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Researchers have developed an AI-based approach to help physicians with real-life clinical workups, starting with the patient’s chief complaint, systematically asking questions and deciding what laboratory and imaging tests to order, and then continuing the evaluation on the basis of the answers received. Learn more this week in Science: scim.ag/3U8xn94
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2026's @ScienceMagazine Top Employers: From AI to I do AI is a bigger consideration for job seekers this year, but some things don't change: scientists want to work where science and people are prized. Discover this year’s rankings: bit.ly/3WHm5t5 #SCTopEmployers
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An implantable, wirelessly powered electronic device could offer a drug-free approach to managing the intertwined metabolic disorders of obesity and type 2 diabetes. The device uses electrocatalysis to remove excess glucose from the bloodstream on demand. Learn more in Science: scim.ag/47twScK
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Home decorating isn’t unique to Homo sapiens. More than 40,000 years ago, bands of Neanderthals turned a spacious rock shelter in the mountains of Spain into a cozy home, fashioning wood into tools and windbreaks and burning it for heat and light. That picture comes from a first-of-its-kind trove of Neanderthal wooden artifacts from a domestic space, found at a cliffside site called Abric Romaní, 50 kilometers west of Barcelona. Learn more: scim.ag/3VK5zZb @NewsfromScience
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By applying a unique polyene scaffold, researchers engineer a next-generation, broad-spectrum antifungal that selectively targets ergosterol without binding to cholesterol, avoiding severe toxicity linked to drugs like amphotericin B. Find out more in @ScienceTM: scim.ag/3UycT9T
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Animals and plants use conceptually similar immune systems to detect microbes and activate defenses. In both lineages, pattern recognition receptors (PRRs) perceive pathogen- or microbe-associated molecular patterns (PAMPs or MAMPs) and host-derived damage-associated molecular patterns (DAMPs). Whereas animals rely on specialized immune cells, plants harness individual cells expressing diverse PRRs. In the apoplast, which lies outside the plasma membrane and includes the cell wall, PRRs detect immunogenic fragments released from microbial proteins by plant hydrolytic enzymes. Conversely, pathogen-secreted enzymes can degrade constituents of the apoplast, generating DAMPs that activate immunity. In three new Science papers, researchers report expansions of this surveillance, revealing receptor architectures and mechanisms that enable plants to discriminate immunogenic carbohydrates. The findings illustrate how ligand specificity and receptor assembly confine immune activation to the context of microbial challenge. Learn more in a new #SciencePerspective: scim.ag/4ib9BRC
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Last call: Apply for the BioInnovation Institute & Science Prize for Innovation This prize recognizes bold researchers who are asking fundamental questions at the intersection of the life sciences and entrepreneurship. The Grand Prize winner will receive a cash prize of USD 25,000 and have their winning essay published in Science, in print and online. Apply by 1 November 2026: bit.ly/3TuI19S
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In the latest #SciencePodcast🎙️, Contributing Correspondent Lizzie Wade dives into how archaeologists are revisiting the standard Inca chronology as radiocarbon dates mix up the timeline for the empire’s inception and growth. 🎧 Listen here: scim.ag/4jmkwKA
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Applying Fc engineering, researchers fashion potent bispecific antibodies against #SARSCoV2 that can be delivered via mRNA to target multiple viral epitopes and can constrain the virus’ ability to evade recognition. @ScienceTM scim.ag/4jpH795
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How does the #glycome of gamma-delta T cells affect their activation toward an autoimmune state? Learn more in Science #Immunology about these important sugar molecules and their impact on inflammatory disease. scim.ag/47UlTJn
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Does generative AI dilute markets for human-created work? In a new #SciencePolicyForum, researchers discuss how market dilution theory, which could affect AI use in science, requires conceptual clarity and empirical evidence: scim.ag/4eDnln9
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A new antifungal drug architecture combats infections in mice without the usual toxicity, a fluorescent imaging agent could enable more pinpointed removal of lung cancer tumors, and more in this week's new issue of #ScienceTranslationalMedicine. scim.ag/4z2AYEQ
Successful hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) requires immunosuppression to prevent graft-versus-host disease (GVHD), but the choice of regimen may shape immune reconstitution and GVHD risk. DeWolf et al. analyzed the T cell repertoires of clinical trial participants who received either tacrolimus and methotrexate (Tac/MTX) or posttransplant cyclophosphamide, mycophenolate mofetil, and tacrolimus (PT-Cy) as GVHD prophylaxis after HCT. PT-Cy more profoundly depleted the T cell compartment, creating a bottleneck as depicted on the cover, which resulted in a less diverse T cell repertoire. This reduced diversity was associated with lower GVHD risk but higher risk of infection after transplant. These findings show that immunosuppressive regimens can shape the balance between beneficial and harmful outcomes of HCT. Credit: N. Burgess/Science Translational Medicine

