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Celebrating and supporting early career researchers within underrepresented groups in materials science

Nature Communications has been striving to support Early Career Researchers (ECRs) through different pilot schemes including the peer review mentoring programs and co-review mentoring initiative. The 2nd Rising Stars workshop, held at the Henry Royce Institute on the 9th of February, 2024, aims to celebrate and support rising stars within underrepresented groups in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) subjects and this greatly aligns with the aspirations in our journal. In this conversation, the experiences and advice shared by representatives from various disciplines in the workshop are translated to a wider audience in Nature Communications. Dr Alex Ramadan (Lecturer at the University of Sheffield), Dr Lucy Whalley (Assistant Professor at Northumbria University), Dr Maddison Coke (Senior Experimental Officer at the University of Manchester), and Dr Yi Liu (Lecturer at Loughborough University) discuss the opportunities and challenges they face towards their career with work-life balance, family and caring responsibility, and diversity and inclusion in their workplace, and share their experiences on how mentorship supports their personal and professional growth.
Q&AOpen Access13 May 2024

To build pathways to constructive and engaging peer review for the next generation of scientists, we invite all our reviewers to co-review with an Early Career Researcher in their group and let us know. We will ensure ECRs are recognised for their contribution.
EditorialOpen Access05 Mar 2024

Tackling biases in clinical trials to ensure diverse representation and effective outcomes

Professor Sabine Oertelt-Prigione has been working in the field of sex and gender-sensitive research for the last 15 years. Her current work is focused on trying to understand how sex and gender-sensitive medicine can be successfully implemented in research and practice as well as methods to investigate gender in medical research. Dr. Brandon Turner is a resident physician in the Department of Radiation Oncology at Massachusetts General Hospital and Brigham and Women’s Hospital. He has conducted and is involved in numerous studies looking to evaluate race and ethnicity reporting and representation in clinical trials. In this interview for Nature Communications, Sabine Oertelt-Prigione, and Brandon Turner share their knowledge about the biases that can occur in clinical trials and how they can be minimized.
Q&AOpen Access15 Feb 2024

Africa is undergoing a demographic transition1 that has led to significant reductions in the number of individuals living in extreme poverty, and to positive shifts in related health outcomes, across its diverse populations2. Building on these successes requires a consideration of intersecting factors that impact health metrics, which is the focus of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals3. To support researchers in their efforts towards reaching these goals, Nature Communications, Communications Medicine and Scientific Reports invite submissions of papers that advance our understanding of all aspects of health in Africa.
EditorialOpen Access01 Feb 2024

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Learning properties of quantum states without the IID assumption

Most of the current protocols for learning properties of quantum states are based on the assumption that the states are prepared in the same way over time. Here, the authors show a way to remove this assumption, while incurring only a polynomial increase in sample complexity.

Ultrafast dynamics evidence of strong coupling superconductivity in LaH10±δ

Recently, clathrate superhydride superconductors have garnered significant attention. Here the authors measure the electron-phonon coupling strength and superconducting gap of an ultrahigh pressure superconductor LaH10±δ by ultrafast spectroscopy, revealing a strong coupling nature of the superconductivity.

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US land sector mitigation investments and emissions implications

There are continuing questions on how much investments in land-based mitigation activities could deliver in terms of abatement. This study shows that annual investments of $2.4billion in the U.S. land could deliver abatement of around 80 MtCO2e/yr.

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A tuneable minimal cell membrane reveals that two lipid species suffice for life

All cells are encapsulated by a membrane of complex lipidic composition, and understanding the roles of different lipids in membrane function is experimentally challenging to address. Here, Justice et al. present an approach to minimize and tune the membrane lipid composition in a ‘minimal’ bacterial cell, revealing that two lipid species can support life.

Mammalian cell-based production of glycans, glycopeptides and glycomodules

Access to defined human glycans is crucial for biomedical research. Here, authors report Glycocarriers, a mammalian cell-based method for the sustainable and scalable production of O-, N-glycans, and glycosaminoglycans in various formats including free glycans, glycopeptides, and multimer glycomodules.

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mRNA delivery enabled by metal–organic nanoparticles

Potential toxicity from cationic moieties and limited organ tropism are two challenges faced by current mRNA delivery vehicles. Here, authors develop non-cationic, highly biocompatible metal–organic nanoparticles that enable robust mRNA expression in vivo with tunable organ tropism.

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