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--Physical Sciences
-Regioselective reactions for programmable resveratrol oligomer synthesis
Resveratrol is well known as a constituent in red wine reputed to
have beneficial effects on health. But it may be its more complex
derivatives that have more long-term potential as pharmaceuticals,
especially now that a new way of synthesizing them has been developed.
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--Physical Sciences
-X-ray illumination of the ejecta of supernova 1987A
The nearby supernova SN 1987A has been extensively studied, and
now it has undergone a change never before observed directly,
reaching a state in which the energy emitted from the supernova comes
from interactions between the ejecta and the surrounding medium.
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--Biological Sciences
-City living and urban upbringing affect neural social stress
processing in humans
An NMR brain imaging study shows a brain structure associated with
negative emotion to be more active during stress in city dwellers,
and a regulatory brain area is more active in people born in cities
that those born in less built-up areas.
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-This week, cluster-flocking pigeons, biofuels of the future and the
impact on mental health of living in the city. Plus, the best of the
rest from Nature.
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EDITORIALS
** Mismeasure for mismeasure
A critique of the work of Stephen Jay Gould should serve as
encouragement to scrutinize the celebrated while they are still alive.
http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=107&ms=MzY3NDM2NzQS1&r=MjA1NzcwMjE4MQS2&b=2&j=MTA0NTUzOTc2S0&mt=1&rt=0
** Damned if they do
An industry approach to greener hydropower is far from perfect, but it
does offer a way forwards.
http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=116&ms=MzY3NDM2NzQS1&r=MjA1NzcwMjE4MQS2&b=2&j=MTA0NTUzOTc2S0&mt=1&rt=0
** Poetry in motion
A quantitative approach to the humanities enriches research.
http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=117&ms=MzY3NDM2NzQS1&r=MjA1NzcwMjE4MQS2&b=2&j=MTA0NTUzOTc2S0&mt=1&rt=0
WORLD VIEW
** Supreme Court ruling is good, bad and ugly
Monday's key US legal decision on emissions regulation was influenced
by the unjustified attacks on climate science, says Douglas Kysar.
http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=17&ms=MzY3NDM2NzQS1&r=MjA1NzcwMjE4MQS2&b=2&j=MTA0NTUzOTc2S0&mt=1&rt=0
SEVEN DAYS
** Seven days: 17-23 June 2011
The week in science
http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=27&ms=MzY3NDM2NzQS1&r=MjA1NzcwMjE4MQS2&b=2&j=MTA0NTUzOTc2S0&mt=1&rt=0
NEWS IN FOCUS
** Vaccine trial's ethics criticized
Collapsed trial fuels unfounded vaccine fears.
http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=26&ms=MzY3NDM2NzQS1&r=MjA1NzcwMjE4MQS2&b=2&j=MTA0NTUzOTc2S0&mt=1&rt=0
** Open access comes of age
Publishing model enters phase of slower but steady growth.
http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=25&ms=MzY3NDM2NzQS1&r=MjA1NzcwMjE4MQS2&b=2&j=MTA0NTUzOTc2S0&mt=1&rt=0
** City living marks the brain
Neuroscientists study social risk factor for mental illness.
http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=33&ms=MzY3NDM2NzQS1&r=MjA1NzcwMjE4MQS2&b=2&j=MTA0NTUzOTc2S0&mt=1&rt=0
** Worth a dam?
Voluntary agreement enables rating of hydroelectric impacts.
http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=32&ms=MzY3NDM2NzQS1&r=MjA1NzcwMjE4MQS2&b=2&j=MTA0NTUzOTc2S0&mt=1&rt=0
** Researchers tweet technical talk
In the latest trend in scientific discourse, journal clubs and data
disclosures move to Twitter.
http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=30&ms=MzY3NDM2NzQS1&r=MjA1NzcwMjE4MQS2&b=2&j=MTA0NTUzOTc2S0&mt=1&rt=0
** Drug buddies
The pharmaceutical industry is seeking stronger ties with academia
in a bid to speed up drug development.
http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=28&ms=MzY3NDM2NzQS1&r=MjA1NzcwMjE4MQS2&b=2&j=MTA0NTUzOTc2S0&mt=1&rt=0
FEATURE
** Culturomics: Word play
By mining a database of the world's books, Erez Lieberman Aiden is
attempting to automate much of humanities research. But is the
field ready to be digitized?
http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=40&ms=MzY3NDM2NzQS1&r=MjA1NzcwMjE4MQS2&b=2&j=MTA0NTUzOTc2S0&mt=1&rt=0
COMMENT
** Hidden depths
A staggering lack of undersea data hampers our understanding of
earthquakes and tsunamis. Geophysicists must put more instruments
offshore, says Andrew V. Newman.
