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# Nature 2020: all accepted papers

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1101. **[A negative COVID-19 test does not mean recovery ↗](https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-020-02335-z)**Nisreen A Alwan*68 citations*
1102. **[Antagonistic cooperativity between crystal growth modifiers ↗](https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-019-1918-4)**Wenchuan Ma, James F. Lutsko, Jeffrey D. Rimer et al.*68 citations*
1103. **[Compression of curium pyrrolidine-dithiocarbamate enhances covalency ↗](https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-020-2479-2)**Joseph M. Sperling, Evan Warzecha, Cristian Celis‐Barros et al.*68 citations*
1104. **[Ice retreat in Wilkes Basin of East Antarctica during a warm interglacial ↗](https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-020-2484-5)**Terrence J. Blackburn, Graham Harper Edwards, Slawek M Tulaczyk et al.*68 citations*
1105. **[Megathrust shear force controls mountain height at convergent plate margins ↗](https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-020-2340-7)**Armin Dielforder, Ralf Hetzel, Onno Oncken*68 citations*
1106. **[Organized crime in the fisheries sector threatens a sustainable ocean economy ↗](https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-020-2913-5)**Emma Witbooi, Kamal-Deen Ali, Mas Achmad Santosa et al.*68 citations*
1107. **[Risk factor for Alzheimer’s disease breaks the blood–brain barrier ↗](https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-020-01152-8)**Makoto Ishii, Costantino Iadecola*68 citations*
1108. **[Cities: build networks and share plans to emerge stronger from COVID-19 ↗](https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-020-02459-2)**Xuemei Bai, Harini Nagendra, Peijun Shi et al.*67 citations*
1109. **[DNA surface exploration and operator bypassing during target search ↗](https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-020-2413-7)**Emil Marklund, Brad J. Van Oosten, Guanzhong Mao et al.*67 citations*
1110. **[Don’t ignore genetic data from minority populations ↗](https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-020-02547-3)**Chief Ben-Eghan, Rosie Sun, José Sergio Hleap et al.*67 citations*
1111. **[Extracellular proteostasis prevents aggregation during pathogenic attack ↗](https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-020-2461-z)**Ivan Gallotta, Aneet Pal Singh Sandhu, Maximilian Peters et al.*67 citations*
1112. **[Show evidence that apps for COVID-19 contact-tracing are secure and effective ↗](https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-020-01264-1)***67 citations*
1113. **[Structure of the human sodium leak channel NALCN ↗](https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-020-2570-8)**Marc Kschonsak, Han Chow Chua, Cameron L. Noland et al.*67 citations*
1114. **[A yeast living ancestor reveals the origin of genomic introgressions ↗](https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-020-2889-1)**Melania D’Angiolo, Matteo De Chiara, Jia‐Xing Yue et al.*66 citations*
1115. **[Nearest neighbours reveal fast and slow components of motor learning ↗](https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-019-1892-x)**Sepp Kollmorgen, Richard H. R. Hahnloser, Valerio Mante*66 citations*
1116. **[Postdocs under pressure: ‘Can I even do this any more?’ ↗](https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-020-03235-y)**Chris Woolston*66 citations*
1117. **[How deadly is the coronavirus? Scientists are close to an answer ↗](https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-020-01738-2)**Smriti Mallapaty*65 citations*
1118. **[Moderna COVID vaccine becomes second to get US authorization ↗](https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-020-03593-7)**Heidi K. Ledford*65 citations*
1119. **[Observing the emergence of a quantum phase transition shell by shell ↗](https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-020-2936-y)**Luca Bayha, Marvin Holten, Ralf Klemt et al.*65 citations*
1120. **[Securin-independent regulation of separase by checkpoint-induced shugoshin–MAD2 ↗](https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-020-2182-3)**Susanne Hellmuth, Laura Gómez-H, Alberto M. Pendás et al.*65 citations*
1121. **[Signs of depression and anxiety soar among US graduate students during pandemic ↗](https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-020-02439-6)**Chris Woolston*65 citations*
1122. **[After COVID-19, green investment must deliver jobs to get political traction ↗](https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-020-01682-1)**Ryan Hanna, Yangyang Xu, David G. Victor*64 citations*
1123. **[Amygdala inhibitory neurons as loci for translation in emotional memories ↗](https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-020-2793-8)**Prerana Shrestha, Zhe Shan, Maggie Mamcarz et al.*64 citations*
1124. **[CRISPR gene editing in human embryos wreaks chromosomal mayhem ↗](https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-020-01906-4)**Heidi K. Ledford*64 citations*
