"Researchers have created a 'pangenome' containing the genomes of multiple potato types, something they believe can help make it easier to breed and sequence new varieties. The potato's complicated genetics has made it difficult to sequence the plant's genome, but improvements in technology have allowed the team to combine sequences, allowing them to look for subtle differences in between varieties."
"According to legend, physicist Werner Heisenberg formulated the mathematics behind quantum mechanics in 1925 while on a restorative trip to the remote North Sea island of Heligoland. To celebrate the centenary of this event, several hundred researchers have descended on the island to take part in a conference on all things quantum physics. Nature reporter Lizzie Gibney was also in attendance, and joined us to give an inside track on the meeting."
"Researchers have developed two compounds that can kill malaria-causing parasites within mosquitoes, an approach they hope could help reduce transmission of the disease. The team showed that these compounds can be embedded into the plastics used to make bed nets, providing an alternative to insecticide-based malaria-control measures, which are losing efficacy in the face of increased resistance."
A pangenome combining multiple potato genomes was produced to simplify breeding and sequencing by revealing subtle inter-varietal differences despite the crop's complex genetics. Hundreds of physicists convened on Heligoland to commemorate Heisenberg's 1925 work and to engage in broad discussions of quantum physics. Reports include a tiny robot capable of manipulating liquid droplets and the discovery of ancient puppets on a pyramid, offering insight into Mesoamerican rituals. Two compounds were shown to kill malaria parasites inside mosquitoes and can be embedded into bed-net plastics as an alternative to failing insecticides. Skeletal evidence indicates Roman gladiators fought lions.
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