Nature, Published online: 23 June 2026; doi:10. 1038/d41586-026-01812-1 The scientific community awaits a patent for recombinant DNA technology, and experimentation with an anaesthetic from puffballs, in our weekly dip into Nature’s archive.

Source: [Nature](https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01812-1)

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