http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=112&ms=MzY3NDM2NzQS1&r=MjA1NzcwMjE4MQS2&b=2&j=MTA0NTUzOTc2S0&mt=1&rt=0
** US and China need contact, not cold war
Attempts to isolate the Chinese space community undermine US interests,
says Gregory Kulacki.
http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=114&ms=MzY3NDM2NzQS1&r=MjA1NzcwMjE4MQS2&b=2&j=MTA0NTUzOTc2S0&mt=1&rt=0
BOOKS AND ARTS
** Psychology: How we form beliefs
Religions and superstitions may stem from the brain's ability to spot
patterns and intent, finds A. C. Grayling.
http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=103&ms=MzY3NDM2NzQS1&r=MjA1NzcwMjE4MQS2&b=2&j=MTA0NTUzOTc2S0&mt=1&rt=0
** Books in brief
http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=87&ms=MzY3NDM2NzQS1&r=MjA1NzcwMjE4MQS2&b=2&j=MTA0NTUzOTc2S0&mt=1&rt=0
** Demographics: The growth of nations
Michael Sargent enjoys a social history of how height and lifespan
increased during the Industrial Revolution.
http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=85&ms=MzY3NDM2NzQS1&r=MjA1NzcwMjE4MQS2&b=2&j=MTA0NTUzOTc2S0&mt=1&rt=0
** Art: Treasures fit for a prince
A Monaco exhibition showcases the marvels of the city-state's oceanic
museum, discovers Alison Abbott.
http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=91&ms=MzY3NDM2NzQS1&r=MjA1NzcwMjE4MQS2&b=2&j=MTA0NTUzOTc2S0&mt=1&rt=0
CORRESPONDENCE
** Don't base Spanish funding on citations
Alonso Rodriguez-Navarro
http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=89&ms=MzY3NDM2NzQS1&r=MjA1NzcwMjE4MQS2&b=2&j=MTA0NTUzOTc2S0&mt=1&rt=0
** Is China producing too many PhDs?
Zhu Liu and Yong Geng
http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=95&ms=MzY3NDM2NzQS1&r=MjA1NzcwMjE4MQS2&b=2&j=MTA0NTUzOTc2S0&mt=1&rt=0
** Reward research that informs policy
Ryan Meyer and Peat Leith
http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=93&ms=MzY3NDM2NzQS1&r=MjA1NzcwMjE4MQS2&b=2&j=MTA0NTUzOTc2S0&mt=1&rt=0
** Promoting science careers in Brazil
Lucas Leite Cunha and Laura Sterian Ward
http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=98&ms=MzY3NDM2NzQS1&r=MjA1NzcwMjE4MQS2&b=2&j=MTA0NTUzOTc2S0&mt=1&rt=0
** Community is key to REDD success
Brian Weeks and Christopher Filardi
http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=97&ms=MzY3NDM2NzQS1&r=MjA1NzcwMjE4MQS2&b=2&j=MTA0NTUzOTc2S0&mt=1&rt=0
CORRECTION
Correction: Egypt invests in science
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RESEARCH
** Regioselective reactions for programmable resveratrol oligomer
synthesis
Scott A. Snyder, Andreas Gollner and Maria I. Chiriac
Although much attention has been devoted to resveratrol, a unique
polyphenol pr...
http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=109&ms=MzY3NDM2NzQS1&r=MjA1NzcwMjE4MQS2&b=2&j=MTA0NTUzOTc2S0&mt=1&rt=0
** Structural basis of steroid hormone perception by the receptor
kinase BRI1
Michael Hothorn, Youssef Belkhadir, Marlene Dreux, Tsegaye Dabi,
Joseph. P. Noel et al.
Polyhydroxylated steroids are regulators of body shape and size
in higher organ...
http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=118&ms=MzY3NDM2NzQS1&r=MjA1NzcwMjE4MQS2&b=2&j=MTA0NTUzOTc2S0&mt=1&rt=0
** Structural insight into brassinosteroid perception by BRI1
Ji She, Zhifu Han, Tae-Wuk Kim, Jinjing Wang, Wei Cheng et al.
