Twenty years ago, the Human Genome Project published its first draft sequence of the entire human genome. A sizeable collection of papers, it filled much of the 15 February 2001 issue of Nature, and ...

Superhydrophobic surfaces have a range of applications in biotechnology and medicine thanks to their ability to stay dry, keep clean and avoid biofouling. Their water-repellent properties come from ...

Cilia are characterized by slender, threadlike projections, which are used by biological organisms to control fluid flows at the microscale. Attempts to mimic these structures and engineer cilia-like ...

The cover image shows organoids grown from a mouse adult intestinal stem cell stained for differentiated and proliferating cells. Such organoids are increasingly being used to study organ development ...

Our ability to process information into complex emotions, behaviours and decisions relies on the rich diversity of cell types that make up the human brain. Uncovering the molecular and cellular events ...

Browse the archive of articles on NaturePublisher Correction: irCLIP-RNP and Re-CLIP reveal patterns of dynamic protein assemblies on RNA Luca Ducoli Brian J. Zarnegar Paul A. Khavari ...

Since its initial release in 2018, the AI tool AlphaFold and its 2021 update AlphaFold 2 have sparked a biological revolution, allowing researchers to predict and model the 3D structures of proteins.

In the short time since its launch in December 2021, NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has generated plenty of headlines with stunning new images of the cosmos. But the telescope is about more ...

Our perceptions of the world are increasingly influenced by online media, which can perpetuate social stereotypes and bias our views. The rise of artificial intelligence — especially large language ...

Many potential applications for artificial intelligence require making real-time decisions. Car racing, in which drivers must undertake complex tactical manoeuvres while controlling their vehicle at ...

The extreme conditions found in the deep sea mean that this part of the planet remains largely unexplored. In this week’s issue, Tiefeng Li and his colleagues present a soft robot that can operate at ...

The burgeoning commercial sector that is based on genome information poses a challenge to the norms of scientific publication. But it remains to be established that the conditions of access to ...