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.

A data leak shut a top research biobank: lessons from the recovery

Nature, Published online: 08 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02803-yThe UK Biobank is imposing new safety measures after a security incident, but safeguarding biomedical data while enabling researcher access remains a challenge.

Nature, Published online: 08 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02803-y

The UK Biobank is imposing new safety measures after a security incident, but safeguarding biomedical data while enabling researcher access remains a challenge.

Daily briefing: Gene-therapy deaths put spotlight on trials in China

Nature, Published online: 08 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02838-1The deaths of two children in separate gene-therapy trials could have a profound effect on China’s biomedical industry, say researchers. Plus, an AI system has …

Nature, Published online: 08 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02838-1

The deaths of two children in separate gene-therapy trials could have a profound effect on China’s biomedical industry, say researchers. Plus, an AI system has formalized Fermat’s last theorem and the impact of Nancy Grace Roman.

OpenAI claims huge maths breakthrough on a famed ‘Millennium Problem’

Nature, Published online: 08 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02842-5The company says it has cracked the physics of fluids using artificial intelligence, solving one of the toughest puzzles in mathematics.

Nature, Published online: 08 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02842-5

The company says it has cracked the physics of fluids using artificial intelligence, solving one of the toughest puzzles in mathematics.

‘Mother of Hubble’: how Nancy Grace Roman ushered in a new era of astronomy

Nature, Published online: 08 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02802-zThe scientist honoured by the newest telescope in space spearheaded a pioneering programme as NASA’s first chief astronomer.

Nature, Published online: 08 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02802-z

The scientist honoured by the newest telescope in space spearheaded a pioneering programme as NASA’s first chief astronomer.

Probing the proteome at cellular scale

Nature, Published online: 07 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02805-wRapid technological advances are allowing researchers to identify thousands of proteins in individual cells, revealing the hidden mechanisms underlying developm…

Nature, Published online: 07 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02805-w

Rapid technological advances are allowing researchers to identify thousands of proteins in individual cells, revealing the hidden mechanisms underlying development and disease.