Light-gated K+ channelrhodopsins (KCRs) are recognized as an ideal neuronal silencing tool in optogenetics. KCRs contain functionally important residues for a light-driven H+ pump bacteriorhodopsin, b...

Ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase (Rubisco) is foundational to life on Earth, catalyzing carbon dioxide (CO2) fixation to generate biomass. However, Rubisco is a slow and inefficient enz...

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Bacteria deploy diverse immune systems to counter phage infection, yet how these systems sense invasion remains incompletely understood. This Review categorizes phage-derived triggers and outlines emerging principles that govern immune recognition of phage infection.

The technique enables neuroscientists to target brain circuits with unprecedented specificity, transforming the study of memory, reward and more.

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New analysis refutes James Watson’s claim he was first to recognize significance of famed photograph 51

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Nature’s senior biology reporter Ewen Callaway reflects on today’s prize for optogenetics — which scientists have anticipated for years.

Phototaxis and photophobic responses of green algae are mediated by rhodopsins with microbial-type chromophores. We report a complementary DNA sequence in the green alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtiithat ...

Karl Deisseroth is leaving his mark on brain science one technique at a time.

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Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel win the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for their work on optogenetics, which has revolutionized neuroscience.

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Cyclic oligonucleotide–based antiphage signaling systems (CBASS) are bacterial immune pathways evolutionarily related to cGAS-STING (cyclic GMP-AMP synthase–stimulator of interferon genes) in humans. ...

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