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-Special : Japan's nuclear crisis?
Japan is struggling with its worst-ever nuclear power disaster,
following the magnitude 9 earthquake that struck the country on 11 March.
Nature brings you a detailed technical breakdown of the crisis at the
Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power station, as well as reporting direct from
Japan. Plus an exclusive report on how the global nuclear bomb test ban
agency has valuable radiation data from the region - but can't share them.
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-FRIENDLY BACTERIA FIGHT THE FLU

14 March 2011
Microbes trigger immune response that suppresses infections.
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-EARLY EUROPEANS UNWARMED BY FIRE

14 March 2011
The first hominins to migrate into Europe may have done so without fire.
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-US FREE-SPEECH LAW OFFERS PROTECTION ? AT A PRICE

14 March 2011
Some fear that law to aid whistle-blowers will expose researchers to
smear campaigns.
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-VIROLOGY: FIGHTING FOR A CAUSE
14 March 2011
When Judy Mikovits found links between chronic fatigue syndrome and a
virus, the world took notice. Now, she's caught between the patients
who believe her work and the researchers who don't.
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-HIDDEN TOLL OF EMBRYO ETHICS WAR
14 March 2011
Federal funds continue to be withheld for stem cells derived without
destroying embryos.
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-RATS WAKE UP FOR BEHAVIOURAL RESEARCH
13 March 2011
Tiny imaging device allows scans of animals while they are awake.
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-MORE EARTHQUAKES EXPECTED IN JAPAN
11 March 2011
Big quake could be part of a string of aftershocks, say geologists.
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-SEED BANKS SUSCEPTIBLE TO SHAM SAMPLES
11 March 2011
Genetic analysis calls into question the authenticity of older
cultivars in seed collections.
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-EUROPEAN COURT OF JUSTICE REJECTS STEM-CELL PATENTS
10 March 2011
Researchers surprised by judge's conservative stance.
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-DO GUT BACTERIA WORSEN MALNOURISHMENT?
10 March 2011
Human microbiota could be behind why deficient diets leave only some
children seriously ill.
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-FIRST LUPUS DRUG IN HALF A CENTURY APPROVED
10 March 2011
A therapeutic antibody is the first success in a wave of experimental
therapies aimed at tackling the autoimmune disease.
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--Read up to the minute coverage of research and science policy
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UPDATE: Major radiation release at Fukushima Daiichi
http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=13&m=36384028&r=MTc2NzE1NzUzNAS2&b=2&j=OTY2NzQyMjQS1&mt=1&rt=0

Exclusive: Nuclear test ban agency has valuable radiation monitoring
data from Japan nuclear accident -- but can't share them
http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=10&m=36384028&r=MTc2NzE1NzUzNAS2&b=2&j=OTY2NzQyMjQS1&mt=1&rt=0

UPDATE: Fukushima unit 2 and unit 3
http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=8&m=36384028&r=MTc2NzE1NzUzNAS2&b=2&j=OTY2NzQyMjQS1&mt=1&rt=0

Malaspina expedition: Pausing in Perth
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<i>Nature Climate Change</i> ready for launch
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Fukushima crisis: Anatomy of a meltdown
http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=2&m=36384028&r=MTc2NzE1NzUzNAS2&b=2&j=OTY2NzQyMjQS1&mt=1&rt=0

UPDATE: Japan's nuclear crisis
http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=16&m=36384028&r=MTc2NzE1NzUzNAS2&b=2&j=OTY2NzQyMjQS1&mt=1&rt=0

View from Tokyo: Meltdown and panic
http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=9&m=36384028&r=MTc2NzE1NzUzNAS2&b=2&j=OTY2NzQyMjQS1&mt=1&rt=0

A disconnect between statement and actions at Japanese nuclear plant
http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=11&m=36384028&r=MTc2NzE1NzUzNAS2&b=2&j=OTY2NzQyMjQS1&mt=1&rt=0

Explosion rocks nuclear plant, Japan struggles to contain crisis
http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=5&m=36384028&r=MTc2NzE1NzUzNAS2&b=2&j=OTY2NzQyMjQS1&mt=1&rt=0

Mixed review for WHO's handling of the flu pandemic
http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=1&m=36384028&r=MTc2NzE1NzUzNAS2&b=2&j=OTY2NzQyMjQS1&mt=1&rt=0

Japan declares nuclear emergency: UPDATE
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Japan earthquake: report from Tokyo
http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=20&m=36384028&r=MTc2NzE1NzUzNAS2&b=2&j=OTY2NzQyMjQS1&mt=1&rt=0

Pacific nations prepare for tsunami after huge quake off Japan: UPDATED
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For mice, swapping fecal bacteria can mean life or death
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