Nature, Published online: 11 September 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-02862-z Tiny cellular tubes between neurons and brain cells called microglia serve as conduits for the export of toxic protein aggregates from neurons and the import of healthy organelles, keeping...
Nature, Published online: 11 September 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-02868-7 In brain tumours, immune cells called macrophages scavenge lipid debris from the myelin sheath of neurons. These lipid-laden macrophages cause immunosuppression, and their transfer of lipids...
Nature, Published online: 11 September 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-02915-3 Dozens of labs around the world are striving to grow models of human embryos to study development, fertility and therapies. They are entering uncharted ethical territory.
Nature, Published online: 11 September 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-02822-7 Cellular structural filaments called microtubules are made up of units of tubulin proteins. Various enzymes add modifications to and remove them from tubulin units; together, these...
