可感的研究之一,分析 27,885 名 GLP1 receptor agonist 使用者的自陳減重與副作用,找到 GLP1R missense variant 與較佳減重反應相關,也把 GLP1R 與 GIPR 變異連到 nausea/vomiting 風險,其中 GIPR 關聯限於 tirzepatide 使用者。重點不是現在就把基因檢測變成常規,而是提示未來 GLP-1 類藥物選擇可能從 BMI、HbA1c、共病,走向 efficacy 與 tolerability 的風險分層。現階段仍需外部驗證、客觀體重與藥物劑量資料支持。
7. Evolutionary characterization of lung cancer metastasis|cancer genomics|OA
僅依摘要評論。TRACERx lung 與 PEACE autopsy 的 501 個 longitudinal primary/metastatic tumour samples,讓作者重建 24 名 NSCLC 病人從診斷到死亡的轉移演化。摘要中最有臨床意義的是:metastases 與 ancestral primary tumour 明顯分化,且 62.5% 病人有多個 primary tumour subclones 播散;超過一半 sampled metastases 由其他 metastases seeded。這提醒臨床上單一轉移切片可能低估轉移多樣性,局部控制與系統治療時序也不能只用「原發灶→轉移灶」的線性模型理解。
8. Clinical application of base editing for treating β-thalassaemia|phase 1
僅依摘要評論。這項 phase 1 trial 以 transformer base editor 修飾 autologous CD34+ cells,靶向 HBG1/2 promoter 的 BCL11A binding motif,以重新活化 HbF。5 名病人、median follow-up 23.0 months,摘要報告所有病人停止紅血球輸血,last transfusion median 18 days after infusion;month 3 mean total haemoglobin 12.4 ± 1.0 g dl–1、HbF 11.5 ± 0.9 g dl–1,且無死亡或癌症發生。這是 gene editing 臨床轉譯的重要訊號,但仍是小樣本早期試驗;conditioning、長期 clonal safety、off-target 與可近性仍是導入臨床前必須審慎追蹤的核心問題。
指南/綜論/方法學(表格)
本期無正式 guideline 或系統性綜論;以下以 editorial、news、N&V、method/platform、clinical/basic research、correspondence/correction 分組,逐篇補齊導讀。
Editorial、World View、Research Highlight、News、Feature、Book、Obituary、Career、Correspondence
| 文章 | 類型 | 取得 | 導讀重點 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mental-health research is too often invisible — it is time to change that | editorial | 以 Wellcome–Nature mental-health science prize 切入,主張精神健康研究資源與能見度不成比例,並強調 intervention 應以可測量 outcome 與可擴散性評估。 | |
| Can the ‘steroid Olympics’ show the sporting community how to support athletes better? | world view | 從 Enhanced Games 反思反禁藥制度、運動員貧困與醫療支持不足;作者主張不能只譴責用藥,還要重建以運動員權益為核心的 integrity system。 | |
| The Enhanced Games miss the point: science can clean up sport | world view | 另一篇 World View 強調 performance-enhancing drugs 的精神、心血管、生殖與肌肉骨骼風險,主張運動科學應保護健康與公平,而非取消倫理邊界。 | |
| Even mild blows to the head disrupt the microbiome | highlight | 研究亮點指出 American football 季中無症狀頭部撞擊也與腸道菌相變化相關;屬於提示性 evidence,不能直接推論因果或臨床介入。 | |
| Bespoke DNA vaccine offers hope for treatment of notorious brain cancer | highlight | 個人化 DNA vaccine 在 glioblastoma 早期試驗中安全刺激免疫反應;重點是免疫活化可行性,療效仍需更大規模臨床試驗確認。 | |
| Pristine Antarctic ice records the Solar System’s travels | highlight | 以 Antarctic ice 中 60Fe 沉積率推測 Solar System 進入 Local Interstellar Cloud 的時序,是宇宙環境與地球地質紀錄交會的案例。 | |
| Dried to survive: desiccated tardigrades tolerate high heat | highlight | 水熊蟲先脫水後可耐受 85 °C,凸顯 desiccation 狀態對熱耐受的關鍵;屬生物物理與極端生存機制亮點。 | |
| Early-career researchers do more ‘disruptive’ science than veterans | news | 以 12.5 million researchers、60 年論文資料分析 disruption 隨 academic age 下降;重點是資助與團隊領導結構可能影響創新型態。 | |
| Elsevier vs Meta: first science publisher sues over scraped research papers | news | Elsevier 參與對 Meta 的訴訟,爭點在 Llama 訓練是否取得與重製受著作權保護文本;學術出版與 AI training data 市場將更緊張。 | |
| Ice core reveals longest-ever continuous record of Earth’s climate | news | Beyond EPICA 公布 1.2 million years ice-core record,可用於檢驗 Mid-Pleistocene Transition 與 CO2、溫度循環關係;結果尚未 peer reviewed。 | |
| Surge in fake citations uncovered by audit of 2.5 million biomedical-science papers | news | 2.5 million biomedical papers、97 million references audit 發現 fake citations 上升;對 systematic review 與 clinical guidelines 的污染風險尤其高。 | |
