Author: Heidi Ledford

Anthropic bought a one-person, AI-powered biotech: is this drug discovery’s future?

Nature, Published online: 11 November 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03640-9A promising biotechnology company developed a new approach that might treat a rare disease — but its sole employee didn’t do all the work.

Nature, Published online: 11 November 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03640-9

A promising biotechnology company developed a new approach that might treat a rare disease — but its sole employee didn’t do all the work.

The brain liquidates billions of mutant neurons around the time we’re born

Nature, Published online: 28 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03444-xFaulty neurons can contribute to various neurological conditions, but researchers have uncovered a system that might clean them up.

Nature, Published online: 28 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03444-x

Faulty neurons can contribute to various neurological conditions, but researchers have uncovered a system that might clean them up.

Can science make your dog live longer? Longevity craze comes to pets

Nature, Published online: 26 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03447-8The emerging science — and industry — of animal longevity is attracting interest from companies and academics alike.

Nature, Published online: 26 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03447-8

The emerging science — and industry — of animal longevity is attracting interest from companies and academics alike.

A first for CRISPR: powerful prime editing alters DNA directly in the human body

Nature, Published online: 22 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03371-xApplication of the high-precision technique is part of a clinical trial to treat a genetic disease that can cause liver and nerve damage.

Nature, Published online: 22 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03371-x

Application of the high-precision technique is part of a clinical trial to treat a genetic disease that can cause liver and nerve damage.

How tech billionaires are disrupting biomedical science

Nature, Published online: 21 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03311-9Money from the world’s increasingly prosperous technology entrepreneurs has been flooding into biomedical research. Is it changing how science is done?

Nature, Published online: 21 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03311-9

Money from the world’s increasingly prosperous technology entrepreneurs has been flooding into biomedical research. Is it changing how science is done?

Big dogs age faster than little ones — rogue ‘jumping genes’ might be to blame

Nature, Published online: 08 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03199-5Study of almost 900 dogs from roughly 120 breeds finds that rapid ageing of large canines is linked to changes in the epigenome.

Nature, Published online: 08 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03199-5

Study of almost 900 dogs from roughly 120 breeds finds that rapid ageing of large canines is linked to changes in the epigenome.

The top cancer success stories of the past 50 years, by the numbers

Nature, Published online: 05 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03157-1Outcomes have improved drastically in the United States for some forms of the disease, but those for others continue to lag.

Nature, Published online: 05 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03157-1

Outcomes have improved drastically in the United States for some forms of the disease, but those for others continue to lag.

Can pancreatic cancer be stopped in its tracks? Radical tactic raises hopes

Nature, Published online: 01 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03119-7With prospects for new treatments at an all-time high, researchers are looking for ways to boost survival by treating the disease early.

Nature, Published online: 01 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03119-7

With prospects for new treatments at an all-time high, researchers are looking for ways to boost survival by treating the disease early.

Bigger than CRISPR? A guide to the latest genome editors

Nature, Published online: 28 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02964-wGene-editing techniques could soon allow researchers to replace entire genes and engineer complex cellular circuits — if the systems can be delivered safely int…

Nature, Published online: 28 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02964-w

Gene-editing techniques could soon allow researchers to replace entire genes and engineer complex cellular circuits — if the systems can be delivered safely into cells.