How to win a Nobel prize
Nature, Published online: 03 October 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-02897-2 What subjects have past winners studied? What age were they when they won?
Mental-health needs rise during PhD
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A ‘Swiss army knife’ microscope that doesn’t break the bank
Nature, Published online: 02 October 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-03140-8 The parts of a 3D-printed device can be changed out, allowing for versatility
LYCHOS is a human hybrid of a plant-like PIN transporter and a GPCR
Protein expression and purification The gene encoding LYCHOS (GPR155) (Uniprot Q7Z3F1), was synthesized and subcloned into pTwist CMV BG WPRE
Connectomic reconstruction predicts visual features used for navigation
Overview Our study analysed the FAFB, an adult female D. melanogaster brain imaged at the synaptic level resolution with serial section
Neuronal parts list and wiring diagram for a visual system
Reconstruction accuracy and completeness The overall quality of our Drosophila brain reconstruction has been evaluated elsewhere24,31 (a summary of the
Highly dynamic gamma-ray emissions are common in tropical thunderclouds
Parks, G. K. et al. X‐ray enhancements detected during thunderstorm and lightning activities. Geophys. Res. Lett. 8, 1176–1179 (1981). Article
Mysterious form of high-energy radiation spotted in thunderstorms
Physicists have discovered a new form of γ-ray radiation that emerges from tropical thunderstorms — and shown that such invisible
Tuft cells act as regenerative stem cells in the human intestine
Fetal and adult tissues Uninflamed ileum, duodenum and colon were obtained from patients undergoing tumour-resection surgery; tissues were collected at
Use citizen science to turbocharge big-data projects
The fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster’s brain has been mapped in a project that discovered more than 4,500 new cell types.Credit: