Humanities and Social Sciences

Oldest thylakoids in fossil cells directly evidence oxygenic photosynthesis

Oldest thylakoids in fossil cells directly evidence oxygenic photosynthesis

Science
Dr. Thomas Hughes

Sánchez-Baracaldo, P., Bianchini, G., Wilson, J. D. & Knoll, A. H. Cyanobacteria and biogeochemical cycles through Earth history. Trends Microbiol. 30, 143–157 ...

Self-assembled photonic cavities with atomic-scale confinement

Self-assembled photonic cavities with atomic-scale confinement

Science
Dr. Thomas Hughes

Winfree, E., Liu, F., Wenzler, L. A. & Seeman, N. C. Design and self-assembly of two-dimensional DNA crystals. Nature 394, 539–544 (1998). ...

Single-molecule electron spin resonance by means of atomic force microscopy

Single-molecule electron spin resonance by means of atomic force microscopy

Science
Dr. Thomas Hughes

Set-up and sample preparation Our measurements were performed under ultrahigh vacuum (base pressure, p < 10−10 mbar) with a home-built conductive-tip atomic force microscope equipped ...

A human embryonic limb cell atlas resolved in space and time

A human embryonic limb cell atlas resolved in space and time

Science
Dr. Thomas Hughes

Human tissue sample collection First trimester human embryonic tissue was collected from elective termination of pregnancy procedures at Addenbrookes Hospital (Cambridge, UK) ...

The genetic legacy of the expansion of Bantu-speaking peoples in Africa

The genetic legacy of the expansion of Bantu-speaking peoples in Africa

Science
Dr. Thomas Hughes

Bostoen, K. & Van de Velde, M. in The Bantu Languages 2nd edn (eds Van de Velde, M. et al.) 1–13 (Routledge, ...

mRNA reading frame maintenance during eukaryotic ribosome translocation

mRNA reading frame maintenance during eukaryotic ribosome translocation

Science
Dr. Thomas Hughes

Ortiz, P. A., Ulloque, R., Kihara, G. K., Zheng, H. & Kinzy, T. G. Translation elongation factor 2 anticodon mimicry domain mutants ...

Methane throughout the atmosphere of the warm exoplanet WASP-80b

Methane throughout the atmosphere of the warm exoplanet WASP-80b

Science
Dr. Thomas Hughes

Öberg, K. I., Murray-Clay, R. & Bergin, E. A. The effects of snowlines on C/O in planetary atmospheres. Astrophys. J. Lett. 743, ...

Genome sequence and characterization of Streptomyces phages Vanseggelen and Verabelle, representing two new species within the genus Camvirus

Genome sequence and characterization of Streptomyces phages Vanseggelen and Verabelle, representing two new species within the genus Camvirus

Science
Dr. Thomas Hughes

Bacteriophage isolation Streptomyces phages Vanseggelen and Verabelle were isolated from a soil sample obtained from the National Park Zuid-Kennemerland in the Netherlands ...

Quasi-experimental evaluation of a nationwide diabetes prevention programme

Quasi-experimental evaluation of a nationwide diabetes prevention programme

Health
Sarah Carter

Lin, X. et al. Global, regional and national burden and trend of diabetes in 195 countries and territories: an analysis from 1990 ...

Dynamic diagnosis of metamaterials through laser-induced vibrational signatures

Dynamic diagnosis of metamaterials through laser-induced vibrational signatures

Science
Dr. Thomas Hughes

Meza, L. R., Das, S. & Greer, J. R. Strong, lightweight, and recoverable three-dimensional ceramic nanolattices. Science 345, 1322–1326 (2014). Article  CAS  ...