Medicine & TechnologyAs the decade comes to a close, Nature honors 10 people who made a big impact on the field of science and helped to expose issues relevant to society.
The team discovered a clear case in which genes from outside an organism were co-opted by the organism’s genome to modify the strength of a plastic response to environmental cues
Using the ALMA, two teams of astronomers were able to discover the biological basis of life in a group of sun-like stars. The astronomers believed that the group of stars may soon reveal how life existed on Earth.
After successfully designing the "Tree-on-a-chip," the chip was able to maintain fluid circulation within several days. It's the device's passive pumping capability that can act as actuators for small robots.