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  1. Fighting antibiotic resistance with a fish protein

    A protein made by scorpionfish may be able to kill drug-resistant bacteria that infect people with cystic fibrosis, potentially offering an alternative to antibiotics.

  2. Sugar overload

    An accumulation of the sugar mannose-6-phopshate in human cancer cells prevents them from repairing and doubling their DNA.

  3. Not too much, not too little

    In dividing stem cells, a protein dampens the activity of a genetic programme that will be switched off in future differentiating daughter cells by promoting low levels of chemical changes that normally inactivate genes.

  4. Growing up quickly

    Accelerated biological ageing has complex effects on children, including speeding or delaying development.

  5. Modifying cell tracks

    In fruit flies, the TTLL5 enzyme helps to regulate the transport of proteins and other cell components around cells by attaching small molecule tags to microtubules.

  6. Warming waters

    Analyzing DNA from seawater reveals how water temperature impacts interactions between different fish species.

  7. Whose nuts are those?

    In a nature reserve in southern China lives an inhabitant with an uncommon food hoarding strategy.

  8. The path to self-tolerance

    Two receptors that alter the migration of developing T cells play complementary roles in preventing autoimmune diseases in mice.
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