This award-winning microscopy image used AI — igniting controversy in a prestigious competition

Nature, Published online: 30 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03086-zResearchers say that using artificial-intelligence tools to visualize scientific images can become problematic when models misrepresent the underlying data.

Nature, Published online: 30 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03086-z

Researchers say that using artificial-intelligence tools to visualize scientific images can become problematic when models misrepresent the underlying data.

China now leads the world in trials for next-gen CAR-T therapies

Nature, Published online: 28 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03004-3China tests these therapies faster than the rest of the world but regulatory changes could slow them down.

Nature, Published online: 28 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03004-3

China tests these therapies faster than the rest of the world but regulatory changes could slow them down.

First for RNA therapy: man with rare motor-neuron disease improves after treatment

Nature, Published online: 18 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02945-zGene-targeting treatments could be used to treat other people with rare forms of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).

Nature, Published online: 18 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02945-z

Gene-targeting treatments could be used to treat other people with rare forms of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).

Two children died from gene therapies in China: where the field goes next

Nature, Published online: 08 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02497-2Strengthened laws should help to ensure future deaths are quickly disclosed to the public, but China’s reputation for such research is at risk.

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.

Human organoids that mimic brain development grown for years in lab

Nature, Published online: 19 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02585-3Models of how the brain changes over time could help researchers to understand how diseases affect the organ later in life.

Nature, Published online: 19 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02585-3

Models of how the brain changes over time could help researchers to understand how diseases affect the organ later in life.