Daily briefing: How 3D printers are changing lab work

Nature, Published online: 19 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02614-1Printing custom lab tools can be cheaper than buying them. Plus, South African scientists might soon have to register with a regulatory body and what an exoskeleto…

Nature, Published online: 19 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02614-1

Printing custom lab tools can be cheaper than buying them. Plus, South African scientists might soon have to register with a regulatory body and what an exoskeleton-powered future might look like.

South Africa’s scientists must register with official body or risk prison, according to draft law

Nature, Published online: 19 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02516-2Many researchers are unaware of an upcoming law that will require them to register with a regulatory body, as is the case for engineers and health-care professionals.

Nature, Published online: 19 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02516-2

Many researchers are unaware of an upcoming law that will require them to register with a regulatory body, as is the case for engineers and health-care professionals.

Screening babies’ genomes could save lives. Here’s how it would work

Nature, Published online: 19 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02528-yMassive genomic newborn-screening studies are under way all over the globe. But questions about scalability, feasibility and net benefit remain.

Nature, Published online: 19 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02528-y

Massive genomic newborn-screening studies are under way all over the globe. But questions about scalability, feasibility and net benefit remain.