1125. **[Let COVID-19 expand awareness of disability tech ↗](https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-020-01312-w)**Ashley Shew*64 citations*
1126. **[Open peer-review platform for COVID-19 preprints ↗](https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-020-00613-4)**Michael A. Johansson, Daniela Saderi*64 citations*
1127. **[Signalling input from divergent pathways subverts B cell transformation ↗](https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-020-2513-4)**Lai N. Chan, Mark Alan Murakami, Mark E. Robinson et al.*64 citations*
1128. **[TRF2-independent chromosome end protection during pluripotency ↗](https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-020-2960-y)**Phil Ruis, David Van Ly, Valérie Borel et al.*64 citations*
1129. **[Coronavirus blood-clot mystery intensifies ↗](https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-020-01403-8)**Cassandra Willyard*63 citations*
1130. **[Hidden neural states underlie canary song syntax ↗](https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-020-2397-3)**Yarden Cohen, Jun Shen, Dawit Semu et al.*63 citations*
1131. **[Methods matter in repeating ocean acidification studies ↗](https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-020-2803-x)**Philip L. Munday, Danielle L. Dixson, Megan J. Welch et al.*63 citations*
1132. **[Actinide 2-metallabiphenylenes that satisfy Hückel’s rule ↗](https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-020-2004-7)**Justin K. Pagano, Jing Xie, Karla A. Erickson et al.*62 citations*
1133. **[Artificial-intelligence tools aim to tame the coronavirus literature ↗](https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-020-01733-7)**Matthew Hutson*62 citations*
1134. **[COVID mink analysis shows mutations are not dangerous — yet ↗](https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-020-03218-z)**Smriti Mallapaty*62 citations*
1135. **[Coronavirus lockdowns have changed the way Earth moves ↗](https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-020-00965-x)**Elizabeth Gibney*62 citations*
1136. **[Experimental deterministic correction of qubit loss ↗](https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-020-2667-0)**Roman Stricker, Davide Vodola, Alexander Erhard et al.*62 citations*
1137. **[How scientific conferences will survive the coronavirus shock ↗](https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-020-01521-3)**Giuliana A. Viglione*62 citations*
1138. **[The Philae lander reveals low-strength primitive ice inside cometary boulders ↗](https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-020-2834-3)**Laurence O’Rourke, Philip Heinisch, Jürgen Blum et al.*62 citations*
1139. **[All-in-one design integrates microfluidic cooling into electronic chips ↗](https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-020-02503-1)**Tiwei Wei*61 citations*
1140. **[Asymmetric mass ratios for bright double neutron-star mergers ↗](https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-020-2439-x)**R. D. Ferdman, Paulo C. C. Freire, Benetge B. P. Perera et al.*61 citations*
1141. **[Cities — try to predict superspreading hotspots for COVID-19 ↗](https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-020-02072-3)**Roland Bouffanais, Sun Sun Lim*61 citations*
1142. **[Coupling of hippocampal theta and ripples with pontogeniculooccipital waves ↗](https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-020-2914-4)**Juan F. Ramírez-Villegas, Michel Besserve, Yusuke Murayama et al.*61 citations*
1143. **[University rankings need a rethink ↗](https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-020-03312-2)**Elizabeth Gadd*61 citations*
1144. **[Why pollution is plummeting in some cities — but not others ↗](https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-020-01049-6)**Quirin Schiermeier*61 citations*
1145. **[Worth the cost? A closer look at the da Vinci robot’s impact on prostate cancer surgery ↗](https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-020-01037-w)**Bec Crew*61 citations*
1146. **[A network of grassroots reserves protects tropical river fish diversity ↗](https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-020-2944-y)**Aaron A. Koning, Kathleen Perales, Etienne Fluet‐Chouinard et al.*60 citations*
1147. **[Adopt a carbon tax to protect tropical forests ↗](https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-020-00324-w)**Edward B. Barbier, Ricardo José Lozano, Carlos Manuel Rodríguez et al.*60 citations*
1148. **[Challenge to scientists: does your ten-year-old code still run? ↗](https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-020-02462-7)**Jeffrey M. Perkel*60 citations*
1149. **[How AI is improving cancer diagnostics ↗](https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-020-00847-2)**Neil J. Savage*60 citations*
1150. **[How Trump damaged science — and why it could take decades to recover ↗](https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-020-02800-9)**Jeff Tollefson*60 citations*
