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Bizarre CRISPR enzyme kills cancer cells by shredding their DNA
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.
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Man’s ability to make sperm restored after testicular tissue transplant: what scientists think
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.
Lab-grown sperm: scientists inch closer to fertility breakthrough
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 mouse’s kidney.
World-first: therapy to make cells young again trialled in a person
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.
Why are so many young people getting cancer? What researchers do and don’t know
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.
Precise genome editing of human embryos triggers praise and alarm
Nature, Published online: 05 June 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01827-8
The ‘base editing’ technique that researchers used is far from ready for the clinic, but critics worry that it will spur a rush to commercialize the approach.