Tuesday, 8 September 2026
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Sideline vested interests to reform China’s research ↗Nature, Published online: 08 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02797-7 Sideline vested interests to reform China’s research
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The World Bank is right to prioritize reproducibility ↗Nature, Published online: 08 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02678-z The development bank and others are starting to publish and verify the raw data and code accompanying their research-based reports and papers. Other agencies should do the same.
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DeepMind’s new genome ‘atlas’ charts effects of all 9 billion human gene mutations ↗Nature, Published online: 08 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02835-4 AI model AlphaGenome forecasts the consequences of altering every single DNA letter in the human genome.
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Put patients at the centre of medical AI governance ↗Nature, Published online: 08 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02796-8 Put patients at the centre of medical AI governance
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China’s fast-track clinical trials are in the spotlight after child deaths ↗Nature, Published online: 08 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02407-6 A new government policy seeks to balance innovation and safety.
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Two children died from gene therapies in China: where the field goes next ↗Nature, Published online: 08 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02497-2 Strengthened laws should help to ensure future deaths are quickly disclosed to the public, but China’s reputation for such research is at risk.
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Why this neuroscientist is taking the plunge into science advocacy ↗Nature, Published online: 08 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02457-w As funding cuts reshape the US research landscape, Stefano Cataldi is turning towards policy and advocacy work to defend science.
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Nepal disaster is a wake-up call to take compound climate risks seriously ↗Nature, Published online: 08 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02794-w Nepal disaster is a wake-up call to take compound climate risks seriously
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OpenAI claims huge maths breakthrough on a famed ‘Millennium Problem’ ↗Nature, Published online: 08 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02842-5 The company says it has cracked the physics of fluids using AI, solving one of the toughest puzzles in mathematics.
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A data leak shut a top research biobank: lessons from the recovery ↗Nature, Published online: 08 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02803-y The UK Biobank is imposing new safety measures after a security incident, but safeguarding biomedical data while enabling researcher access remains a challenge.
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Author Correction: Contrasting roles of histone 3 lysine 27 demethylases in acute lymphoblastic leukaemia ↗Nature, Published online: 08 September 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-11081-7 Author Correction: Contrasting roles of histone 3 lysine 27 demethylases in acute lymphoblastic leukaemia
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How countries can grow without impoverishing future generations ↗Nature, Published online: 08 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02807-8 Governments should invest to develop all types of capital, and not just income, to improve the lives of future citizens and to protect the planet.
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‘Mother of Hubble’: how Nancy Grace Roman ushered in a new era of astronomy ↗Nature, Published online: 08 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02802-z The scientist honoured by the newest telescope in space spearheaded a pioneering programme as NASA’s first chief astronomer.
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Limit bets on clinical-trial outcomes being placed on prediction markets ↗Nature, Published online: 08 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02795-9 Limit bets on clinical-trial outcomes being placed on prediction markets
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Daily briefing: Gene-therapy deaths put spotlight on trials in China ↗Nature, Published online: 08 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02838-1 The deaths of two children in separate gene-therapy trials could have a profound effect on China’s biomedical industry, say researchers. Plus, an AI system has formalized Fermat’s last theorem and the impact of Nancy Grace Roman.
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The Kelvin scale’s creator William Thomson made many scientific advances ↗Nature, Published online: 08 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02722-y A physics pioneer who provided a new way to describe temperature, and the value of studying fossilized tracks in this week’s pick from the Nature archive.