NATURE NEWS WEEKLY HIGHLIGHTS: 14 September 2010
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GEOLOGY: A TRIP TO DINOSAUR TIME
08 September 2010
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'SOUND SCIENCE' CODE DRAWS FIRE
Critics assail the US Department of the Interior's draft policy on
scientific integrity.
13 September 2010
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TAKING MOLECULAR SNAPS OF ANCIENT CROPS
RNA molecules could help to reveal plant breeding in action hundreds
of years ago.
13 September 2010
http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=48&m=35788086&r=MTc2NzE1NzUzNAS2&b=2&j=ODE4NzE0NTYS1&mt=1&rt=0
CAN CONSERVATION CUT POVERTY?
Experts differ on the effects of biodiversity projects on
improvements in living standards.
13 September 2010
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News : ON THE TRAIL OF THE GULF'S ELUSIVE PLUMES
'Static kill' may have plugged the Deepwater Horizon blowout, but
controversy over the fallout is far from capped. Debate swirls on,
fuelled by the findings of research vessels probing the Gulf -
including a new hydrocarbon layer spotted by the R/V Cape Hatteras.
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As the Hatteras steams on, Nature's Melissa Gaskill reports from the
ship on the science of the spill, from reading the signature of
subsurface oil to the challenges of mapping something lurking in water
thousands of metres deep.
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Meanwhile, you can access broad-ranging coverage on everything from
oil-devouring microbes to the impacts on ecosystems in Nature's
Deepwater Horizon Disaster special.
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ARTIFICIAL SKINS DETECT THE GENTLEST TOUCH
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OCEAN CONVEYOR-BELT MODEL STIRRED UP
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GETTING A BETTER GRIP ON LAB MICE
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COLLAPSE OF THE ICE TITANS
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WHY SOME MEMORIES STICK
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BOWERBIRDS TRICK MATES WITH OPTICAL ILLUSIONS
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NASA THINKS LONG TERM IN CHILE
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CRESTED DINOSAUR PUSHES BACK DAWN OF FEATHERS
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FAULT MAPS COULD AID EARTHQUAKE FORECASTS
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CORRECTION
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'CLIMATE WARS' CLAIMS DISPUTED
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NEWS BRIEFING: 3-9 SEPTEMBER 2010
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NEUROSCIENCE: IN THEIR NURTURE
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GEOLOGY: A TRIP TO DINOSAUR TIME
http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=65&m=35788086&r=MTc2NzE1NzUzNAS2&b=2&j=ODE4NzE0NTYS1&mt=1&rt=0
NASA PANEL WEIGHS ASTEROID DANGER
http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=56&m=35788086&r=MTc2NzE1NzUzNAS2&b=2&j=ODE4NzE0NTYS1&mt=1&rt=0
QUESTIONS OVER GHOSTWRITING IN DRUG INDUSTRY
http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=54&m=35788086&r=MTc2NzE1NzUzNAS2&b=2&j=ODE4NzE0NTYS1&mt=1&rt=0
TROUBLED GENETICIST REBUFFED BY US PATENT OFFICE
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RARE VICTORY IN FIGHT AGAINST MELANOMA
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US STEM-CELL CHAOS FELT ABROAD
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BIG EMITTERS TEAM UP
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TEAMS BATTLE FOR NEURON PRIZE
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Humans responsible for deep sea scars
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Oil spill science: Shallower plume found at Deepwater Horizon site
http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=29&m=35788086&r=MTc2NzE1NzUzNAS2&b=2&j=ODE4NzE0NTYS1&mt=1&rt=0
US vaccine payout provokes confusion
http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=15&m=35788086&r=MTc2NzE1NzUzNAS2&b=2&j=ODE4NzE0NTYS1&mt=1&rt=0
NZ top defence scientist accused of telling "big hairy lies"
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Ruth's Reviews: We need to talk about Kelvin
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NIH tells researchers to recommence stem cell work
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Americans split on risks and benefits of synthetic biology
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Oil spill science: On the oil trail
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Appeals court temporarily lifts stem cell injunction
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South Africa misses science spending goal
http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=19&m=35788086&r=MTc2NzE1NzUzNAS2&b=2&j=ODE4NzE0NTYS1&mt=1&rt=0
Rockefeller University chooses Genentech scientist as new president
http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=13&m=35788086&r=MTc2NzE1NzUzNAS2&b=2&j=ODE4NzE0NTYS1&mt=1&rt=0
New hope for threatened Russian berry collection
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Ancient DNA reveals ingredients of Roman medicine
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Space laundry among prize challenges featured on new site
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Secretary general of Europe's basic research agency resigns
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PODCAST
This week, the hunchback of Las Hoyas, automated taxonomy systems and
a new, effective melanoma drug.
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COMBINING CANCER DRUGS TO SPEED DEVELOPMENT
The next generation of cancer treatments could be approved in pairs.
http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=71&m=35788086&r=MTc2NzE1NzUzNAS2&b=2&j=ODE4NzE0NTYS1&mt=1&rt=0
THE REAL WAR ON DRUGS
Cassandra Willyard looks at the lessons relief agencies have learned
in recent years providing care amidst increasingly complex conflicts.
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