Brassinosteroids are essential phytohormones that have crucial
roles in plant g...
http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=129&ms=MzY3NDM2NzQS1&r=MjA1NzcwMjE4MQS2&b=2&j=MTA0NTUzOTc2S0&mt=1&rt=0
** Condensin association with histone H2A shapes mitotic chromosomes
Kenji Tada, Hiroaki Susumu, Takeshi Sakuno and Yoshinori Watanabe
Chromosome structure is dynamically regulated during cell division,
and this re...
http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=127&ms=MzY3NDM2NzQS1&r=MjA1NzcwMjE4MQS2&b=2&j=MTA0NTUzOTc2S0&mt=1&rt=0
** Flying in a flock comes at a cost in pigeons
James R. Usherwood, Marinos Stavrou, John C. Lowe, Kyle Roskilly
and Alan M. Wilson
Flying birds often form flocks, with social, navigational and
anti-predator imp...
http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=126&ms=MzY3NDM2NzQS1&r=MjA1NzcwMjE4MQS2&b=2&j=MTA0NTUzOTc2S0&mt=1&rt=0
** City living and urban upbringing affect neural social stress
processing in humans
Florian Lederbogen, Peter Kirsch, Leila Haddad, Fabian Streit,
Heike Tost et al.
More than half of the world's population now lives in cities,
making th...
http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=106&ms=MzY3NDM2NzQS1&r=MjA1NzcwMjE4MQS2&b=2&j=MTA0NTUzOTc2S0&mt=1&rt=0
** Non-adaptive origins of interactome complexity
Ariel Fernandez and Michael Lynch
The boundaries between prokaryotes, unicellular eukaryotes and
multicellular eu...
http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=125&ms=MzY3NDM2NzQS1&r=MjA1NzcwMjE4MQS2&b=2&j=MTA0NTUzOTc2S0&mt=1&rt=0
** A nuclear-receptor-dependent phosphatidylcholine pathway with
antidiabetic effects
Jae Man Lee, Yoon Kwang Lee, Jennifer L. Mamrosh, Scott A. Busby,
Patrick R. Griffin et al.
Nuclear hormone receptors regulate diverse metabolic pathways and
the orphan nu...
http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=63&ms=MzY3NDM2NzQS1&r=MjA1NzcwMjE4MQS2&b=2&j=MTA0NTUzOTc2S0&mt=1&rt=0
** Regulation of angiogenesis by a non-canonical Wnt-Flt1 pathway
in myeloid cells
James A. Stefater III, Ian Lewkowich, Sujata Rao, Giovanni Mariggi,
April C. Carpenter et al.
Myeloid cells are a feature of most tissues. Here we show that
during developme...
http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=54&ms=MzY3NDM2NzQS1&r=MjA1NzcwMjE4MQS2&b=2&j=MTA0NTUzOTc2S0&mt=1&rt=0
** Determinants of nucleosome organization in primary human cells
Anton Valouev, Steven M. Johnson, Scott D. Boyd, Cheryl L. Smith,
Andrew Z. Fire et al.
Nucleosomes are the basic packaging units of chromatin, modulating
accessibilit...
http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=55&ms=MzY3NDM2NzQS1&r=MjA1NzcwMjE4MQS2&b=2&j=MTA0NTUzOTc2S0&mt=1&rt=0
** Agonist-bound adenosine A2A receptor structures reveal common
features of GPCR activation
Guillaume Lebon, Tony Warne, Patricia C. Edwards, Kirstie Bennett,
Christopher J. Langmead et al.
Adenosine receptors and [bgr]-adrenoceptors are G-protein-coupled
receptors (...
http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=48&ms=MzY3NDM2NzQS1&r=MjA1NzcwMjE4MQS2&b=2&j=MTA0NTUzOTc2S0&mt=1&rt=0
** Tunable pKa values and the basis of opposite charge selectivities
in nicotinic-type receptors
Gisela D. Cymes and Claudio Grosman
Among ion channels, only the nicotinic-receptor superfamily has
evolved to gene...
http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=50&ms=MzY3NDM2NzQS1&r=MjA1NzcwMjE4MQS2&b=2&j=MTA0NTUzOTc2S0&mt=1&rt=0
** Structure of the human histamine H1 receptor complex with doxepin
Tatsuro Shimamura, Mitsunori Shiroishi, Simone Weyand, Hirokazu
Tsujimoto, Graeme Winter et al.
The biogenic amine histamine is an important pharmacological mediator
involved ...
http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=132&ms=MzY3NDM2NzQS1&r=MjA1NzcwMjE4MQS2&b=2&j=MTA0NTUzOTc2S0&mt=1&rt=0
** Tracking apex marine predator movements in a dynamic ocean
B. A. Block, I. D. Jonsen, S. J. Jorgensen, A. J. Winship, S. A.
Shaffer et al.
