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  • Nature Outlook |

    The pursuit of academic knowledge can be its own reward. But for many researchers, the ultimate payback from their ideas and insights comes from forming a company to commercialize them.

    Image: Sébastien Thibault

  • Focal Point |

    Special photosynthetic bacteria that can fix both carbon and nitrogen from the air are promising for creating many useful nitrogen-containing organic compounds, including fertilizers, feedstock for fish farms, and artificial spider silk.

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  • Collection |

    From the generation of embryo-like structures to the establishment of cell-based approaches to model or treat disease, the field of stem cell and developmental biology has impressively progressed during the past few months.

    Image: Jacob Hanna and Maayan Visuals – Oldak B. et al. Complete human day 14 post-implantation embryo models from naive ES cells. Nature 622, 562–573 (2023). https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-023-06604-5

  • Focal Point |

    Japan’s high-tech agricultural sector is building a future where menus will increasingly include lab-grown meat and soy-based meat substitutes; where ‘smart pills’ will be used to monitor methane emissions in the cattle that are still farmed; and where microbial fertilizers will nourish both crops and the soil.

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  • Spotlight |

    Changing climate patterns have caused a monumental shift in the world’s agricultural processes.

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  • Series |

    Research assessment exercises are mostly seen as an important tool to allocate funding and measure performance.

    Image: Marine Biological Association 2021

  • Collection |

    Rapid advancements into space from many new companies, countries, and space-related entities has enabled a “Second Space Age.”

    Image: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, NASA Johnson Space Center.

  • Series |

    This Nature Q&A series celebrates people who fight racism in science and champion inclusion, highlighting initiatives that could be applied to other scientific workplaces.

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  • Series |

    In 2018, Nature began highlighting a few of the technologies they expect to make big advancesin the year ahead.

    Image: Max Iglesias, Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry

  • Nature Index |

    China's status at the summit of the Nature Index remains unrivalled as the gap between it and the United States grows.

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