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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 regular updates on the crisis, as well as
analysis of why this earthquake was so destructive.


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-RESEARCH SANS FRONTI�RES

28 March 2011
Academy report finds that international collaboration is on the rise,
and should not be seen as an 'easy target' for cuts.
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-'VIRUS-EATER' DISCOVERED IN ANTARCTIC LAKE

28 March 2011
First of the parasitic parasites to be discovered in a natural
environment points to hidden diversity.
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-DNA MISMATCH REVEALS ORGAN REJECTION

28 March 2011
A test that spots donor DNA in a transplant recipient's bloodstream
could replace invasive biopsies.
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-MELANOMA DRUG WINS US APPROVAL
28 March 2011
Therapy is the first to extend lifespan in advanced cases.
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-MARINE MICROBES DIGEST PLASTIC
28 March 2011
A 'little world' eating ocean garbage might be a mixed blessing.
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-LIFE AS A LIQUIDATOR
28 March 2011
Part of a massive clean-up team, Gennady Laptev recalls his years
working to combat Chernobyl's radioactive legacy.
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-CHERNOBYL'S LEGACY
28 March 2011
Twenty-five years after the nuclear disaster, the clean-up grinds on
and health studies are faltering. Are there lessons for Japan?
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-FRIGHTENED BIRDS GROW LONGER WINGS
25 March 2011
Offspring of predator-stressed mothers grow their wings more quickly
than chicks from predator-free females.
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-THE 8,000-YEAR-OLD CLIMATE PUZZLE
25 March 2011
Models bolster case for early human effect on greenhouse-gas levels.
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-NEW LEAD ON DEADLY PANCREATIC CANCER
24 March 2011
Mouse model reveals mechanism of potential therapy for lethal tumours.
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-STONE TOOLS CUT SWATHE THROUGH CLOVIS HISTORY
24 March 2011
Dig uncovers previously unknown North American culture.
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MIT scientist announces first "practical" artificial leaf
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NASA spacecraft vulnerable to cyber-attack
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New brain imaging method could detect diseases and guide surgeries
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India's tigers on the rise
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Breaking news: Fukushima -- Radioactivity 10-million times normal
detected at reactor 2
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Shortages of scarce natural resources coming, warn chemists
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Fukushima reactor products could skew experiment detectors
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Pinning down past interactions: climate and civilization
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Stardust's final act helps other NASA missions
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NIH answers petitioners, defends grant review policy
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Fukushima nuclear crisis: new setbacks hit control efforts
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Irish ministers row over university appointment rules
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Another bad winter for Arctic ice
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Another libel case for Wilmshurst
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Links between forest conservation and locals? livelihoods examined
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