| World’s largest forest research agency faces severe cutback by Trump administration | news | US Forest Service R&D sites 可能大幅關閉,長期 experimental forests、樣本與資料保存受威脅;重點是基礎監測一旦中斷很難重建。 | |
| Beyond GDP: 31 alternatives to the world’s favourite measure of economic health | news | UN beyond-GDP 報告提出 31 個進步指標,涵蓋收入、排放、健康、教育與安全;問題在 dashboard 是否能簡明且制度化。 | |
| World-leading climate centre takes Trump administration to court | news | UCAR 為 NCAR 前途與 NSF 對簿公堂,核心爭點是超算中心與氣候研究能力是否被過快拆分;對極端天氣模型與資料服務影響大。 | |
| Birds get a bad rap: why we should look up to our feathered friends | book review | 兩本鳥類書評一面談保育復育,一面談 avian intelligence;以 bald eagle、puffin、corvid 為例,連結生態危機與認知演化。 | |
| Criminals are made, not born: how when you live shapes whether you will break the law | book review | 書評介紹 Sampson 的歷史脈絡犯罪觀,主張逮捕風險、警政型態與 lead exposure 等時代條件會改變人生軌跡,不宜把犯罪簡化為性格。 | |
| J. Craig Venter obituary: maverick biotechnologist who sequenced the human genome | obituary | Venter 的訃聞重訪 shotgun sequencing、人類基因體競賽與 synthetic biology;讀點在其科學創新與商業化爭議同時存在。 | |
| AI might jeopardize the uncertainty required in science | correspondence | Correspondence 提醒 AI 可能壓平科學寫作中表達不確定性的細緻差異,進而影響讀者對證據強度與推論邊界的理解。 | |
| Support academic institutions under attack | correspondence | Correspondence 呼籲支援戰爭與衝突下受攻擊的學術機構;重點是教育、研究與醫療文化設施毀損會造成長期知識斷裂。 | |
| France’s research-primate project goes against its own ethics panel | correspondence | Correspondence 質疑法國 research-primate 計畫違背自身 ethics panel;重點是大型動物研究基礎建設也需公開倫理治理與問責。 | |
| Airborne DNA can yield insights with the right techniques | correspondence | Correspondence 指出 airborne eDNA 要用於 biodiversity assessment 與 biosecurity,仍需補足採樣、污染控制與解讀方法三類缺口。 | |
| Meet the academics refusing to use generative AI | career | Career Feature 呈現拒用 generative AI 的學者理由,包括學習、倫理、環境與認知依賴;可作研究室 AI policy 討論素材。 |
News & Views
| 文章 | 類型 | 取得 | 導讀重點 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Engineered blood clots stop bleeding in seconds | N&V | 評述 engineered blood clots:改造 red blood cells 形成強韌 cytogels,指向止血、組織修復與再生醫學應用,但轉譯仍需安全性驗證。 | |
| Specific combinations of human and viral genetic variants explain a cancer predisposition in southern China | N&V | 評述 EBV strain 與 HLA 交互作用造成 NPC 風險分層;重點是華南 endemic cancer 可用 host–virus genomics 重新理解。 | |
| Genetics reveal why people respond differently to GLP-1 weight-loss drugs | N&V | 評述 GLP1R/GIPR variants 與 GLP-1 類藥物療效、副作用差異;臨床上仍屬精準處方的前期證據,不宜過度外推。 | |
| Targeted electron beam creates thousands of atomic crystal defects | N&V | 評述 electron-beam mesoscale defect engineering;可精準建立晶格缺陷陣列,對 quantum devices 與 atomic-scale manufacturing 有平台意義。 | |
| Protein engineering fixes a major crop trade-off | N&V | 評述 maize NLAΔ12 工程化:分離 cold tolerance 與 phosphate uptake trade-off,指向氣候韌性與肥料效率兼顧的作物設計。 | |
| DNA-folding changes block production of self-directed antibodies | N&V | 評述 Igκ receptor editing 的 DNA folding 與 RAG scanning 機制,說明 B cells 如何擴增抗體多樣性並降低自體反應。 |
原創研究、方法學與技術平台
| 文章 | 類型 | 取得 | 導讀重點 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Imaging hidden objects with consumer LiDAR via motion-induced sampling | article | 僅依摘要評論。以 smartphone-grade LiDAR 透過 multi-frame fusion 做 non-line-of-sight imaging,從研究級硬體推進到低成本消費裝置。 | |
| Cusp-singularity-enhanced Coriolis effect for sensitive chip-scale gyroscopes | article | OA | 僅依摘要評論。利用 cusp catastrophe 中 third-order singularities 放大 Coriolis frequency modulation,顯著提升 chip-scale gyroscope 訊噪比與精度。 |
| Autonomous closed-loop framework for reproducible perovskite solar cells | article | 僅依摘要評論。ML discovery 結合 automated manufacturing,使 perovskite solar cells 達高效率與較佳 reproducibility,是自動化材料製程範例。 | |
