Month: August 2026

Virus reactivation in acute and long COVID-19

Nature, Published online: 05 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10740-zChronic reactivation of distinct herpesviruses and anelloviruses occur during acute and long COVID-19, and track with disease severity, inflammation and outcomes, …

Nature, Published online: 05 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10740-z

Chronic reactivation of distinct herpesviruses and anelloviruses occur during acute and long COVID-19, and track with disease severity, inflammation and outcomes, revealing immune signatures with prognostic potential.

A dependency map enhanced with next-generation 3D cancer models

Nature, Published online: 05 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10843-7Integration of genome-scale CRISPR screening data from traditional cell lines and next-generation cancer models expands the representation of tumour subtypes and g…

Nature, Published online: 05 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10843-7

Integration of genome-scale CRISPR screening data from traditional cell lines and next-generation cancer models expands the representation of tumour subtypes and genomic alterations in The Cancer Dependency Map.

The Virtual Tissues foundation model resolves spatial proteomics across scales

Nature, Published online: 05 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10884-yVirtual Tissues (VirTues), a foundation model for spatial proteomics that captures tissue organization across scales, supports marker reconstruction, cell segmenta…

Nature, Published online: 05 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10884-y

Virtual Tissues (VirTues), a foundation model for spatial proteomics that captures tissue organization across scales, supports marker reconstruction, cell segmentation and typing, niche annotation, spatial biomarker discovery and patient stratification across heterogeneous panels and datasets.

<b>Junk plastic turns into high-value commodity with chemistry trick</b>

Nature, Published online: 05 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02445-0Researchers untangle the chemistry behind turning PVC into high-grade motor lubricant — plus, how engineered yeast can help make a cancer drug.

Nature, Published online: 05 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02445-0

Researchers untangle the chemistry behind turning PVC into high-grade motor lubricant — plus, how engineered yeast can help make a cancer drug.

An expanded codebook of human transcription factor DNA-binding specificity

Nature, Published online: 05 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10798-9Results from a panel of assays that analyse different aspects of DNA sequence specificity reveal more than 100 new motifs to aid the characterization of putative h…

Nature, Published online: 05 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10798-9

Results from a panel of assays that analyse different aspects of DNA sequence specificity reveal more than 100 new motifs to aid the characterization of putative human transcription factors.

ZFP36L2 orchestrates stress-adaptive plasticity in regeneration and cancer

Nature, Published online: 05 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10890-0The RNA-binding protein ZFP36L2 mediates stress-adaptive plasticity in intestinal regeneration and colorectal cancer metastasis.

Nature, Published online: 05 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10890-0

The RNA-binding protein ZFP36L2 mediates stress-adaptive plasticity in intestinal regeneration and colorectal cancer metastasis.

Ubiquitous Kelvin–Helmholtz instabilities driving plasma mixing on the Sun

Nature, Published online: 05 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10871-3High-spatial-resolution observations of the solar photosphere reveal a far more complex and dynamic solar scene than previously observed and show that ubiquitous K…

Nature, Published online: 05 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10871-3

High-spatial-resolution observations of the solar photosphere reveal a far more complex and dynamic solar scene than previously observed and show that ubiquitous Kelvin–Helmholtz instabilities drive plasma mixing on the Sun.

Amygdala astrocyte primary cilium mechanisms contribute to stress behaviours

Nature, Published online: 05 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10874-0Amygdala astrocyte primary cilia are disrupted during stress, and their restoration leads to improvements in stress-related behaviour in mice.

Nature, Published online: 05 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10874-0

Amygdala astrocyte primary cilia are disrupted during stress, and their restoration leads to improvements in stress-related behaviour in mice.

In situ particle-to-fibre transformation of hydrogels for 3D printing

Nature, Published online: 05 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10883-zA three-dimensional printing method transforms hydrogel particles into aligned microfibres during extrusion, creating structural anisotropy to accelerate muscle ti…

Nature, Published online: 05 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10883-z

A three-dimensional printing method transforms hydrogel particles into aligned microfibres during extrusion, creating structural anisotropy to accelerate muscle tissue regeneration.