NATURE NEWS WEEKLY HIGHLIGHTS: 6 July 2010
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SCIENTIFIC ACADEMIES: IN THE BEST COMPANY
23 June 2010
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SPANISH SCIENCE SPENDING LOCKDOWN
Young researchers and new projects will take brunt of cuts.
05 July 2010
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FEW FISHY FACTS FOUND IN CLIMATE REPORT
Dutch investigation supports key warnings from the IPCC's most recent
assessment.
05 July 2010
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JOURNALS STEP UP PLAGIARISM POLICING
Cut-and-paste culture tackled by CrossCheck software.
05 July 2010
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Blog : THE BERING SEA PROJECT
Join journalist Wendee Holtcamp as she blogs for Nature from the
research vessel Thomas G. Thompson, sailing the notoriously rough
Bering Sea.
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Scientists on board are conducting experiments to find out how climate
change is affecting the Bering Sea ecosystem.
The latest post finds the scientists writing haikus and sending
Styrofoam cups to the depths of the ocean.
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THE NEXT TRAILBLAZER OF AUSTRALIAN SCIENCE
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THE GREAT TURTLE-EGG EVACUATION
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RUSSIA PUSHES FOR DOMESTIC DRUG DEVELOPMENT
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CHRONIC FATIGUE FINDINGS WERE HELD BACK
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TAPPING THE CROWD FOR TECHNOLOGIES
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GENETIC VARIATIONS OFFER LONGER LIFE
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FUSION REACTOR SET TO RAID EUROPE'S RESEARCH FUNDS
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ANCIENT MACROFOSSILS UNEARTHED IN WEST AFRICA
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SATELLITE SPOTS SOGGY SOIL
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ORGANIC FARMS WIN AT POTATO PEST CONTROL
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CORRECTION
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PROFILE: THE FIELD MEDIC
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CLIMATE SCIENCE: AN EROSION OF TRUST?
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ENTERTAINING SCIENCE
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CALL ME LEVIATHAN MELVILLEI
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NEWS BRIEFING: 25 JUNE-1 JULY 2010
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WHAT WILL GET SICK FROM THE SLICK?
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STRIKES COULD 'BREAK' ITALY'S UNIVERSITIES
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GAS TO DISPLACE COAL ON ROAD TO CLEAN ENERGY
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US SUPREME COURT AVOIDS CLARIFYING PATENT STANCE
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STEAMED DINOSAUR EGGS
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Savannah surprise in plants' carbon capturing
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The Big Bang's afterglow
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Biodiversity aid lags in corrupt countries
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Longevity paper sparks debate
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Economics trumps health and security for Europe's in-house research
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The Bering Sea Project: The Pribilof Islands
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Last shuttle flight delayed - along with space magnet
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Who wants to be a millionaire? Not Grisha Perelman.
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How much is that biotech in the window?
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Penn State clears Michael Mann again; legal battle continues in
Virginia
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Quotes of the day
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Deepwater Horizon: dispersant toxicity and more BP bashing
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Seismologists on trial triggers scientific debate
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European research grants to Airbus ruled illegal
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Astronomy satellite faces fry-up fears
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This week, blindsight, a function for pseudogenes, and storing
quantum information in light.
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FOR LOVE AND MONEY
The results of our international career survey.
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EVOLVING R&D FOR EMERGING MARKETS
Bethan Hughes investigates the strategies that pharmaceutical
companies are pursuing to meet the medical needs of emerging markets.
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