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Three dating approaches place Jordan Valley’s ‘Ubeidiya site at least 1.9 million years ago, tying it in age to Dmanisi and raising questions about early human dispersals and tool traditions.
A 2026 Nobel award spotlights optogenetics, which uses light-sensitive proteins from algae to control selected nerve cells in research, while potential medical uses remain at an early stage.
A laser phase plate added to cryo-EM improved reported images of small proteins, including hemoglobin, but whether it will enable routine views of proteins in cells remains an open question.
A Bonn team reportedly reset age-linked markers while reprogramming an 80-year-old donor’s blood-cell precursors into neural stem cells, creating a lab model—not a treatment.