A first for CRISPR: powerful prime editing alters DNA directly in the human body

Nature, Published online: 22 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03371-xApplication of the high-precision technique is part of a clinical trial to treat a genetic disease that can cause liver and nerve damage.

Nature, Published online: 22 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03371-x

Application of the high-precision technique is part of a clinical trial to treat a genetic disease that can cause liver and nerve damage.

Can maths survive AI? Fields medallist Terence Tao calls for a ‘Maths 2.0’ world

Nature, Published online: 22 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03389-1As machines race ahead in solving problems, mathematicians must establish a new era that prizes human understanding over simply publishing more solutions.

Nature, Published online: 22 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03389-1

As machines race ahead in solving problems, mathematicians must establish a new era that prizes human understanding over simply publishing more solutions.

Teen depression and anxiety predicted by childhood brain development

Nature, Published online: 22 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03357-9Analysis of nearly 30,000 brain scans yields detailed timeline of how the brain matures — and hints at the consequences of disrupting it.

Nature, Published online: 22 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03357-9

Analysis of nearly 30,000 brain scans yields detailed timeline of how the brain matures — and hints at the consequences of disrupting it.

To heal sick cities, scientists and residents must work together

Nature, Published online: 21 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03161-5Tolullah Oni has developed a platform to transfer the intellectual capital of African diaspora scholars back to the continent.

Nature, Published online: 21 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03161-5

Tolullah Oni has developed a platform to transfer the intellectual capital of African diaspora scholars back to the continent.