Bigger than CRISPR? A guide to the latest genome editors

Nature, Published online: 28 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02964-wGene-editing techniques could soon allow researchers to replace entire genes and engineer complex cellular circuits — if the systems can be delivered safely int…

Nature, Published online: 28 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02964-w

Gene-editing techniques could soon allow researchers to replace entire genes and engineer complex cellular circuits — if the systems can be delivered safely into cells.

Vaping in childhood has bigger health risks than we’d thought

Nature, Published online: 28 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02962-yUse of e-cigarettes makes it more likely that young people will experience mental-health disorders and take up smoking. Governments must act.

Nature, Published online: 28 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02962-y

Use of e-cigarettes makes it more likely that young people will experience mental-health disorders and take up smoking. Governments must act.

Stephen Hawking biography explores an ‘exceptionally clear, uncluttered mind’

Nature, Published online: 28 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02959-7An elegant account of the physicist’s unusual life story highlights the relationships that inspired him.

Nature, Published online: 28 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02959-7

An elegant account of the physicist’s unusual life story highlights the relationships that inspired him.

China now leads the world in trials for next-gen CAR-T therapies

Nature, Published online: 28 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03004-3China tests these therapies faster than the rest of the world but regulatory changes could slow them down.

Nature, Published online: 28 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03004-3

China tests these therapies faster than the rest of the world but regulatory changes could slow them down.

Old hearts age backwards: transplanted organs adjust to host’s biological age

Nature, Published online: 28 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03043-wTracking the biological age of grafted organs suggests that donor pools could be expanded to boost organ availability.

Nature, Published online: 28 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03043-w

Tracking the biological age of grafted organs suggests that donor pools could be expanded to boost organ availability.

Anthropic’s AI biolab finds ‘CRISPR-like’ DNA in viruses. What’s next?

Nature, Published online: 25 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03039-6The detection effort enlisted roughly 950 AI agents that spent more than 21 hours combing through DNA sequence databases.

Nature, Published online: 25 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03039-6

The detection effort enlisted roughly 950 AI agents that spent more than 21 hours combing through DNA sequence databases.

Briefing Chat: Why scientists made papyrus scrolls, then burnt them

Nature, Published online: 25 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03041-yNature staff discuss a technique that could help researchers read charred Herculaneum scrolls — plus, a biodegradeable, edible battery.

Nature, Published online: 25 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03041-y

Nature staff discuss a technique that could help researchers read charred Herculaneum scrolls — plus, a biodegradeable, edible battery.

Exclusive: Sham scientific societies are misleading star researchers

Nature, Published online: 25 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02980-wA Nature investigation reveals a network of organizations that have been building their ranks through deceptive practices.

Nature, Published online: 25 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02980-w

A Nature investigation reveals a network of organizations that have been building their ranks through deceptive practices.

OpenAI’s research chief talks of ‘cultural reset’ after wild few weeks

Nature, Published online: 25 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03028-9Mark Chen discusses how the Hugging Face cybersecurity incident prompted a pivot to safety — and giving AI models a sense of ‘taste’.

Nature, Published online: 25 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03028-9

Mark Chen discusses how the Hugging Face cybersecurity incident prompted a pivot to safety — and giving AI models a sense of 'taste'.