| Mesoscale atomic engineering in a crystal lattice | article | 僅依摘要評論。以 electron beam 在 CrSBr 中建立 40,000 個以上使用者定義缺陷,為 mesoscopic atomic engineering 與量子材料提供平台。 | |
| Engineering tough blood clots for rapid haemostasis and enhanced regeneration | article | 僅依摘要評論。engineered blood clots 秒級形成,fracture toughness 增加 13 倍,adhesion energy 增加 4 倍;臨床潛力在快速止血與修復。 | |
| Carbonyl swapping converts cyclic ketones to saturated heterocycles | article | 僅依摘要評論。以 formal carbonyl replacement 把 cyclic ketones 轉成多樣 saturated heterocycles,對藥物化學 scaffold diversification 有價值。 | |
| High-fidelity identification of guest species in porous materials | article | 僅依摘要評論。Gaussian-apodized single-sideband electron ptychography 降低 artefactual contrast,提升 porous materials 中 guest species 辨識可信度。 | |
| Twenty-first century emergence of alpine fire in Central African mountains | article | 僅依摘要評論。Rwenzori Mountains 高海拔 Afroalpine fire 可能是 12,000 年以來首見,提示熱帶高山生態系進入新擾動狀態。 | |
| Foreshock-induced slip transients set mainshock nucleation timing | article | OA | 僅依摘要評論。實驗與 rate-and-state rupture framework 指出 foreshock-induced slip transients 可設定 mainshock nucleation timing,改善地震前兆理解。 |
| Racial diversity in higher education is associated with higher student salaries | observational | 僅依摘要評論。MBA 與 JD cohort 資料顯示 racial diversity 與畢業薪資較高相關;屬 cohort-level association,不宜解讀成個人因果。 | |
| Contrasting thermophilization among forests, grasslands and alpine summits | ecology | 僅依摘要評論。歐洲 6,067 個 vegetation plots 顯示 alpine summits thermophilization 最強,森林與高山累積 climatic debt,生態系反應不同步。 | |
| GLP-1R–GIPR–PPARα/γ/δ quintuple agonism corrects obesity and diabetes in mice | preclinical | OA | 僅依摘要評論。GLP-1–GIP–lanifibranor 在小鼠結合 incretin 與 PPAR 作用,改善體重與血糖;距離人體治療仍需完整安全性與劑量研究。 |
| EBV strain interacts with host HLA to drive nasopharyngeal carcinoma risk | genomics | OA | 僅依摘要評論。HLA-A*11:01 與 EBV 85841G 的交互作用解釋 NPC endemicity 的一部分,雙重風險族群占 20.5% 且約占 47% 病例。 |
| Population-scale repeat expansions elucidate disease risk and brain atrophy | genomics | OA | 僅依摘要評論。1,020,833 samples 分析 37 個 STR loci,顯示 repeat expansions 可早於診斷連到 NfL 上升與特定腦區萎縮。 |
| DNA damage burden causes selective CUX2 neuron loss in neuroinflammation | mechanistic | OA | 僅依摘要評論。MS cortical lesions 與小鼠模型顯示 CUX2+ L2/3 neurons 對 DNA damage 負荷特別脆弱,IFN-γ 可驅動損傷。 |
| Expansion of outer cortical CUX2 neurons requires adaptations for DNA repair | mechanistic | OA | 僅依摘要評論。ATF4 調控 DNA damage response,支撐 upper layer 2/3 CUX2 neurons 發育,連結皮質演化擴張與 DNA repair 需求。 |
| Rewiring an E3 ligase enhances cold resilience and phosphate use in maize | plant biotech | 僅依摘要評論。AI-guided NLAΔ12 allele 分離 jasmonate cold tolerance 與 phosphate regulation,multi-site field trials 顯示產量與 PUE 潛力。 | |
| Asymmetric selection of a rice immune module and rebuild of disease resistance | plant genomics | 僅依摘要評論。XA48–OsVOZ1 rice immune module 顯示人工選汰如何重塑 disease resistance,並提出重建 broad-spectrum resistance 的育種策略。 | |
| Dynamic antigen expression and cytotoxic T cell resistance in HIV reservoir clones | HIV cure | OA | 僅依摘要評論。authentic reservoir clones 可增殖並間歇表達 HIV proteins,長時間 CD8 壓力仍可削弱,cell-intrinsic resistance 是治癒靶點。 |
| A membrane-bound nuclease directly cleaves phage DNA during genome injection | microbiology | OA | 僅依摘要評論。SNIPE 定位於 bacterial membrane,在 phage genome injection 時直接切割 DNA,是區分 self/non-self 的新型抗 phage 機制。 |
| Linear RAG scanning mediates editing of Igκ variable region repertoires | immunology | OA | 僅依摘要評論。說明 secondary Igκ recombination 由 linear RAG scanning 介導,連結 receptor editing、抗體 repertoire 與 central tolerance。 |