Pelagic marine predators face unprecedented challenges and uncertain
futures. O...
http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=134&ms=MzY3NDM2NzQS1&r=MjA1NzcwMjE4MQS2&b=2&j=MTA0NTUzOTc2S0&mt=1&rt=0
** XUTs are a class of Xrn1-sensitive antisense regulatory non-coding
RNA in yeast
E. L. van Dijk, C. L. Chen, Y. d'Aubenton-Carafa, S. Gourvennec,
M. Kwapisz et al.
Non-coding (nc)RNAs are key players in numerous biological processes
such as ge...
http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=113&ms=MzY3NDM2NzQS1&r=MjA1NzcwMjE4MQS2&b=2&j=MTA0NTUzOTc2S0&mt=1&rt=0
** Intravenous gammaglobulin suppresses inflammation through a novel
TH2 pathway
Robert M. Anthony, Toshihiko Kobayashi, Fredrik Wermeling and Jeffrey
V. Ravetch
High-dose intravenous immunoglobulin is a widely used therapeutic
preparation o...
http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=124&ms=MzY3NDM2NzQS1&r=MjA1NzcwMjE4MQS2&b=2&j=MTA0NTUzOTc2S0&mt=1&rt=0
** A forty-kilodalton protein of the inner membrane is the mitochondrial
calcium uniporter
Diego De Stefani, Anna Raffaello, Enrico Teardo, Ildiko Szabo and
Rosario Rizzuto
Mitochondrial Ca2+ homeostasis has a key role in the regulation of
aerobic meta...
http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=121&ms=MzY3NDM2NzQS1&r=MjA1NzcwMjE4MQS2&b=2&j=MTA0NTUzOTc2S0&mt=1&rt=0
** Integrative genomics identifies MCU as an essential component of
the mitochondrial calcium uniporter
Joshua M. Baughman, Fabiana Perocchi, Hany S. Girgis, Molly Plovanich,
Casey A. Belcher-Timme et al.
Mitochondria from diverse organisms are capable of transporting large
amounts o...
http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=119&ms=MzY3NDM2NzQS1&r=MjA1NzcwMjE4MQS2&b=2&j=MTA0NTUzOTc2S0&mt=1&rt=0
** Social neuroscience: Stress and the city
Daniel P. Kennedy and Ralph Adolphs
Many of us were raised or currently live in an urban environment. A
neuroimaging study now reveals how this affects brain function when an
individual is faced with a stressful situation.
http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=51&ms=MzY3NDM2NzQS1&r=MjA1NzcwMjE4MQS2&b=2&j=MTA0NTUzOTc2S0&mt=1&rt=0
** Metabolism: A lipid for fat disorders
Holly A. Ingraham
A high-fat diet often leads to metabolic disorders such as diabetes,
fatty liver disease and obesity. One lipid, however, might mitigate
these effects through an unexpected signalling role in the nucleus.
http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=53&ms=MzY3NDM2NzQS1&r=MjA1NzcwMjE4MQS2&b=2&j=MTA0NTUzOTc2S0&mt=1&rt=0
** Aerodynamics: The cost of flight in flocks
Geoffrey Spedding
There are well-known aerodynamic and energetic benefits to flying in
an orderly formation. By contrast, it seems that the flocking flight
seen in pigeons is metabolically expensive. So why do they do it?
http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=44&ms=MzY3NDM2NzQS1&r=MjA1NzcwMjE4MQS2&b=2&j=MTA0NTUzOTc2S0&mt=1&rt=0
NEWS & COMMENT
** Phylogenetics: Picking out the pika's origins
http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=45&ms=MzY3NDM2NzQS1&r=MjA1NzcwMjE4MQS2&b=2&j=MTA0NTUzOTc2S0&mt=1&rt=0
** Molecular psychology: Cellular cues to compulsive eating
http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=46&ms=MzY3NDM2NzQS1&r=MjA1NzcwMjE4MQS2&b=2&j=MTA0NTUzOTc2S0&mt=1&rt=0
** Cancer biology: Senescence not so harmless
http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=47&ms=MzY3NDM2NzQS1&r=MjA1NzcwMjE4MQS2&b=2&j=MTA0NTUzOTc2S0&mt=1&rt=0
** Evolution: Male harassment can doom species
http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=75&ms=MzY3NDM2NzQS1&r=MjA1NzcwMjE4MQS2&b=2&j=MTA0NTUzOTc2S0&mt=1&rt=0
** Cellular biology: A microscopist's litmus test
http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=73&ms=MzY3NDM2NzQS1&r=MjA1NzcwMjE4MQS2&b=2&j=MTA0NTUzOTc2S0&mt=1&rt=0
** Cancer biology: When push comes to shove in cancer
http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=74&ms=MzY3NDM2NzQS1&r=MjA1NzcwMjE4MQS2&b=2&j=MTA0NTUzOTc2S0&mt=1&rt=0
** Ocean chemistry: Cushion against acidification
http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=71&ms=MzY3NDM2NzQS1&r=MjA1NzcwMjE4MQS2&b=2&j=MTA0NTUzOTc2S0&mt=1&rt=0
** Physiology and climate: Air conditioning all in the nose
http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=72&ms=MzY3NDM2NzQS1&r=MjA1NzcwMjE4MQS2&b=2&j=MTA0NTUzOTc2S0&mt=1&rt=0
** Brain and behaviour: The voter's grey matter
http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=69&ms=MzY3NDM2NzQS1&r=MjA1NzcwMjE4MQS2&b=2&j=MTA0NTUzOTc2S0&mt=1&rt=0
** Mismeasure for mismeasure
A critique of the work of Stephen Jay Gould should serve as encouragement
to scrutinize the celebrated while they are still alive.
