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In vivo feasibility study of humanoid robots in surgery

Nature, Published online: 08 July 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10796-x

A systematic evaluation shows that contemporary humanoid robots can perform laparoscopic surgical tasks through teleoperation, highlighting both their promise and key technical challenges before clinical deployment.

Non-genotoxic transplantation and in vivo selection through epitope editing

Nature, Published online: 08 July 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10737-8

Epitope editing of KIT enables antibody-based, non-genotoxic conditioning that selectively enriches therapeutic BCL11A-edited haematopoietic stem/progenitor cells, supports durable engraftment, preserves clonal diversity and enhances induction of fetal haemoglobin, a therapeutic approach for conditions such as sickle cell disease and β-thalassemia.

Reinforcement learning control of quantum error correction

Nature, Published online: 08 July 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10759-2

By integrating reinforcement learning with quantum error correction, a quantum computer continuously self-calibrates during computation, achieving record logical error rates and enhanced resilience to drift.

Aneuploidy selects for the acquisition of driver genes in breast cancer

Nature, Published online: 08 July 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10752-9

Screening of chromosome arm-level aneuploidies uncovers that these alterations select for specific basal-like breast cancer driver genes, including PLGRKT, an oncogene whose tumour-promoting activity is associated with highly stress-resistant mitochondria and enhanced detoxification of reactive oxygen species.

LARES-2 satellite measures frame-dragging effect around the Earth

Nature, Published online: 08 July 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10715-0

Using LARES-2, LAGEOS and GRACE satellites, researchers measured Earth’s frame-dragging with unprecedented precision, strongly confirming general relativity, constraining alternative gravity theories, and improving measurements of Earth’s tides.

Directly probing the carrier transfer length in 2D-material transistors

Nature, Published online: 01 July 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10707-0

Cross-sectional scanning tunnelling microscopy shows a 2 nm carrier transfer length in bismuth-contacted monolayer MoS2 transistors, defining metal-contact scaling limits for sub-10 nm 2D electronic devices.

Restoring cortical disinhibition improves Huntington’s disease phenotypes

Nature, Published online: 01 July 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10671-9

In a mouse model of Huntington’s disease, targeted modulation of neuronal activity restores network function and improves motor deficits.

Connecting single-cell transcriptomes to projectomes in the mouse visual cortex

Nature, Published online: 01 July 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10424-8

In the mouse visual cortex, multimodal cell-type definitions, gene expression patterns and cell location predict long-range projection targets of excitatory neurons, linking transcriptomic identity with morphological, electrophysiological and circuit-level properties.

Dual tumour–myeloid targeting of glioblastoma with GPNMB CAR-T cells

Nature, Published online: 01 July 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10641-1

Integrated multi-omic profiling of glioblastoma reveals GPNMB as a shared antigen in tumour cells and the surrounding microenvironment, and GPNMB-targeted chimeric antigen receptor T cells demonstrate therapeutic activity in vitro and in animal models.
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