If hiring organizations must ask for references, they should do so closer to the end of the process, argues Bibek Aryal.

Nature Metabolism, Published online: 18 April 2025; doi:10.1038/s42255-025-01274-1A new study reveals a surprising mechanism by which itaconate inhibits the active site of a peroxiredoxin enzyme to amplify redox signalling and the type I interferon response in macrophages.