http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=107&ms=MzY3NDM2NzQS1&r=MjA1NzcwMjE4MQS2&b=2&j=MTA0NTUzOTc2S0&mt=1&rt=0
** Psychology: How we form beliefs
Religions and superstitions may stem from the brain's ability to spot
patterns and intent, finds A. C. Grayling.
http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=103&ms=MzY3NDM2NzQS1&r=MjA1NzcwMjE4MQS2&b=2&j=MTA0NTUzOTc2S0&mt=1&rt=0
** Books in brief
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** Demographics: The growth of nations
Michael Sargent enjoys a social history of how height and lifespan
increased during the Industrial Revolution.
http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=85&ms=MzY3NDM2NzQS1&r=MjA1NzcwMjE4MQS2&b=2&j=MTA0NTUzOTc2S0&mt=1&rt=0
** Promoting science careers in Brazil
Lucas Leite Cunha and Laura Sterian Ward
http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=98&ms=MzY3NDM2NzQS1&r=MjA1NzcwMjE4MQS2&b=2&j=MTA0NTUzOTc2S0&mt=1&rt=0
CAREERS
** Renewable energy: Making fuels for the future
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======================== CHEMICAL SCIENCES ========================
RESEARCH
** Regioselective reactions for programmable resveratrol oligomer
synthesis
Scott A. Snyder, Andreas Gollner and Maria I. Chiriac
Although much attention has been devoted to resveratrol, a unique
polyphenol pr...
http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=109&ms=MzY3NDM2NzQS1&r=MjA1NzcwMjE4MQS2&b=2&j=MTA0NTUzOTc2S0&mt=1&rt=0
** Agonist-bound adenosine A2A receptor structures reveal common
features of GPCR activation
Guillaume Lebon, Tony Warne, Patricia C. Edwards, Kirstie Bennett,
Christopher J. Langmead et al.
Adenosine receptors and [bgr]-adrenoceptors are G-protein-coupled
receptors (...
http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=48&ms=MzY3NDM2NzQS1&r=MjA1NzcwMjE4MQS2&b=2&j=MTA0NTUzOTc2S0&mt=1&rt=0
** Tunable pKa values and the basis of opposite charge selectivities
in nicotinic-type receptors
Gisela D. Cymes and Claudio Grosman
Among ion channels, only the nicotinic-receptor superfamily has
evolved to gene...
http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=50&ms=MzY3NDM2NzQS1&r=MjA1NzcwMjE4MQS2&b=2&j=MTA0NTUzOTc2S0&mt=1&rt=0
** Structure of the human histamine H1 receptor complex with doxepin
Tatsuro Shimamura, Mitsunori Shiroishi, Simone Weyand, Hirokazu
Tsujimoto, Graeme Winter et al.
The biogenic amine histamine is an important pharmacological mediator
involved ...
http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=132&ms=MzY3NDM2NzQS1&r=MjA1NzcwMjE4MQS2&b=2&j=MTA0NTUzOTc2S0&mt=1&rt=0
** Organic chemistry: Triumph for unnatural synthesis
Stephane Quideau
Nature crafts many molecules from common precursors, but this approach
isn't always possible in chemical synthesis. A strategy for synthesizing
a family of natural products succeeds by ignoring nature's blueprint.