| Exposed phosphatidylserine is an inhibitory molecule in T cell exhaustion | immunology | 僅依摘要評論。exposed PS 在活 CD8 T cells 上作為非典型 inhibitory molecule,與 anti-PDL1 協同改善病毒控制,具免疫治療意涵。 | |
| Facile induction of immune tolerance by an interleukin-2–TGFβ surrogate agonist | immunotherapy | OA | 僅依摘要評論。IL-2–TGFβ surrogate agonist 以 AND-gated co-activation 誘導 antigen-specific pTreg cells,於過敏與自體免疫小鼠模型降低發炎。 |
| Somatic evolution following cancer treatment in normal tissue | cancer genomics | OA | 僅依摘要評論。PEACE autopsy 正常組織高深度 sequencing 顯示治療、吸菸、酒精等暴露可形塑 somatic evolution 與 driver mutations。 |
| Catabolism of extracellular glutathione supplies cysteine to support tumours | cancer metabolism | OA | 僅依摘要評論。extracellular GSH 可作為 cysteine reservoir 支持腫瘤,γ-glutamyltransferase 抑制可能成為 amino-acid restriction 策略。 |
| Gene regulatory landscape dissected by single-cell four-omics sequencing | method | 僅依摘要評論。CHARM 同細胞平行量測 genome conformation、histone modifications、chromatin accessibility 與 expression,解析 3D epigenome。 | |
| BCDX2–CX3 and DX2–CX3 complexes assemble and stabilize RAD51 filaments | structural biology | 僅依摘要評論。重建 RAD51 paralogues 的 loader/anchor 模組,提供 homologous recombination 與癌症易感突變詮釋的原子層級模型。 | |
| Structural energetics of cold sensitivity | structural biology | OA | 僅依摘要評論。結合 cryo-EM 與 HDX-MS 描述 TRPM8 cold activation 的 energetic landscape,連結 menthol、cold sensing 與通道開啟。 |
更正與編輯關切
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| Author Correction: Titration of RAS alters senescent state and influences tumour initiation | correction | OA | 作者更正,與 RAS、senescence state 與 tumour initiation 原論文相關;引用或延伸該研究時,應同步查閱更正內容。 |
| Author Correction: Multidimensional profiling of heterogeneity in supratentorial ependymomas | correction | OA | 作者更正,涉及 supratentorial ependymomas 多維 profiling 原文;對腫瘤分類或資料重用者,屬必要校正紀錄。 |
| Author Correction: Enteric neurons increase maternal food intake during reproduction | correction | 作者更正,對 enteric neurons 與 reproductive food intake 原文提供校正;神經胃腸與代謝研究引用時需併讀。 | |
| Author Correction: Proteasome-guided haem signalling axis contributes to T cell exhaustion | correction | 作者更正,連到 proteasome-guided haem signalling 與 T cell exhaustion 原文;免疫耗竭相關引用需更新。 | |
| Editorial Expression of Concern: Nociceptive neurons promote gastric tumour progression via a CGRP–RAMP1 axis | EoC | 編輯提醒 source data 有大量重複數值疑慮;作者以 rounding 解釋但一致性不足,讀者應審慎解讀相關資料。 |
臨床可帶走的 10 點
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Clinical application of base editing for treating β-thalassaemia|phase 1:base editing 重新活化 HbF 的早期人體資料很亮眼,但樣本數只有 5 人,臨床導入前仍需長期安全性、conditioning 風險與可近性評估。
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Genetic predictors of GLP1 receptor agonist weight loss and side effects|GWAS|OA :GLP1R/GIPR 變異可能影響療效與 nausea/vomiting 風險;目前可視為 precision obesity medicine 的研究基礎,尚非例行檢測指引。
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GLP-1R–GIPR–PPARα/γ/δ quintuple agonism corrects obesity and diabetes in mice|preclinical|OA :多重 agonism 在小鼠改善 obesity/diabetes,顯示代謝藥物仍會向複合路徑發展;人體安全性不能由小鼠結果直接外推。
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Evolutionary characterization of lung cancer metastasis|cancer genomics|OA :NSCLC metastasis 可由多個 subclones 與 metastasis-to-metastasis seeding 形成,單一轉移切片可能低估腫瘤異質性。
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Somatic evolution following cancer treatment in normal tissue|cancer genomics|OA :抗癌治療可能形塑正常組織的 somatic evolution;長期 survivorship 研究需納入正常組織基因組風險。
