NEWS AND VIEWS16 December 2025Scientists discuss concerns that genetic manipulation could lead to disease outbreaks, and Nature is gifted an unusual scientific instrument, in our weekly dip into the archive.50 years agoAccess optionsAccess Nature and 54 other Nature Portfolio journalsGet Nature+, our best-value online-access subscription27,99 € / 30 dayscancel any timeLearn moreSubscribe to this journalReceive 51 print issues and online access199,00 € per yearonly 3,90 € per issueLearn moreRent or buy this articlePrices vary by article typefrom$1.95to$39.95Learn morePrices may be subject to local taxes which are calculated during checkoutNature 648, 547 (2025)doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-025-03740-yThis article features text from Nature’s archive. By its historical nature, the archive includes some images, articles and language that by twenty-first-century standards are offensive and harmful. Find out more.SubjectsHistoryMicrobiologyTechnologyLatest on:HistoryMicrobiologyTechnologyJobs Otolaryngology Tenure Track Research FacultyThe Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at Washington University School of Medicine (St. Louis, MO) has a tenure-track position avai...Saint Louis, MissouriWashU MedicineAssociate or Senior Editor, Nature Biological, Clinical, and Social SciencesTitle: Associate or Senior Editor, Nature Biological, Clinical, and Social Sciences Organization: Nature Portfolio Locations: New York, Jersey City...New York City, New York (US)Springer Nature LtdAssociate Research ScientistThe PHICI Lab in the Department of Neurology at Columbia University Medical Center invites applications for the position of Associate Research Scie...New York City, New York (US)Columbia University Medical Center - Department of NeurologyGlobal Recruitment for Faculty, Postdocs, and Specialists at Hangzhou Institute of Medicine, CASSeeking exceptional Senior/Junior PIs, Postdocs, and Core Specialists globally year-roundHangzhou, ChinaHangzhou Institute of Medicine Chinese Academy of Sciences (HIMCAS)Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Second Institute of Oceanography, MNRPostdoctoral: marine geology, physical oceanography, marine biology, marine chemistry, coastal dynamics.Hangzhou, Zhejiang, ChinaThe Second Institute of Oceanography, MNR