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News & Views: Two Nature papers are centred around the UK Biobank genetics data, which contains genome-wide genetic data, clinical measurements, and health records for around 500,000 individuals, and reveal insights into the brain’s genetic architecture.https://go.nature.com/2Pu6xRY 

.@timohannay extols the evolution of @reddit as a website, company, and social phenomenon, as described in the book ‘We Are the Nerds’ by journalist @lagorio.https://go.nature.com/2yqlhtM 

Carolina Vera explains how working with the people who actually use the outcomes of her climate research can be ‘circuitous and unpredictable, but ultimately is more worthwhile’.https://go.nature.com/2A0kB0x 

Visa and immigration requirements in Canada are making it difficult for international postdocs in the country to complete their programmes, and might also prevent them from remaining in Canada as permanent residents.https://go.nature.com/2ynV67d 

Comment: “A key way to support co-production is reconfiguring that much-derided feature of academic careers: metrics.” say Catherine Durose, Liz Richardson and Beth Perry.https://go.nature.com/2PnhDbx 

Graphics processing units that were designed to make video games look better are now being deployed to power everything from virtual reality to self-driving cars and cryptocurrencies.https://go.nature.com/2Pha8mq 

You’re working for someone else, but you have to have your eye on the prize.https://go.nature.com/2xWoSzG 

A teeming community of odd bacteria has been discovered more than half a kilometre below Earth’s surface, where water is scarce and the Sun’s rays cannot reach #ResearchHighlighthttps://go.nature.com/2zNgdBM 

Comment: When researchers, practitioners, and the publish work together, it can lead to better outcomes. Three examples show how co-production generates useful knowledge.https://go.nature.com/2IHrNRI 

Editorial: A new type of super-tomato was created using CRISPR–Cas9 gene editing, but researchers are still at odds with officials on genetic modification in Europe.https://go.nature.com/2E8rWPt 

News & Views: Researchers demonstrated a way to boost the efficiencies of polymer ferroelectrics, opening up applications for medical instruments, clothing, and improved safety devices for structures and vehicles, as reported in Nature.https://go.nature.com/2CvixzT 

News & Views: In a study published in Nature, researchers may have found a way to target the latent HIV virus so that treatment can be safely stopped without viral re-emergence in a monkey model.https://go.nature.com/2yqkXeE 

Editorial: A prisoner on death row, who committed a heinous crime, now suffers from dementia. The case raises complex philosophical, legal and ethical questions about the purpose of the death penalty and what it means to truly understand one’s own guilt.https://go.nature.com/2PlJwAV 

With so many questions about traditional Chinese medicine’s effectiveness and safety, some experts wonder why the WHO is increasing support for such practices.https://go.nature.com/2Qdp6db 

Giving media interviews can raise scientists’ profiles if they prepare well and manage expectations.https://go.nature.com/2zYpLtS