http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=67&ms=MzY3NDM2NzQS1&r=MjA1NzcwMjE4MQS2&b=2&j=MTA0NTUzOTc2S0&mt=1&rt=0
NEWS & COMMENT
** Ocean chemistry: Cushion against acidification
http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=71&ms=MzY3NDM2NzQS1&r=MjA1NzcwMjE4MQS2&b=2&j=MTA0NTUzOTc2S0&mt=1&rt=0
CAREERS
** Renewable energy: Making fuels for the future
http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=70&ms=MzY3NDM2NzQS1&r=MjA1NzcwMjE4MQS2&b=2&j=MTA0NTUzOTc2S0&mt=1&rt=0
** More News & Comment on CHEMICAL SCIENCES
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======================== PHYSICAL SCIENCES ========================
RESEARCH
** X-ray illumination of the ejecta of supernova 1987A
J. Larsson, C. Fransson, G. Ostlin, P. Groningsson, A. Jerkstrand et al.
When a massive star explodes as a supernova, substantial amounts of
radioactive...
http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=111&ms=MzY3NDM2NzQS1&r=MjA1NzcwMjE4MQS2&b=2&j=MTA0NTUzOTc2S0&mt=1&rt=0
** Hydrogen-poor superluminous stellar explosions
R. M. Quimby, S. R. Kulkarni, M. M. Kasliwal, A. Gal-Yam, I. Arcavi
et al.
Supernovae are stellar explosions driven by gravitational or thermonuclear
ener...
http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=64&ms=MzY3NDM2NzQS1&r=MjA1NzcwMjE4MQS2&b=2&j=MTA0NTUzOTc2S0&mt=1&rt=0
** Experimental non-classicality of an indivisible quantum system
Radek Lapkiewicz, Peizhe Li, Christoph Schaeff, Nathan K. Langford,
Sven Ramelow et al.
In contrast to classical physics, quantum theory demands that not all
propertie...
http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=13&ms=MzY3NDM2NzQS1&r=MjA1NzcwMjE4MQS2&b=2&j=MTA0NTUzOTc2S0&mt=1&rt=0
** A salt-water reservoir as the source of a compositionally stratified plume on Enceladus
F. Postberg, J. Schmidt, J. Hillier, S. Kempf and R. Srama
The discovery of a plume of water vapour and ice particles emerging from warm f...
http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=68&ms=MzY3NDM2NzQS1&r=MjA1NzcwMjE4MQS2&b=2&j=MTA0NTUzOTc2S0&mt=1&rt=0
** Materials science: Graphene moire mystery solved?
Allan H. MacDonald and Rafi Bistritzer
In systems consisting of just a few layers of graphene, the relative
orientation of adjacent layers depends on the material's preparation
method. Light has now been shed on the relationship between stacking
arrangement and electronic properties.
http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=14&ms=MzY3NDM2NzQS1&r=MjA1NzcwMjE4MQS2&b=2&j=MTA0NTUzOTc2S0&mt=1&rt=0
** Quantum physics: Correlations without parts
Adan Cabello
Quantum correlations between the parts of composite systems have long
fascinated physicists. There is now compelling evidence that such
correlations can also occur in systems in which no parts can be identified.
http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=15&ms=MzY3NDM2NzQS1&r=MjA1NzcwMjE4MQS2&b=2&j=MTA0NTUzOTc2S0&mt=1&rt=0
NEWS & COMMENT
** Astronomy: Blaze marks star's violent death
http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=16&ms=MzY3NDM2NzQS1&r=MjA1NzcwMjE4MQS2&b=2&j=MTA0NTUzOTc2S0&mt=1&rt=0
** Poetry in motion
A quantitative approach to the humanities enriches research.
http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=117&ms=MzY3NDM2NzQS1&r=MjA1NzcwMjE4MQS2&b=2&j=MTA0NTUzOTc2S0&mt=1&rt=0
** Books in brief
http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=87&ms=MzY3NDM2NzQS1&r=MjA1NzcwMjE4MQS2&b=2&j=MTA0NTUzOTc2S0&mt=1&rt=0
** Reward research that informs policy
Ryan Meyer and Peat Leith
http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=93&ms=MzY3NDM2NzQS1&r=MjA1NzcwMjE4MQS2&b=2&j=MTA0NTUzOTc2S0&mt=1&rt=0
** More News & Comment on PHYSICAL SCIENCES
http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=62&ms=MzY3NDM2NzQS1&r=MjA1NzcwMjE4MQS2&b=2&j=MTA0NTUzOTc2S0&mt=1&rt=0
======================== EARTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES ========================
RESEARCH
** City living and urban upbringing affect neural social stress
processing in humans
Florian Lederbogen, Peter Kirsch, Leila Haddad, Fabian Streit,
Heike Tost et al.
