NATURE PODCAST11 September 2026Nature staff discuss an AI tool that can assess the impact of 9 billion mutations — plus, how the Bunsen burner’s reputation for sterilization might be based on tradition alone.ByShamini Bundell &Nick Petrić HoweShamini BundellView author publicationsSearch author on: PubMed Google ScholarNick Petrić HoweView author publicationsSearch author on: PubMed Google ScholarSave articleView saved researchDownload the Nature Podcast 11 Sepember 2026In this episode:00:21 DeepMind’s new tool helps scientists find the impact of mutationsNature: DeepMind’s new genome ‘atlas’ charts effects of all nine billion human gene mutations07:10 Bacteria can still contaminate plates near to active Bunsen burnersNature: Bunsen burners’ reputation for sterilizing workplaces flames outSubscribe to Nature Briefing, an unmissable daily round-up of science news, opinion and analysis free in your inbox every weekday.Never miss an episode. Subscribe to the Nature Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube Music or your favourite podcast app. An RSS feed for the Nature Podcast is available too.doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-026-02893-8 Your lab pollutes: here’s how to stop it Google DeepMind won a Nobel prize for AI: can it produce the next big breakthrough?SubjectsGeneticsMicrobiologyMachine learningLatest on:GeneticsMicrobiologyMachine learningJobs News Intern, Nature NewsJob Title: News Intern, Nature News Location: Washington, D.C or New York — Hybrid Working Application Deadline: September 23, 2026 About Springe...Washington D.C.Springer Nature LtdPostDoc grant: Decode obesity drivers in dogs and catsJoin Boehringer Ingelheim as a PostDoc to decode conserved obesity drivers across dogs and cats through systems biology and multi-omics research.Biberach an der Riß, Baden-Württemberg (DE)Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbHOpen-Rank Tenure-Track Faculty PositionThe Institute of Molecular Biology (IMB) at Academia Sinica invites applications for one tenure-track faculty position.Taiwan (TW)Institute of Molecular Biology, Academia SinicaAssociate or Senior Editor, Nature Communications (Geochemistry)Title: Associate or Senior Editor, Nature Communications (Geochemistry) Locations: Shanghai, Beijing, Nanjing or Pune (Hybrid) Application Deadline...Shanghai, Beijing, Nanjing or Pune (Hybrid)Springer Nature Ltd