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Catabolism of extracellular glutathione supplies cysteine to support tumours|cancer metabolism|OA :腫瘤可利用 extracellular GSH 取得 cysteine,提示 amino-acid restriction 與 γ-glutamyltransferase 可能成為治療方向。
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Exposed phosphatidylserine is an inhibitory molecule in T cell exhaustion|immunology:exposed PS 可能是 T cell exhaustion 的非典型抑制訊號,未來可與 checkpoint blockade 概念整合。
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Facile induction of immune tolerance by an interleukin-2–TGFβ surrogate agonist|immunotherapy|OA :以 IL-2–TGFβ surrogate 誘導 antigen-specific pTreg cells,對 allergy、autoimmunity 具轉譯潛力,但目前是小鼠模型。
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Population-scale repeat expansions elucidate disease risk and brain atrophy|genomics|OA :STR expansions 可早於診斷與 NfL、腦萎縮相關,未來可能改變神經退化疾病的風險偵測與 biomarker 設計。
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Bespoke DNA vaccine offers hope for treatment of notorious brain cancer|highlight:個人化 DNA vaccine 在 glioblastoma 早期試驗顯示免疫刺激可行性,但尚不能視為已證實延長存活的標準治療。
完整文章連結(按文章類型分組)
Editorial
- Mental-health research is too often invisible — it is time to change that|editorial
- Why AI cannot do good science without humans|editorial
World View
- Can the ‘steroid Olympics’ show the sporting community how to support athletes better?|world view
- The Enhanced Games miss the point: science can clean up sport|world view
Research Highlight
- Even mild blows to the head disrupt the microbiome|highlight
- Bespoke DNA vaccine offers hope for treatment of notorious brain cancer|highlight
- Pristine Antarctic ice records the Solar System’s travels|highlight
- Dried to survive: desiccated tardigrades tolerate high heat|highlight
News
- Early-career researchers do more ‘disruptive’ science than veterans|news
- Elsevier vs Meta: first science publisher sues over scraped research papers|news
- Ice core reveals longest-ever continuous record of Earth’s climate|news
- Surge in fake citations uncovered by audit of 2.5 million biomedical-science papers|news
- World’s largest forest research agency faces severe cutback by Trump administration|news
- Beyond GDP: 31 alternatives to the world’s favourite measure of economic health|news
- World-leading climate centre takes Trump administration to court|news
News Feature
- ‘It is incredible’: How AI is transforming mathematics|feature
- The brain’s code seems to be in constant flux. Neuroscientists are baffled|feature
Book Review、Obituary、Comment、Career
- Birds get a bad rap: why we should look up to our feathered friends|book review
- Criminals are made, not born: how when you live shapes whether you will break the law|book review
- J. Craig Venter obituary: maverick biotechnologist who sequenced the human genome|obituary
- The uncritical adoption of AI in science is alarming — we urgently need guard rails|comment
- Meet the academics refusing to use generative AI|career
Correspondence
- AI might jeopardize the uncertainty required in science|correspondence
- Support academic institutions under attack|correspondence
- France’s research-primate project goes against its own ethics panel|correspondence
- Airborne DNA can yield insights with the right techniques|correspondence
News & Views
- Engineered blood clots stop bleeding in seconds|N&V
- Specific combinations of human and viral genetic variants explain a cancer predisposition in southern China|N&V
