The cover shows circular extrachromosomal DNA (ecDNA) sitting next to a chromosome. ecDNA has a significant effect on the outcome of cancer treatment — it can render tumours resistant to ...

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The Human Tumor Atlas Network (HTAN) was set up in 2018 to create 3D atlases of the cellular, structural and molecular features of human cancers as they evolve. This week sees the network release ...

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Minh Ha Quang’s work at a Japanese AI research centre aims to understand how machines extract image data from the real world.

Intricate molecular machineries, such as the ESCRT protein complexes, are well known for their ability to cut biological membranes. The discovery that membranes can also be severed by phase ...

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