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Complete deletion of the DMD gene provides insights into the function of dystrophin
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Organization of the Stentor body plan by localized mRNAs
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Strong human fingerprint on low snowpack amid increasing volatility
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Beyond brassinosteroids: BSL phosphatases control asymmetric cell division in the Arabidopsis zygote
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Americans favor predistributive over redistributive economic policies
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 33, August 2026. Redistributive policies designed to reduce economic inequality through taxes and transfers (e.g., safety-net benefits funded by…
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Central guide–target pairing activates human Argonaute2 by uncoupling the N-PAZ and MID–PIWI lobes
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 33, August 2026. Small interfering RNAs (siRNAs) are widely used to repress gene expression. For human Argonaute2 (AGO2) to cleave target RNA, siRNAs…
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Illegal markets: An important domain for applied science
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Contrasting marine and terrestrial responses of South Asian summer monsoon system caused by hemispheric insolation
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 33, August 2026. SignificanceOn orbital timescales, terrestrial rainfall and Arabian Sea upwelling records of South Asian summer monsoon (SASM) evolve…
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An antisense method for efficient exon skipping and its application to Duchenne muscular dystrophy
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 33, August 2026. SignificanceExon-skipping antisense oligonucleotides (ASOs) have been approved for the treatment of Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD)…
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Morphological maturation and circuit integration of adult-born neurons are key to functional recovery after traumatic brain injury
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 33, August 2026. SignificanceThe adult mammalian brain cannot efficiently replace neurons lost after injury or due to neurodegenerative disease…
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Selective loss of primary cilia and neurotrophic signaling in G51D α-synuclein mice highlights a common pathway to Parkinson’s disease
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 33, August 2026. SignificanceParkinson’s disease is caused in part by the toxic accumulation of α-synuclein, which damages brain cells that produce…
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Cascading damage to Candida albicans cells through thioredoxin reductase loss
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 33, August 2026. SignificanceInvasive infections with the fungusCandida albicansthreaten progress in oncology, transplantation, surgery, and many other…
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Lipid droplets confer SA-dependent antiviral defense without growth penalty
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 33, August 2026. SignificanceLipid droplets (LDs) have long been viewed merely as lipid storage units, but their role in plant immunity remains poorly…
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Giant viruses encode vitamin K–based redox modules for lipid modification
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 33, August 2026. SignificanceViruses with large DNA genomes often encode metabolic enzymes that reshape host physiology, yet their ability to control…
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Sorcin couples Annexin A11 recruitment to ESCRT-III assembly for plasma membrane repair
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 33, August 2026. SignificanceThe lack of a cell wall affords animal cells diverse functionality but renders them vulnerable to plasma membrane (PM)…
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Suppression of EGFR signaling and drug-induced potentiation are widespread features of oncogenic RTK fusions
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 33, August 2026. SignificanceReceptor tyrosine kinase (RTK) fusions are chimeric oncoproteins that combine the intracellular domain of an RTK with an…
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High-yield charge separation along the alternative path in a photosynthetic reaction center: X-ray structure and electrostatic analysis
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 33, August 2026. SignificanceBacterial reaction centers are transmembrane protein–cofactor complexes that are central to an ancient and preserved…
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Economic integration and upward mobility in Brazil
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 33, August 2026. SignificanceWe use more than 900 million linked employer–employee records covering the entire formal workforce of Brazil to examine when…
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Molecular assembly as a universal biosignature measurable by mass spectrometry
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 33, August 2026. SignificanceThis work introduces molecular assembly (MA) as a universal, quantitative biosignature that measures how difficult it is to…
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Single-cell multiomics identifies an ALDH9A1–carnitine signaling axis driving resistance of NSCLC to immunotherapy
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 33, August 2026. SignificanceAlthough immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) have revolutionized the clinical management of non–small cell lung cancers…
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Anatomy-resolved digital twin framework for personalized light dosimetry in lung therapies
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 33, August 2026. SignificanceUnderstanding light propagation and energy deposition in biological tissues is essential for advancing photodynamic and…
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The inhibitory receptor CD200R educates ILC1s for optimal cytotoxicity
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 33, August 2026. SignificanceLymphocytes, including T, B, and NK cells, achieve functional maturation through a process known as education, which ensures…
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Many-eyes and sentinels in selfish and cooperative groups
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 33, August 2026. SignificanceAnimal groups detect predators using either a many-eyes strategy (all members maintain a low-level vigilance) or a sentinel…
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Stability and turbulence in illegal drug markets
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 33, August 2026. SignificanceIllegal drug markets generate enormous harms and involve large amounts of money. This article provides a primer on illegal…
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Historical slavery predicts contemporary disparities in mortality between Black and White Americans
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 33, August 2026. SignificanceBlack–White mortality disparities remain a persistent form of inequality in the United States. This study provides evidence…
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The origin and development of the Miocene northwest African savanna
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 33, August 2026. SignificanceIn modern Africa, savannas cover ~50% of the continent, provide critical ecosystem services, and affect global climate…
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Casting light on the workings of illegal fishing markets
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 33, August 2026. About 3.5 million fishing vessels ply the world’s oceans, providing livelihoods and food for millions of people. Sound management is key…
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Illegal firearms markets: Transaction patterns, evolving sources, and importance in criminal misuse
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 33, August 2026. In the United States, the legal status of the 30 to 40 million annual firearms transactions is defined by state and federal regulations…
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Isobaric counterdiffusion of carbon tetrafluoride breathing gas to prevent severe decompression sickness
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 33, August 2026. SignificanceDiving while supplied by compressed gas can be limited in duration by the need to perform prolonged decompression in order…
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A budding science of illegal markets
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 33, August 2026. SignificanceIllegal markets present important challenges to society and have distinctive features, but scientific research on them has…