1151. **[Short-term tests validate long-term estimates of climate change ↗](https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-020-01484-5)**T. N. Palmer*60 citations*
1152. **[Structural basis for dimerization quality control ↗](https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-020-2636-7)**Elijah L. Mena, Predrag Jevtić, Basil J. Greber et al.*60 citations*
1153. **[The Magellanic Corona as the key to the formation of the Magellanic Stream ↗](https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-020-2663-4)**S. Lucchini, E. D’Onghia, Andrew J. Fox et al.*60 citations*
1154. **[The neuropeptide Pth2 dynamically senses others via mechanosensation ↗](https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-020-2988-z)**Lukas Anneser, Ivan C. Alcantara, Anja Gemmer et al.*60 citations*
1155. **[China is promoting coronavirus treatments based on unproven traditional medicines ↗](https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-020-01284-x)**David Cyranoski*59 citations*
1156. **[Cold gas in the Milky Way’s nuclear wind ↗](https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-020-2595-z)**Enrico M. Di Teodoro, N. M. McClure-Griffiths, Felix J. Lockman et al.*59 citations*
1157. **[Coronavirus shuts down trials of drugs for multiple other diseases ↗](https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-020-00889-6)**Heidi K. Ledford*59 citations*
1158. **[How Mauritius is cleaning up after major oil spill in biodiversity hotspot ↗](https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-020-02446-7)**Dyani Lewis*59 citations*
1159. **[COVID vaccine excitement builds as Moderna reports third positive result ↗](https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-020-03248-7)**Ewen Callaway*58 citations*
1160. **[Impacts of speciation and extinction measured by an evolutionary decay clock ↗](https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-020-3003-4)**Jennifer F. Hoyal Cuthill, Nicholas Guttenberg, Graham E. Budd*58 citations*
1161. **[Open science takes on the coronavirus pandemic ↗](https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-020-01246-3)**Mark Zastrow*58 citations*
1162. **[Reverse and forward engineering of Drosophila corneal nanocoatings ↗](https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-020-2707-9)**Mikhail Kryuchkov, Oleksii Bilousov, Jannis Lehmann et al.*58 citations*
1163. **[Anatomy of cage formation in a two-dimensional glass-forming liquid ↗](https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-020-2869-5)**Bo Li, Kai Lou, Walter Kob et al.*57 citations*
1164. **[RNA nucleation by MSL2 induces selective X chromosome compartmentalization ↗](https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-020-2935-z)**Claudia Isabelle Keller Valsecchi, Maria Felicia Basilicata, Plamen Georgiev et al.*57 citations*
1165. **[The tidal remnant of an unusually metal-poor globular cluster ↗](https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-020-2483-6)**Zhen Wan, Geraint F. Lewis, Ting S. Li et al.*57 citations*
1166. **[A Cambrian crown annelid reconciles phylogenomics and the fossil record ↗](https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-020-2384-8)**Hong Chen, Luke A. Parry, Jakob Vinther et al.*56 citations*
1167. **[Identification of the human DPR core promoter element using machine learning ↗](https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-020-2689-7)**Long Vo Ngoc, Cassidy Yunjing Huang, California Jack Cassidy et al.*56 citations*
1168. **[RETRACTED ARTICLE: IspH inhibitors kill Gram-negative bacteria and mobilize immune clearance ↗](https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-020-03074-x)**Kumar Sachin Singh, Rishabh Sharma, Poli Adi Narayana Reddy et al.*56 citations*
1169. **[Selective loading and processing of prespacers for precise CRISPR adaptation ↗](https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-020-2018-1)**Sungchul Kim, Luuk Loeff, Sabina Colombo et al.*56 citations*
1170. **[The lithospheric-to-lower-mantle carbon cycle recorded in superdeep diamonds ↗](https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-020-2676-z)**Margo E. Regier, David Graham Pearson, Thomas Stachel et al.*56 citations*
1171. **[US authorization of first COVID vaccine marks new phase in safety monitoring ↗](https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-020-03542-4)**Heidi K. Ledford*56 citations*
1172. **[A distal enhancer at risk locus 11q13.5 promotes suppression of colitis by Treg cells ↗](https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-020-2296-7)**Rabab Nasrallah, Charlotte J. Imianowski, Lara Bossini‐Castillo et al.*55 citations*
1173. **[Floating under a levitating liquid ↗](https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-020-2643-8)**Benjamin Apffel, Filip Novkoski, Antonin Eddi et al.*55 citations*
1174. **[Natural solutions for agricultural productivity ↗](https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-020-03445-4)**Michael S. Eisenstein*55 citations*
