Month: June 2026

Medical records could be revealed by AI training-data vulnerability

Nature, Published online: 24 June 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02032-3Identification risks are more severe for underrepresented groups in the training data — plus, evidence that the Universe is more uneven than assumed.

Nature, Published online: 24 June 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02032-3

Identification risks are more severe for underrepresented groups in the training data — plus, evidence that the Universe is more uneven than assumed.

Genomic insights into the population dynamics and demise of Neanderthals

Nature, Published online: 24 June 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01704-4A surge of genetic data from the skeletal remains of Neanderthals disproves some assumptions and generates fresh questions about these ancient hominins.

Nature, Published online: 24 June 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01704-4

A surge of genetic data from the skeletal remains of Neanderthals disproves some assumptions and generates fresh questions about these ancient hominins.

Alternate RNA decoding results in stable and abundant proteins in mammals

Nature, Published online: 24 June 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10678-2Alternate RNA decoding, an understudied process, leads to peptide sequence modifications that can have substantial functional effects on protein stability, tissue-sp…

Nature, Published online: 24 June 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10678-2

Alternate RNA decoding, an understudied process, leads to peptide sequence modifications that can have substantial functional effects on protein stability, tissue-specific proteomes and disease.

Zero-shot design of drug-binding proteins via neural iterative selection−expansion

Nature, Published online: 24 June 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10670-wBy pairing two neural networks in an iterative optimization algorithm, small-molecule binding proteins can be designed from scratch with high accuracy, affinity and …

Nature, Published online: 24 June 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10670-w

By pairing two neural networks in an iterative optimization algorithm, small-molecule binding proteins can be designed from scratch with high accuracy, affinity and success rates, showing promise for applications in drug delivery and sequestration.