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Nature Biotechnology, Published online: 22 April 2026; doi:10.1038/s41587-026-03106-3
This Comment discusses depth, robustness and bias in plasma proteomics, concluding that increasing the depth of coverage does not necessarily translate to quantitative robustness.
Nature Biotechnology, Published online: 22 April 2026; doi:10.1038/s41587-026-03114-3
The US Supreme Court’s decision in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo, along with federal spending cuts, may limit the potential of synthetic biology to provide innovative solutions for environmental challenges, medicine and biomanufacturing.
Nature Biotechnology, Published online: 22 April 2026; doi:10.1038/s41587-026-03084-6
sc-SPLASH extends reference-free analysis to barcoded single-cell and spatial transcriptomics data.
Nature Medicine, Published online: 22 April 2026; doi:10.1038/s41591-026-04356-z
The analysis of the 100 Million Brazilian database reveals that a past tuberculosis diagnosis increases the risk of death up to 14 years later regardless of treatment outcome, which should prompt urgent prioritization of global prevention efforts.
Nature Medicine, Published online: 22 April 2026; doi:10.1038/s41591-026-04308-7
The authors propose five high-priority areas to close the current gaps in diagnostic testing, providing a path to self-reliance in health security and universal healthcare in Africa.
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