1175. **[Penning trap mass measurements of the deuteron and the HD+ molecular ion ↗](https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-020-2628-7)**S. Rau, F. Heiße, Florian Köhler-Langes et al.*55 citations*
1176. **[Retinal innervation tunes circuits that drive nonphotic entrainment to food ↗](https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-020-2204-1)**Diego Carlos Fernandez, Ruchi Komal, Jennifer Langel et al.*55 citations*
1177. **[Structural basis for RIFIN-mediated activation of LILRB1 in malaria ↗](https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-020-2530-3)**Thomas E. Harrison, Alexander M. Mørch, James H. Felce et al.*55 citations*
1178. **[Unlock ways to share data on peer review ↗](https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-020-00500-y)**Flaminio Squazzoni, Petra Ahrweiler, Tiago F. Barros et al.*55 citations*
1179. **[Why gigantic locust swarms are challenging governments and researchers ↗](https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-020-00725-x)**Antoaneta Roussi*55 citations*
1180. **[Coronavirus: the first three months as it happened ↗](https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-020-00154-w)***54 citations*
1181. **[Hopes rise for coronavirus drug remdesivir ↗](https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-020-01295-8)**Heidi K. Ledford*54 citations*
1182. **[A positively selected FBN1 missense variant reduces height in Peruvian individuals ↗](https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-020-2302-0)**Samira Asgari, Yang Luo, Ali Akbari et al.*53 citations*
1183. **[A single-cell transcriptome atlas of marsupial embryogenesis and X inactivation ↗](https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-020-2629-6)**Shantha K. Mahadevaiah, Mahesh N. Sangrithi, Takayuki Hirota et al.*53 citations*
1184. **[AI shows promise for breast cancer screening ↗](https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-019-03822-8)**Etta D. Pisano*53 citations*
1185. **[Accounting for sex and gender makes for better science ↗](https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-020-03459-y)***53 citations*
1186. **[COVID-19: protect great apes during human pandemics ↗](https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-020-00859-y)**Thomas Robert Gillespie, Fabian Hubertus Leendertz*53 citations*
1187. **[Cytoplasmic control of intranuclear polarity by human cytomegalovirus ↗](https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-020-2714-x)**Dean J. Procter, Colleen Furey, Arturo G. Garza-Gongora et al.*53 citations*
1188. **[How does COVID-19 kill? Uncertainty is hampering doctors’ ability to choose treatments ↗](https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-020-01056-7)**Heidi K. Ledford*53 citations*
1189. **[Laser spectroscopy of pionic helium atoms ↗](https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-020-2240-x)**M. Hori, Hossein Aghai-Khozani, A. Sótér et al.*53 citations*
1190. **[Why do COVID death rates seem to be falling? ↗](https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-020-03132-4)**Heidi K. Ledford*53 citations*
1191. **[Coronavirus reinfections: three questions scientists are asking ↗](https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-020-02506-y)**Heidi K. Ledford*52 citations*
1192. **[How cancer genomics is transforming diagnosis and treatment ↗](https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-020-00845-4)**Bianca Nogrady*52 citations*
1193. **[How many people has the coronavirus killed? ↗](https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-020-02497-w)**Giuliana A. Viglione*52 citations*
1194. **[The battle for ethical AI at the world’s biggest machine-learning conference ↗](https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-020-00160-y)**Elizabeth Gibney*52 citations*
1195. **[Genomics: data sharing needs an international code of conduct ↗](https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-020-00082-9)**Mark A. Phillips, Fruzsina Molnár‐Gábor, Jan O. Korbel et al.*51 citations*
1196. **[Six months of coronavirus: the mysteries scientists are still racing to solve ↗](https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-020-01989-z)**Ewen Callaway, Heidi K. Ledford, Smriti Mallapaty*51 citations*
1197. **[Spectroscopic confirmation of a mature galaxy cluster at a redshift of 2 ↗](https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-019-1829-4)**J. P. Willis, Rebecca Canning, Emil Noordeh et al.*51 citations*
1198. **[Crop asynchrony stabilizes food production ↗](https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-020-2965-6)**Lukas Egli, Matthias Schröter, Christoph Scherber et al.*50 citations*
1199. **[Ending hunger: science must stop neglecting smallholder farmers ↗](https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-020-02849-6)***49 citations*
1200. **[Sodium regulates clock time and output via an excitatory GABAergic pathway ↗](https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-020-2471-x)**Claire Gizowski, Charles W. Bourque*49 citations*

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