NATURE NEWS WEEKLY HIGHLIGHTS: 17 August 2010
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OCEANOGRAPHY: DEAD IN THE WATER
11 August 2010
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GLAXOSMITHKLINE STRIKES BACK OVER ANTI-AGEING PILLS
Drugs do work as thought, says pharmaceutical giant.
16 August 2010
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ONLY CHILDREN NOT SO LONELY
Those without siblings may not lack social skills after all.
16 August 2010
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SCIENCE PANEL GIVES HOPE IN RIVER-POLLUTION DISPUTE
Environmental monitoring set to resolve arguments over paper mill.
16 August 2010
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Special : CAN SCIENCE FEED THE WORLD?
Forty years from now there will be 2 billion more of us to feed.
Today, a billion go hungry. In the hunt for sustainable solutions,
science plays a central role. This week's Nature News special
explores how agricultural research is rising to the challenge of
balancing productivity with shrinking resources.
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How to feed a hungry world looks at ways of boosting yields while
keeping land use in check, while The global farm investigates Brazil
as walking the line between biodiversity hotspot and agricultural
giant.
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In Monitoring the world's agriculture, Jeffrey Sachs and 24
food-system experts call for the collection of data on the impacts of
farming worldwide.
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In the free Nature Podcast we showcase the role of GM - and there's
much more on the future of food.
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BACTERIA SNIFF OUT THEIR FOOD
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NICKEL ALLERGY TRACKED TO A SINGLE RECEPTOR
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** BRIEFING **
PAKISTAN'S FLOODS: IS THE WORST STILL TO COME?
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AN EASY WAY TO BOOST A PAPER'S CITATIONS
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BOOST FOR DRUGS AGAINST HEPATITIS C
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REPORT CHARTS NEW COURSE FOR US ASTRONOMY
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HOME COMPUTER FINDS RARE PULSAR
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NANO-HAIRPIN PEEKS INTO CELLS
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RUSSIA COUNTS ENVIRONMENTAL COST OF WILDFIRES
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PERSEID METEORS PROMISE SHOWER OF SCIENCE
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INUIT CONCERNS STALL SEISMIC TESTING
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EUROPE'S LARGEST BERRY BANK FACES CLOSURE
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BUTCHERING DINNER 3.4 MILLION YEARS AGO
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CORRECTION
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FRANCIS COLLINS: ONE YEAR AT THE HELM
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OCEANOGRAPHY: DEAD IN THE WATER
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NEWS BRIEFING: 6-12 AUGUST 2010
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SUPERCOMPUTING FOR THE BIRDS
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LEGGY CREATURES AND LONG BRANCHES
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MILLION-DOLLAR PROBLEM CRACKED?
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POWER STRUGGLE HITS SWEDISH INSTITUTE
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US judge revokes approval of genetically modified beets
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France catches up as Kyoto crunch time looms
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India denounces report on politically incorrect superbug
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And the winner is... Harvard!
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Ranbaxy CEO quits as profits fall
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State halts UC Berkeley's gene testing plans
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Journal, heal thyself
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Tremor comes to Cascadia
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Repairs on ISS move forward but delay research
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Opening up access to climate data
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Gene targeting could speed the return of the lab ratlike
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H1N1 'emergency committee' members named
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Spinal tap could diagnose Alzheimer's early
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Former NASA Administrator Sean O'Keefe in plane crash
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Harvard morality researcher investigated for scientific misconduct
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This week, how climate change is making marmots fatter, imagining a
world without mosquitoes, and more.
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CHINA'S DRUG PUSH
Research collaborations on the rise between Chinese academic
institutions and multinational pharmaceutical companies.
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PARSE THE SALT, PLEASE
How food manufacturers are finding ways to keep that salty savour in
products while curbing actual sodium intake.
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