- Genetics reveal why people respond differently to GLP-1 weight-loss drugs|N&V
- Targeted electron beam creates thousands of atomic crystal defects|N&V
- Protein engineering fixes a major crop trade-off|N&V
- DNA-folding changes block production of self-directed antibodies|N&V
Article
- Gaussian boson sampling with 1,024 squeezed states in 8,176 modes|article
- Imaging hidden objects with consumer LiDAR via motion-induced sampling|article
- Cusp-singularity-enhanced Coriolis effect for sensitive chip-scale gyroscopes|article|OA
- Autonomous closed-loop framework for reproducible perovskite solar cells|article
- Mesoscale atomic engineering in a crystal lattice|article
- Engineering tough blood clots for rapid haemostasis and enhanced regeneration|article
- Carbonyl swapping converts cyclic ketones to saturated heterocycles|article
- High-fidelity identification of guest species in porous materials|article
- Twenty-first century emergence of alpine fire in Central African mountains|article
- Foreshock-induced slip transients set mainshock nucleation timing|article|OA
- Racial diversity in higher education is associated with higher student salaries|observational
- Contrasting thermophilization among forests, grasslands and alpine summits|article
- Genetic predictors of GLP1 receptor agonist weight loss and side effects|GWAS|OA
- GLP-1R–GIPR–PPARα/γ/δ quintuple agonism corrects obesity and diabetes in mice|preclinical|OA
- EBV strain interacts with host HLA to drive nasopharyngeal carcinoma risk|genomics|OA
- Population-scale repeat expansions elucidate disease risk and brain atrophy|genomics|OA
- DNA damage burden causes selective CUX2 neuron loss in neuroinflammation|mechanistic|OA
- Expansion of outer cortical CUX2 neurons requires adaptations for DNA repair|mechanistic|OA
- Rewiring an E3 ligase enhances cold resilience and phosphate use in maize|plant biotech
- Asymmetric selection of a rice immune module and rebuild of disease resistance|plant genomics
- Dynamic antigen expression and cytotoxic T cell resistance in HIV reservoir clones|HIV cure|OA
- A membrane-bound nuclease directly cleaves phage DNA during genome injection|microbiology|OA
- Linear RAG scanning mediates editing of Igκ variable region repertoires|immunology|OA
- Exposed phosphatidylserine is an inhibitory molecule in T cell exhaustion|immunology
- Facile induction of immune tolerance by an interleukin-2–TGFβ surrogate agonist|immunotherapy|OA
- Somatic evolution following cancer treatment in normal tissue|cancer genomics|OA
- Evolutionary characterization of lung cancer metastasis|cancer genomics|OA
- Clinical application of base editing for treating β-thalassaemia|phase 1
- Catabolism of extracellular glutathione supplies cysteine to support tumours|cancer metabolism|OA
- Gene regulatory landscape dissected by single-cell four-omics sequencing|method
- BCDX2–CX3 and DX2–CX3 complexes assemble and stabilize RAD51 filaments|structural biology
- Structural energetics of cold sensitivity|structural biology|OA
Author Correction
- Author Correction: Titration of RAS alters senescent state and influences tumour initiation|correction|OA
- Author Correction: Multidimensional profiling of heterogeneity in supratentorial ependymomas|correction|OA
- Author Correction: Enteric neurons increase maternal food intake during reproduction|correction
- Author Correction: Proteasome-guided haem signalling axis contributes to T cell exhaustion|correction