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Nature, Published online: 23 August 2019; doi:10.1038/d41586-019-02537-0French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel called for discussion of the situation in Brazil at the upcoming G7 summit.

Nature, Published online: 23 August 2019; doi:10.1038/d41586-019-02558-9Six simple strategies for informing policymakers, researchers speak about life in a troubled ancient-DNA lab and the ‘CRISPR age’ spawns smart materials.

Nature, Published online: 23 August 2019; doi:10.1038/d41586-019-01805-3The Massachusetts Institute of Technology announcement comes after two researchers said they would leave the university because of its links to the sex offender.

Nature, Published online: 23 August 2019; doi:10.1038/d41586-019-02564-xMansurah Abdulazeez discusses how her visionary plant research could help in the fight against cancer.

Nature, Published online: 23 August 2019; doi:10.1038/d41586-019-02540-5Colleagues of Alan Cooper, who has been suspended as leader of the prestigious Australian Centre for Ancient DNA, describe a toxic work environment.

Nature, Published online: 22 August 2019; doi:10.1038/d41586-019-02510-xAn unreported spike in cases from 2017 is revealed through international travellers, a technique that could help with early detection in other epidemics.

Nature, Published online: 22 August 2019; doi:10.1038/d41586-019-02500-zMoving to a new branch of science is scary, but learning new skills and collaborating with different colleagues can be exhilarating, Julie Gould discovers.

Nature, Published online: 22 August 2019; doi:10.1038/d41586-019-02544-1Preparing for the day quantum computers bring down public-key encryption, huge US study will offer genetic counselling and how consciousness arose from 3.8 billion years of trying to…

Nature, Published online: 22 August 2019; doi:10.1038/d41586-019-02538-zResearchers established the limits by combining data from surveys of the cosmos and particle-physics experiments.

Nature, Published online: 22 August 2019; doi:10.1038/d41586-019-02533-4The UK television competition, which has spawned spin-offs in 30 other countries, is back for a tenth series, starting on 27 August. The 2018 winner Rahul Mandal and 2017 contestant…

Nature, Published online: 22 August 2019; doi:10.1038/d41586-019-02542-3Wunderkind gene-editing tool used to trigger smart materials that can deliver drugs and sense biological signals.

Nature, Published online: 21 August 2019; doi:10.1038/s41586-019-1485-8PIEZO1 signalling mediates activation of a proinflammatory response to cyclical pressure fluctuations in immune cells.

Nature, Published online: 21 August 2019; doi:10.1038/s41586-019-1498-3The pore-forming and ATP-binding subunits of a mitochondrial protein complex that mediates ATP-dependent potassium currents are identified and characterized, revealing the role of this…

Nature, Published online: 21 August 2019; doi:10.1038/s41586-019-1501-zThe gut commensal Blautia producta secretes a lantibiotic that reduces colonization of the gut by the major pathogen vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium, and transplantation of…

Nature, Published online: 21 August 2019; doi:10.1038/d41586-019-02539-yIt’s crucial to make time for the little things, and to attempt a healthy work–life balance, says Elisabeth Kugler.

Nature, Published online: 21 August 2019; doi:10.1038/d41586-019-02447-1An analysis of the dynamics of online hate groups on social-media platforms reveals why current methods to ban hate content are ineffective, and provides the basis for four potential…

Nature, Published online: 21 August 2019; doi:10.1038/s41586-019-1481-zTitration gas chromatography is developed as an analytical method of distinguishing between lithium metal and lithium compounds within a cycled battery and assessing the amount of unreacted…

Nature, Published online: 21 August 2019; doi:10.1038/d41586-019-02470-2Taking a well-earned break will benefit your productivity in the long run, says Jennifer Rohn.

Nature, Published online: 21 August 2019; doi:10.1038/d41586-019-02491-xFrance and Canada are establishing an international committee to advise on the ethics of artificial intelligence. The group should be supported and shielded from undue influence.

Nature, Published online: 21 August 2019; doi:10.1038/d41586-019-02360-7The country’s artificial-intelligence research is growing in quality, but the field still plays catch up to the United States in terms of high-impact papers, people and ethics.

Nature, Published online: 21 August 2019; doi:10.1038/s41586-019-1502-yRNA-dependent DEAD-box ATPases (DDXs) regulate the dynamics of phase-separated organelles, with ATP-bound DDXs promoting phase separation, and ATP hydrolysis inducing compartment…

Nature, Published online: 21 August 2019; doi:10.1038/d41586-019-02483-xChanges in trade between the United Kingdom, the European Union and the rest of the world mean that goods would be imported over longer distances.

Nature, Published online: 21 August 2019; doi:10.1038/s41586-019-1499-2Cryo-electron microscopy and high-speed atomic force microscopy reveal that PIEZO1 can reversibly deform its shape towards a planar structure, which may explain how the PIEZO1 channel is…

Nature, Published online: 21 August 2019; doi:10.1038/s41586-019-1500-0Transcriptomics and DNA methylomics are used to study the implantation process of human embryos at single-cell resolution.

Nature, Published online: 21 August 2019; doi:10.1038/d41586-019-02451-5The movement of small droplets on a substrate is governed by surface-tension forces. A technique that can tune the surface tension of robust oxide substrates for droplet manipulation could…

Nature, Published online: 21 August 2019; doi:10.1038/s41586-019-1486-7Shot-noise measurements in copper oxides reveal paired charge carriers existing in the pseudogap above the superconducting critical temperature, shedding light on the properties of…

Nature, Published online: 21 August 2019; doi:10.1038/s41586-019-1474-ySoil radiocarbon dating reveals that combusted ‘legacy carbon’—soil carbon that escaped burning during previous fires—could shift the carbon balance of boreal ecosystems, resulting…

Nature, Published online: 21 August 2019; doi:10.1038/d41586-019-02450-6Carbon has been stored in the organic layers of boreal-forest soils for hundreds of years. An analysis reveals that this carbon might be released into the atmosphere as global warming…

Nature, Published online: 21 August 2019; doi:10.1038/s41586-019-1494-7The dynamics of interactions between hate-orientated networks on different online platforms is characterized, and a mathematical model predicts that policing on one online platform can make…

Nature, Published online: 21 August 2019; doi:10.1038/s41586-019-1506-7RNA-sequencing analysis of cells in the human cortex enabled identification of diverse cell types, revealing well-conserved architecture and homologous cell types as well as extensive…