In this cross-journal collection, editors seek articles studying microbial metabolic interactions, including nutrient exchange, complex microbial metabolism ...

The source data underlying results and figures in our manuscripts can be critical for assessing the rigour of our studies and for reproducibility. Ensuring the quality and provenance of these data dur...

Simulation-based Benfordness estimation (SBBE) quantifies how closely a dataset conforms to Benford’s law, the characteristic distribution of the first significant digits observed in many naturally occurring datasets and widely used in data auditing. Applicable across scientific domains, SBBE provides uncertainty estimates and enables meaningful comparisons across datasets of different sizes. When applied to bioactivity data, SBBE ranks databases by curation quality and flags anomalous subsets for which targeted expert review is likely to yield the greatest benefit.

As generative AI tools become routine parts of research, the journal has growing concerns about how this transformation will affect the reproducibility of research. We call upon our authors to take st...

The Faculty of Medicine of the Julius-Maximilians-University of Würzburgand theHelmholtz Institute for RNA-based Infection Research (HIRI, Würzburg)jointly open a call for

In this study, authors investigate the evolution of bacterial resistance to antisense peptide nucleic acid (PNA) antibiotics. They observe that this typically occurs mainly by reducing drug uptake via...

Independent Group Leader in Nucleic Acid Sciences and Technologies within the NUCLEATE Cluster at LMU Munich, TU Munich or JMU Würzburg.

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The following is a statement from Writers Guild of America East members at Scientific American on today’s decision to sell Springer Nature and lay off staff: “Earlier today in an all-staff meeting we ...

Patterns is calling for submissions presenting compelling and creative reanalyses of prior works of high importance and broad impact.

Cas12a2 enables RNA-triggered, sequence-specific killing of eukaryotic cells via widespread DNA shredding, allowing selective elimination of cells on the basis of gene expression, including virus-infected or mutation-bearing cells.

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DestinyNet is a deep-learning framework for analyzing lineage-tracing single-cell sequencing data that integrates fate clustering, fate-flow inference, and fate prediction. It is robust to barcode sparsity and experimental variability, providing a unified approach for interpreting cell-fate dynamics.

Many oncology predictive models fail to improve care. Issues include risks of bias, underpowered radiomics studies, and limited clinical impact. A path forward involves an emphasis on clinically actio...

The emergence of a chemical system capable of self-replication and evolution is a critical event in the origin of life. RNA polymerase ribozymes can replicate RNA, but their large size and structural ...

Nature Reviews Microbiology, Published online: 12 February 2026; doi:10.1038/s41579-026-01287-xThis Genome Watch article explores how protein language models are transforming phage–host specificity prediction by capturing meaningful biological information from viral sequences, from individual proteins to entire genomes.

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RNA’s dynamic nature and complex physiochemical properties make it difficult to structurally resolve. This Perspectives examines how integrating experimental and computational approaches to structure ...

A histone ubiquitin-dependent regulatory hub governs stimulus-dependent heterochromatin propagation, with important implications for understanding mechanisms governing rapid changes in the epigenetic landscape in physiology and disease.

At the HIRI, we do not just value excellent research. Short distances, an open door policy, and a good working atmosphere—this is what distinguishes us from others. Have a look at our current job…