University of Bristol

In PLOS this week: phenome-wide association study of psychiatric disorder polygenic risk scores, CNV patterns in rhesus macaques, and more.

In Science this week: a single cell division error can spark a mutational cascade that leads to complex cancer, and more.

The Guardian reports that UK universities are looking into ways to reduce labs' reliance on single-use plastics.

Retraction Watch reports that two researchers had both a Science and a Nature paper retracted last week.

In PNAS this week: DNA vaccine-based approach for Duchenne muscular dystrophy tested in mice, antimicrobial found in bear saliva, and more.

A new estimate places the last universal common ancestor to life on Earth as living 3.9 billion years ago, Inverse reports.

The Guardian reports that labs in the UK have had safety incidents involving pathogens.