Chromosome components central to cell division evolve rapidly go.nature.com/3LTvjKk

DNA strands show symmetry in damage tolerance but asymmetries in repair efficiency go.nature.com/3WS8a1c

How migrating cells define their back to move forward go.nature.com/3Ahv9tK

Airway hillocks can withstand injury and protect specialized stem cells go.nature.com/3YBz3Yr

Coral skeletons reveal that sea surface temperatures at the Great Barrier Reef reached historical highs during the mass coral bleaching events of the past 20 years - Miriam Pfeiffer Kiel Marine Science (KMS) explains the evidence go.nature.com/3WUVDtT

Three studies of the human dopamine transporter reveal how it binds to various molecules, including dopamine. Harald Sitte discusses how these data will aid targeted drug design. go.nature.com/3WGjfRF

An ingenious workaround could be the answer to the problem of training physical neural networks, writes Damien Querlioz go.nature.com/3Afv0XP

Cell–cell contacts called tight junctions are essential for the function of tissues that form barriers. Alexander Ludwig unpacks evidence that tight-junction assembly relies on the formation of droplet-like protein condensates. go.nature.com/3ymqfuW

Neural circuit underlying asthma reinforces the lung’s role as a sensory organ go.nature.com/3WUb7hF

Observations might have uncovered star clusters that existed when the Universe was just 460 million years old. If this timing is accurate, the discovery provides valuable clues about how and when the first stars formed go.nature.com/3WGUynZ

Genetic variants in RNU4-2 have been identified as the cause of a developmental disorder in individuals who previously lacked a diagnosis go.nature.com/3WXVztl

A cocktail of experiments and theory provides a way of revealing complex patterns in magnetic materials, including some textures that can identify the systems as members of an elusive class known as axion insulators go.nature.com/3AhdrGy

Holistic approach to carbon capture bridges the ‘Valley of Death’ go.nature.com/3Z8vgSw

The human brain is usually considered to be beyond the reach of most immune cells. However, analysis of people who have brain tumours has revealed tumour-targeting T cells of the immune system in skull bones near the cancer site go.nature.com/3Tf9aKu

Humans have evolved to digest starch more easily since the advent of farming go.nature.com/3z3Y6cm

Adriana Pálffy & José Crespo López-Urrutia discuss the latest on the path towards a nuclear clock, which could help us tackle fundamental questions about the Universe go.nature.com/4dQSjG5

Moving from genomic information obtained from samples of marine microbes to carrying out laboratory experiments promises to propel advances in biotechnology. A. Murat Eren (Meren) & tom delmont discuss the next steps for such bioprospecting. go.nature.com/3Z6TPiW

An inventory of plastics that pollute the environment could support policy actions to reduce emissions, and provide a global baseline for exploring alternative policy scenarios, explains Matthew MacLeod. go.nature.com/3Mz69kl

How does gender-affirming hormone therapy affect the immune cells of trans men? Margaret McCarthy @UM_MIND explores the evidence from clinical data. go.nature.com/3ZetHTg

Cancer-promoting mutations are common in healthy tissue but rarely lead to tumour formation. A study of the mouse mammary gland reveals three protective mechanisms that limit the ability of cells to give rise to cancer go.nature.com/3TFO4p1