ALT Successful hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) requires immunosuppression to prevent graft-versus-host disease (GVHD), but the choice of regimen may shape immune reconstitution and GVHD risk. DeWolf et al. analyzed the T cell repertoires of clinical trial participants who received either tacrolimus and methotrexate (Tac/MTX) or posttransplant cyclophosphamide, mycophenolate mofetil, and tacrolimus (PT-Cy) as GVHD prophylaxis after HCT. PT-Cy more profoundly depleted the T cell compartment, creating a bottleneck as depicted on the cover, which resulted in a less diverse T cell repertoire. This reduced diversity was associated with lower GVHD risk but higher risk of infection after transplant. These findings show that immunosuppressive regimens can shape the balance between beneficial and harmful outcomes of HCT. Credit: N. Burgess/Science Translational Medicine

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Researchers have developed a single-cell–level digital twin to simulate how different treatments can alter maternal immune pathways and affect the time to labor of individual patients. Learn more this week in Science Advances: scim.ag/4k8o4Ap
Illustration of a digital twin modeling different potential outcomes to preterm birth treatments. Credit: Clara Leibenguth

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Breast milk antibodies show broad antiviral activity and protect mice against influenza, according to new research in @ScienceAdvances. scim.ag/47fPLjg
Microscopic images of lung tissue sections showing effects at 6 and 14 days post-infection (DPI). At each time point, images compare PBS treatment on the left with LCTG-001 treatment on the right. Red arrows and stars highlight specific areas for comparison.

ALT Microscopic images of lung tissue sections showing effects at 6 and 14 days post-infection (DPI). At each time point, images compare PBS treatment on the left with LCTG-001 treatment on the right. Red arrows and stars highlight specific areas for comparison.

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In the 1950s, scientists tried to define "normal" humans. The problem? They couldn't find any. The Normals, a #SciencePodcast🎙️ series that explores this story, has won Silver in the Science & Education: Limited Series and Specials category at the @signalawards! Check out the award-winning series: scim.ag/4bWMKr9
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Researchers find in mice that cells in the brain’s network of blood vessels also support neural circuits in the cerebellum that govern motor coordination—expanding current paradigms of the role of the brain’s vasculature in neurodevelopment. @SciSignal scim.ag/4Bi4o3k
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Researchers in Science report that many birds use vertical winds or gradual changes in wind speed or direction (wind shear) to soar, thereby reducing their cost of transport by switching from costly flapping flight to gliding flight. 📄: scim.ag/4dJr0Qc #SciencePerspective: scim.ag/4yVNzth
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Are you a scientist using AI but worried about being scooped? There are plenty of ways your data could leak to AI companies or colleagues down the line. Thankfully, there are also some things you can do to minimise your risk... Latest for @ScienceMagazine science.org/content/article/…

Could your chatbot tip off a scientific rival? It’s possible, researchers say

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Christie Wilcox@NerdyChristieOct 20
First it was robots cartwheeling better than me. Now you're telling me snakes can do it, too?! Read about that and more in this edition of @ScienceMagazine's #ScienceAdviser: science.org/content/article/… Video: Yosuke Kojima and Ibuki Fukuyama/Current Biology (2026)
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New in @ScienceMagazine: 3,000 years before empires ran on armies, Andean elites may have run on vilca. Bone tubes at Chavín de Huántar just tested positive for DMT and bufotenine.
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