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Nature Biotechnology – A barcoded CRISPR base editing system isolates target clones from complex mammalian, yeast and bacterial populations.
Nature Reviews Microbiology – In this Review, Fouchier and colleagues explore the evolution, spread and zoonotic risks of highly pathogenic H5 avian influenza viruses. They…
Nature – Following spinal cord injury, gamified physical therapy that incorporates closed-loop vagus nerve stimulation can aid restoration of arm and hand function.
Eye – Stereopsis in the Infant Aphakia Treatment Study: outcome at 10½ years
Communications Psychology – Six Large Language Models outperformed humans on five ability emotional intelligence tests. ChatGPT-4 also successfully generated new test items for each test,…
Molecular Psychiatry – Effects of KCNQ potassium channel modulation on ventral tegmental area activity and connectivity in individuals with depression and anhedonia
Nature – The discovery that DNA methylation of different CpG sites can serve as digital barcodes of clonal identity led to the development of EPI-Clone,…
Nature Reviews Neurology – In this Review, Taddei and Duff consider the concepts of synapse vulnerability and resilience, and how an understanding of the mechanisms…
Nature – PCSK9 regulates low density lipoprotein-cholesterol import and determines organ preference of metastatic pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma, with PCSK9-low cells metastasizing to the liver…
Nature Neuroscience – White matter aging leads to degenerative and inflammatory changes. Here the authors show that microglial dysfunction exacerbates glial CXCL10 expression, harmful CD8+…
