Exclusive: the science papers that patents cite the most
Nature, Published online: 05 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02386-8
Nature reveals the studies that are mentioned most often in patent filings β and why.Nature, Published online: 05 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02386-8
Nature reveals the studies that are mentioned most often in patent filings β and why.Nature, Published online: 03 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02398-4
Bispecific antibodies, which bind to two targets, are sweeping into the clinic and are prompting even more elaborate versions.Nature, Published online: 24 July 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02268-z
Early tests suggest the protein can be aimed at targets with tumour-causing mutations.Nature, Published online: 17 July 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02191-3
Testicle sample removed from a ten-year-old before chemotherapy and frozen proves viable 16 years later.Nature, Published online: 10 July 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02172-6
Sci-fi procedure generates immature human sperm from stem cells, nurturing them on a mouseβs kidney.Nature, Published online: 09 June 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01836-7
A participant in a landmark clinical trial has been given a cellular-reprogramming treatment that aims to rejuvenate damaged cells in the eye.Nature, Published online: 08 June 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01780-6
Possible explanations for the trend are emerging, but are likely to vary from one type of tumour to another.Nature, Published online: 05 June 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01827-8
The βbase editingβ technique that researchers used is far from ready for the clinic, but critics worry that it will spur a rush to commercialize the approach.