Nature News highlights: 26 July 2011

26 July 2011       nature news alert • Read Nature's news online • Subscribe to Nature Your weekly update from Nature's global news team.                       Nature Insight: Dynamics of the cell This Insight explores some of the most exciting developments in cell biology, including how cells interpret mechanical forces, how RNA and protein can move between the nucleus and cytoplasm, how one molecule can affect the phenotype and how molecular 'chaperones' assist in the crucial process of protein folding. Access the Insight online.               • Featured               Special: Space Shuttle - Triumph and tragedy ▶       Atlantis has returned from its final mission, marking the end of NASA's shuttle programme. In this special section, Nature looks back at the shuttle's history, and considers an uncertain future for human space flight. WATCH Nature's truly awesome video retrospective of every one of the shuttle's 135 missions. Read More ▶                           Announcing Principles of Biology, an interactive textbook from Nature Publishing Group Announcing Principles of Biology, an interactive textbook from Nature Publishing Group Principles of Biology is a peer-reviewed, affordable textbook solution for university-level Introductory Biology courses, featuring 200+ customizable learning modules, 175+ interactive exercises, 3,000+ assessment questions, and access from laptops, smartphones, or tablets. Learn more.               • Latest News               Transparent battery powers the way to translucent devices  ▶ 25 July 2011     Researchers fabricate electrodes that are too small to see. Read More ▶                   Climate change ignites wildfire fears for Yellowstone  ▶ 25 July 2011     Increased temperatures could bring large blazes every year from the middle of this century. Read More ▶                   Hint of Higgs, but little more  ▶ 25 July 2011     No signs of exotic new physics have yet emerged from Europe's giant particle accelerator. Read More ▶                       • More Stories               Iranian AIDS doctors continued work behind bars ▶ 25 July 2011     Brothers still unsure of why they were imprisoned. Read More ▶                   Coral genomes could aid reef conservation ▶ 24 July 2011     Sequences of two species shed light on corals' response to stress and disease. Read More ▶                   Asymmetric quarks defy standard model of physics ▶ 23 July 2011     Particle collisions hint at existence of undiscovered gluon. Read More ▶                   Bomb-blast brain injuries explained ▶ 22 July 2011     Researchers identify protein pathway involved in traumatic brain injury. Read More ▶                   Collider sees tantalizing hint of Higgs ▶ 22 July 2011     Excess events suggest LHC is homing in on elusive particle. Read More ▶                   Alzheimer's disease genes aid the search for preventive drugs ▶ 22 July 2011     Proposed trials of candidate drugs before symptoms appear offer hope of more effective treatments. Read More ▶                   Exercise to the people ▶ 22 July 2011     Research into physical activity helps drive government policy in Brazil. Read More ▶                   Regulations proposed for animal?human chimaeras ▶ 21 July 2011     UK lays out first framework to govern ethically sensitive research field. Read More ▶                     • News blog               Read up to the minute coverage of research and science policy. Assassination of Iranian scientist sparks rumours, but few answers Oscar Wilde, Napoleon's toothbrush, tabloid tales, a medal for bravery and a man on a donkey HEP-2011: A whiff of Higgs at the Tevatron? Report calls for better ecological data management by US agencies Canada releases tar sands monitoring plan Proposal heralds new era in human subject protections Agriculture network approves $1 billion research programmes Mars rover headed to Gale Crater Trial postponed for Iranian physics student accused of spying Space Shuttle: The complete missions more...                           Nature Publishing Group Language Editing NPG Language Editing is a high-quality English language editing service for authors submitting papers for publication in scientific and medical journals. Our focus is on improving the clarity and sense of the written manuscript, so that your research results stand out. 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