More than half of the world's population now lives in cities,
making th...
http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=106&ms=MzY3NDM2NzQS1&r=MjA1NzcwMjE4MQS2&b=2&j=MTA0NTUzOTc2S0&mt=1&rt=0
** Tracking apex marine predator movements in a dynamic ocean
B. A. Block, I. D. Jonsen, S. J. Jorgensen, A. J. Winship, S. A.
Shaffer et al.
Pelagic marine predators face unprecedented challenges and uncertain
futures. O...
http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=134&ms=MzY3NDM2NzQS1&r=MjA1NzcwMjE4MQS2&b=2&j=MTA0NTUzOTc2S0&mt=1&rt=0
** A salt-water reservoir as the source of a compositionally stratified
plume on Enceladus
F. Postberg, J. Schmidt, J. Hillier, S. Kempf and R. Srama
The discovery of a plume of water vapour and ice particles emerging
from warm f...
http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=68&ms=MzY3NDM2NzQS1&r=MjA1NzcwMjE4MQS2&b=2&j=MTA0NTUzOTc2S0&mt=1&rt=0
** Social neuroscience: Stress and the city
Daniel P. Kennedy and Ralph Adolphs
Many of us were raised or currently live in an urban environment. A
neuroimaging study now reveals how this affects brain function when an
individual is faced with a stressful situation.
http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=51&ms=MzY3NDM2NzQS1&r=MjA1NzcwMjE4MQS2&b=2&j=MTA0NTUzOTc2S0&mt=1&rt=0
NEWS & COMMENT
** Damned if they do
An industry approach to greener hydropower is far from perfect, but
it does offer a way forwards.
http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=116&ms=MzY3NDM2NzQS1&r=MjA1NzcwMjE4MQS2&b=2&j=MTA0NTUzOTc2S0&mt=1&rt=0
** Hidden depths
A staggering lack of undersea data hampers our understanding of
earthquakes and tsunamis. Geophysicists must put more instruments
offshore, says Andrew V. Newman.
http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=112&ms=MzY3NDM2NzQS1&r=MjA1NzcwMjE4MQS2&b=2&j=MTA0NTUzOTc2S0&mt=1&rt=0
** Art: Treasures fit for a prince
A Monaco exhibition showcases the marvels of the city-state's oceanic
museum, discovers Alison Abbott.
http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=91&ms=MzY3NDM2NzQS1&r=MjA1NzcwMjE4MQS2&b=2&j=MTA0NTUzOTc2S0&mt=1&rt=0
** Reward research that informs policy
Ryan Meyer and Peat Leith
http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=93&ms=MzY3NDM2NzQS1&r=MjA1NzcwMjE4MQS2&b=2&j=MTA0NTUzOTc2S0&mt=1&rt=0
** Community is key to REDD success
Brian Weeks and Christopher Filardi
http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=97&ms=MzY3NDM2NzQS1&r=MjA1NzcwMjE4MQS2&b=2&j=MTA0NTUzOTc2S0&mt=1&rt=0
** More News & Comment on EARTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
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======================== Specials - Outlook: Biofuels ========================
http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=155&ms=MzY3NDM2NzQS1&r=MjA1NzcwMjE4MQS2&b=2&j=MTA0NTUzOTc2S0&mt=1&rt=0
** Biofuels
Michelle Grayson
http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=1&ms=MzY3NDM2NzQS1&r=MjA1NzcwMjE4MQS2&b=2&j=MTA0NTUzOTc2S0&mt=1&rt=0
** Introduction: Next generation biofuels
Peter Fairley
Proponents of biomass-based fuels push for sustainability against a
steady tide...
http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=2&ms=MzY3NDM2NzQS1&r=MjA1NzcwMjE4MQS2&b=2&j=MTA0NTUzOTc2S0&mt=1&rt=0
** Agriculture: Beyond food versus fuel
Duncan Graham-Rowe
The most controversial aspect of biofuels is the perceived competition
for farm...
http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=4&ms=MzY3NDM2NzQS1&r=MjA1NzcwMjE4MQS2&b=2&j=MTA0NTUzOTc2S0&mt=1&rt=0
** Fuel options: The ideal biofuel
Neil Savage
A biomass-based fuel needs to be cheap and energy dense. Gasoline
sets a high s...
http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=5&ms=MzY3NDM2NzQS1&r=MjA1NzcwMjE4MQS2&b=2&j=MTA0NTUzOTc2S0&mt=1&rt=0
** Lignocellulose: A chewy problem
Katharine Sanderson
The inedible parts of plants are feeding the next generation of
biofuels. But e...
