[REPORTS] Enterococcus faecalis Senses Target Cells and in Response Expresses Cytolysin
When pathogenic bacteria attack, one member of a two-protein complex is bound by the target cells, releasing the other to induce the production of the bacterial toxin.
Authors: Phillip S. Coburn, Christopher M. Pillar, Bradley D. Jett, Wolfgang Haas, Michael S. Gilmore
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Briefing Chat: Evidence mounts for hidden chambers beyond Tutankhamun’s tomb
Nature, Published online: 18 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02984-6 Nature staff discuss data that could point to Nefertiti’s […]
Europe pushes for space independence amid geopolitical rifts
Nature, Published online: 18 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02919-1 The European Union is easing its reliance on US […]
How research funding took me out of the lab and into leadership
Nature, Published online: 18 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02184-2 Landing two large grants caused Anna Sandak to take […]
First for RNA therapy: man with rare motor-neuron disease improves after treatment
Nature, Published online: 18 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02945-z Gene-targeting treatments could be used to treat other people […]
How to make a brain: new experiments challenge existing picture
Nature, Published online: 18 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02943-1 Research also uncovers an efficient way to grow hindbrain […]
AI cracked the Navier–Stokes challenge. What does that mean for physics?
Nature, Published online: 18 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02922-6 Physicists and mathematicians are going beyond the classic equations […]
[REPORTS] Activity-Dependent Internalization of Smoothened Mediated by β-Arrestin 2 and GRK2
Two new members of a key pathway responsible for pattern formation during vertebrate development have been identified.
Authors: Wei Chen, Xiu-Rong Ren, Christopher D. Nelson, Larry S. Barak, James K. Chen, Philip A. Beachy, Frederic de Sauvage, Robert J. Lefkowitz
[REPORTS] Epithelial-to-Mesenchymal Transition Generates Proliferative Human Islet Precursor Cells
Cultured human insulin-secreting cells can be coaxed to become less differentiated and then to divide into insulin-producing cells that are potentially useful for treating diabetes.
Authors: Marvin C. Gershengorn, Anandwardhan A. Hardikar, Chiju Wei, Elizabeth Geras-Raaka, Bernice Marcus-Samuels, Bruce M. Raaka