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Nature Milestones: Antibodies
chronicles the history of antibodies from their earliest description in antisera, their structure, generation and function, right through to their recent application in cancer immunotherapy. It also includes a timeline and a collection of seminal papers reproduced from Springer Nature.
 
 
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Trump immigration ban upends international work on disease

01 February 2017
 
 

The ensuing damage to scientific collaborations puts the United States at risk, researchers say. Read More

 
 
 
 
 
 

Physicists propose football-pitch-sized quantum computer

01 February 2017
 
 

Blueprint outlines ambitious scheme to solve uncrackable problems using existing technology. Read More

 
 
 
 
 
 

Science and the US Supreme Court: The cases to watch in 2017

01 February 2017
 
 

Drug patents and environmental regulations feature in upcoming court cases as Trump nominates a justice. Read More

 
 
 
 
 
 
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US turmoil, oil pipelines and a treason arrest

01 February 2017
 
 

The week in science: 27 January–2 February 2017. Read More

 
 
 
 
 
 

What it would take to reach the stars

01 February 2017
 
 

A wild plan is taking shape to visit the nearest planet outside our Solar System. Here's how we could get to Proxima b. Read More

 
 
 
 
 
 

The developing world needs more than numbers

01 February 2017
 
 

Policymakers should read the contents of published papers and not just count them, says Dyna Rochmyaningsih. Read More 

 
 
 
 
 
 

Race to provide commercial weather data heats up

01 February 2017
 
 

A movement to privatize Earth-observing satellites is gaining ground. Read More

 
 
 
 
 
 

Astronomers explore uses for AI-generated images

01 February 2017
 
 

Neural networks produce pictures to train image-recognition programs and scientific software. Read More

 
 
 
 
 
 

Gene drives thwarted by emergence of resistant organisms

31 January 2017
 
 

Until this obstacle is overcome, the technology is unlikely to succeed in the wild. Read More

 
 
 
 
 
 

How heat from the Sun can keep us all cool

31 January 2017
 
 

As demand for air conditioning climbs, some see a solution in the very thing that makes us sweat: the Sun. Read More

 
 
 
 
 
 

Obama science adviser: Trump immigration ban 'an abomination'

30 January 2017
 
 

John Holdren worries that immigration restrictions could harm researchers' ability to collaborate across borders. Read More 

 
 
 
 
 
 

Meet the scientists affected by Trump's immigration ban

29 January 2017
 
 

Order barring citizens of seven countries from entering the United States has left many confused and afraid. Read More

 
 
 
 
 
 

Trump agenda threatens US legacy of science diplomacy

27 January 2017
 
 

Concerns mount that the new US president will sideline science's role in international relations. Read More

 
 
 
 
 
 

Swimming starfish, a departing dinosaur and a lot of ice

27 January 2017
 
 

The sharpest science shots from December and January, selected by Nature's photo team. Read More

 
 
 
 
 
 

Researchers shocked at UK's plan to exit EU nuclear agency

27 January 2017
 
 

The United Kingdom's role in major fusion projects remains in limbo. Read More

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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