http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=6&ms=MzY3NDM2NzQS1&r=MjA1NzcwMjE4MQS2&b=2&j=MTA0NTUzOTc2S0&mt=1&rt=0
** Algae: The scum solution
Neil Savage
The green slime that covers ponds is an efficient factory for turning
sunlight ...
http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=7&ms=MzY3NDM2NzQS1&r=MjA1NzcwMjE4MQS2&b=2&j=MTA0NTUzOTc2S0&mt=1&rt=0
** Perspective: Don't foul the water
Jeremy Martin
Shifting from corn to perennial crops in making biofuels is essential
to save c...
http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=29&ms=MzY3NDM2NzQS1&r=MjA1NzcwMjE4MQS2&b=2&j=MTA0NTUzOTc2S0&mt=1&rt=0
** Local benefits: The seeds of an economy
Natasha Gilbert
Biofuels could help poor nations modernize, but scaling up aid supported
projec...
http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=36&ms=MzY3NDM2NzQS1&r=MjA1NzcwMjE4MQS2&b=2&j=MTA0NTUzOTc2S0&mt=1&rt=0
** Perspective: A new hope for Africa
Lee R. Lynd and Jeremy Woods
Bioenergy could help bring food security to the world's poorest continent,
say ...
http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=39&ms=MzY3NDM2NzQS1&r=MjA1NzcwMjE4MQS2&b=2&j=MTA0NTUzOTc2S0&mt=1&rt=0
** Policy: Fuelling politics
Martin Robbins
Biofuels have been hailed as key to reducing our fossil-fuel
dependence, yet th...
http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=34&ms=MzY3NDM2NzQS1&r=MjA1NzcwMjE4MQS2&b=2&j=MTA0NTUzOTc2S0&mt=1&rt=0
** Perspective: Lessons from Brazil
Marcia Moraes
Thirty five years of experience has taught one of the world's leading
biofuels ...
http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=35&ms=MzY3NDM2NzQS1&r=MjA1NzcwMjE4MQS2&b=2&j=MTA0NTUzOTc2S0&mt=1&rt=0
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** Renewable energy: Making fuels for the future
The field of biofuels has suffered from cycles of interest and neglect.
Still, enterprising researchers have myriad options.
http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=122&ms=MzY3NDM2NzQS1&r=MjA1NzcwMjE4MQS2&b=2&j=MTA0NTUzOTc2S0&mt=1&rt=0
** Oh, Canada...
A tax-law change has dealt a heavy blow to Canadian postdocs, argues
Lucie Low
http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=120&ms=MzY3NDM2NzQS1&r=MjA1NzcwMjE4MQS2&b=2&j=MTA0NTUzOTc2S0&mt=1&rt=0
** Worth a dam?
Voluntary agreement enables rating of hydroelectric impacts.
http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=32&ms=MzY3NDM2NzQS1&r=MjA1NzcwMjE4MQS2&b=2&j=MTA0NTUzOTc2S0&mt=1&rt=0
** Drug buddies
The pharmaceutical industry is seeking stronger ties with academia
in a bid to speed up drug development.
http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=28&ms=MzY3NDM2NzQS1&r=MjA1NzcwMjE4MQS2&b=2&j=MTA0NTUzOTc2S0&mt=1&rt=0
** Don't base Spanish funding on citations
Alonso Rodriguez-Navarro
http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=89&ms=MzY3NDM2NzQS1&r=MjA1NzcwMjE4MQS2&b=2&j=MTA0NTUzOTc2S0&mt=1&rt=0
** Is China producing too many PhDs?
Zhu Liu and Yong Geng
http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=95&ms=MzY3NDM2NzQS1&r=MjA1NzcwMjE4MQS2&b=2&j=MTA0NTUzOTc2S0&mt=1&rt=0
** Reward research that informs policy
Ryan Meyer and Peat Leith
http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=93&ms=MzY3NDM2NzQS1&r=MjA1NzcwMjE4MQS2&b=2&j=MTA0NTUzOTc2S0&mt=1&rt=0
** Promoting science careers in Brazil
Lucas Leite Cunha and Laura Sterian Ward
http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=98&ms=MzY3NDM2NzQS1&r=MjA1NzcwMjE4MQS2&b=2&j=MTA0NTUzOTc2S0&mt=1&rt=0
** Community is key to REDD success
Brian Weeks and Christopher Filardi
http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=97&ms=MzY3NDM2NzQS1&r=MjA1NzcwMjE4MQS2&b=2&j=MTA0NTUzOTc2S0&mt=1&rt=0
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