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A multi-ancestry genome-wide association study meta-analysis across 2,563,755 individuals presented in Nature Medicine identifies 26 risk loci for fibromyalgia, including HTT, and finds genetic correlations with chronic pain and psychiatric and somatic disorders. go.nature.com/4q860Yp 🧬🧪
Antibiotic resistance gene acquisition by Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Achromobacter from transiently infecting bacteria drives rapid and extreme resistance to the antibiotic tobramycin during chronic lung infection within patients. #microsky #medsky 🧪
Within-patient gene transfer between transiently and chronically infecting bacteria causes extreme antibiotic resistance during lung infections - Nature MicrobiologyAntibiotic resistance gene acquisition by Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Achromobacter from transiently infecting bacteria drives rapid and extreme resistance to tobramycin during chronic lung infection within patients.go.nature.comA feature in Nature reports how newly discovered figurines point to skills that might have helped shape early humans’ expansion across Europe. “There’s something magical about these pieces,” says archaeologist Nicholas Conard. go.nature.com/4bjXJdz 🏺🧪
Although CRISPR–Cas first made a splash in gene editing, scientists now use it to precisely target epigenetic editors to any DNA sequence. Nature reports on companies exploring epigenetic-editing technology and a handful of early-stage clinical trials. 🧬🧪
Epigenetic editing makes its markResearchers are rewriting the chemical tags on DNA and chromatin to tune gene expression.go.nature.comIn a Behind the Paper post, Loekie Schreefel writes how farmers' questions led his research team to map how knowledge on regenerative practices spreads among regenerative farmers. The findings were published in Communications Earth & Environment. #Academicsky #plantscience 🌎🧪
Farmers’ questions changed my research agenda: the case of knowledge sources in regenerative agricultureFarmers’ questions led us to map how knowledge on regenerative practices spreads among regenerative farmers. We found that international sources mainly shape guiding principles, while local actors adapt these ideas into practices suited to specific farm contexts and conditions.go.nature.comA Review in Nature Sensors discusses AI-powered closed-loop wearable bioelectronics, which is emerging as a route to personalized and autonomous healthcare by linking real-time biosensing with therapeutic intervention. go.nature.com/4vUcURW #AI 🧪
A study in npj Climate Action of Australians found that people who take personal climate actions are more, not less, likely to engage in collective climate efforts and support climate policies. No evidence that individual action “crowds out” broader climate engagement. go.nature.com/3RoIARA 🌎🧪
A newly identified snake species found in Brazil may be the earliest-known snake to have diverged from the stem line, according to research in Nature. go.nature.com/44JIwyI #Paleosly 🧪
Summer days featuring conditions that promote wildfire ignition, intensity, and spread have more than doubled across large parts of the Iberian Peninsula, France, Italy, and Greece since 1981, according to a study in Scientific Reports. go.nature.com/44U6vLR 🌎🧪
Two papers in Nature report on silicon-based quantum computing chips capable of carrying out basic operations that are critical to enable quantum-based computation. go.nature.com/4yOxgin go.nature.com/4fMurWx ⚛️🧪
Deploying ocean iron fertilization — a strategy for carbon dioxide capture — in higher latitudes rather than near the equator could reduce environmental impacts while still achieving removal of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, according to a study in Nature. go.nature.com/4hJtalk 🌎🌊🧪
A paper in Nature presents observations of what may be the first known three-tiered hierarchical system — a satellite orbiting a brown dwarf, which in turn orbits a star. It remains unclear whether the satellite is an exoplanet or an exomoon. go.nature.com/4gRV6TP 🔭🧪
A paper in Nature reports that aerial imaging has detected 432 patterns called earthworks, on the ground in southwestern Amazonia. The findings were made in an area previously inhabited by the ancient Aquiry civilization of southwestern Amazonia. go.nature.com/4be3R7e 🏺🧪
Rifts are prominent tectonic features on Venus. A study in Nature Geoscience indicates that rifts on Venus are still, or were recently, active and may have undergone faster extension than usually assumed, potentially because of mantle plume activity. go.nature.com/4bdXot0 ⚒️🔭🧪
Meet the keynote speakers for our upcoming event that explores the full spectrum of autonomous robotics, from embodied intelligence and physical AI to data-driven learning, perception, and manipulation. Discounted rates end Friday. Submit an abstract by Aug 8. go.nature.com/4fod3bY #STEMConference
With #AI tools speeding up and taking on ever more steps in science, Nature canvassed opinions on tasks that readers would rather keep for themselves. Here is a snapshot of the responses. #Academicsky 🧪
Don’t let AI steal all the joy: what scientists won’t give up to chatbotsNature asked readers of the Nature Briefing what they like about their job and don’t want to hand over.go.nature.comBatteries based on sodium ions are entering mass production. Nature reports how some researchers say they could ultimately be a cheaper, safer alternative to lithium in electric cars and other energy applications. 🌎🧪
Beyond lithium: how sodium-ion batteries could change the worldBatteries based on sodium ions are entering mass production. Some researchers say they could ultimately be a cheaper, safer alternative to lithium in electric cars and other energy applications.go.nature.comA Review in Nature Reviews Biodiversity discusses population trends of migratory birds, dominant threats in different regions and existing conservation initiatives. It also recommends integrative conservation approaches for the future. go.nature.com/4z0KWae 🌎🧪
A study in Nature Microbiology maps how influenza A virus interacts with human cells, and the findings show mechanisms by which the virus exploits and remodels host cells during infection. go.nature.com/4x7IHQD #microsky #medsky 🧪