Tuesday, April 19, 2011

Nature News highlights: 19 April 2011

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-MERCURY RISING
18 April 2011
Museum specimens reveal build-up of heavy metal in the Albatross.
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-NUCLEAR SAFETY CHIEF CALLS FOR REFORM
18 April 2011
Laurent Stricker says Japan's nuclear disaster should mark a turning
point for the industry.
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-A DEATH IN THE LAB
18 April 2011
Fatality adds further momentum to calls for a shake-up
in academic safety culture.
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-SIZE DOESN'T ALWAYS MATTER FOR PEACOCKS
18 April 2011
Peahens don't necessarily choose the males with the biggest tails ?
but small tails are right out.
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-NATURAL GAS GREENHOUSE EMISSIONS STUDY DRAWS FIRE
15 April 2011
Gas industry dismisses claim that shale-derived natural gas is worse
than coal for the climate.
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-ARE LARGER EARTHQUAKES A SIGN OF THE TIMES?
14 April 2011
Seismologists debate whether the recent spate of megaquakes is a
statistical fluke or something more.
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-DINOSAUR PREDATORS HUNTED IN THE DARK
14 April 2011
Study of eye bones reveals details of ancient reptile lifestyles.
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-THE PEPPERED MOTH'S DARK GENETIC PAST REVEALED
14 April 2011
Researchers find that a single ancestor is responsible for the 'best
example' of natural selection.
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-GRAPHENE TURNS SPIN DOCTOR
14 April 2011
Single-atom carbon sheets could be ideal for spintronics.
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-WOMEN WITH HIGH MALE HORMONE LEVELS FACE SPORT BAN
14 April 2011
Nature explains the science behind new sex-testing rules for
athletes.
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-DARK MATTER NO-SHOW CONFRONTS SUPERSYMMETRY
14 April 2011
The XENON100 experiment has placed the tightest limits yet on the
properties of dark matter.
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TEPCO sets out Fukushima crisis plan
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William Lipscomb, chemistry Nobel Laureate, dies
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Robots enter Fukushima
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Fukushima stable, but radioactive water problem continues
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Chinese science ministry reveals budget
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LEGO DNA sculpture unveiled
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The science of the royal wedding
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Water goes out but comes in faster at Fukushima
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Britain to ban export of lethal injection drugs
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Autism researcher accused of $1m fraud
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Future of the PhD: live Q&A
http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=22&m=36523743&r=MTc2NzE1NzUzNAS2&b=2&j=OTk0OTYyNjgS1&mt=1&rt=0

UPDATE: Yale student dies in chemistry lab accident
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Fukushima's "red alert" sparks questions about rating system
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European politicians question independence of medical agency experts
http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=2&m=36523743&r=MTc2NzE1NzUzNAS2&b=2&j=OTk0OTYyNjgS1&mt=1&rt=0

Human brain atlas debuts
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