Nature News highlights: 17 January 2012

Can't view this email? Click here to view in your browser.     17 January 2012       nature news alert • Read Nature's news online • Subscribe to Nature Your weekly update from Nature's global news team.               • Featured               Special: Mutant Flu ▶       Scientists have created a form of the H5N1 avian flu virus that is transmissible between mammals, raising fears that it could trigger a human pandemic if it escapes from the lab – either through accidental release or as part of a bioterror attack. As debate rages over how much of the research should be published, and whether there is sufficient oversight of such work, you can follow all Nature's coverage of the issue here. Read More ▶                   • Latest News               Yeast suggests speedy start for multicellular life ▶ 16 January 2012     Single-celled organism can evolve multicellularity within months. Read More ▶             Evolution advocate turns to climate ▶ 16 January 2012     Education centre known for battling creationists aims to help science teachers convey understanding of global warming. Read More ▶             Russian Mars moon probe crashes down ▶ 16 January 2012     Phobos-Grunt is thought to have landed in the Pacific Ocean. Read More ▶                 • More Stories               British science needs 'integrity overhaul' ▶ 13 January 2012     Medical academics voice concern over research misconduct. Read More ▶             Radio astronomer's death shocks colleagues ▶ 13 January 2012     Tributes pour in for advocate of Square Kilometre Array telescope project. Read More ▶             Gas-hydrate tests to begin in Alaska ▶ 13 January 2012     US team will pump waste carbon dioxide into natural-gas well to extract methane. Read More ▶             Totally drug-resistant TB emerges in India ▶ 13 January 2012     Discovery of a deadly form of TB highlights crisis of 'mismanagement'. Read More ▶             Can a vaccine cure Haiti's cholera? ▶ 13 January 2012     Two years after the earthquake and thousands of deaths later, the debate about whether to use the cholera vaccine in Haiti continues. Read More ▶             High-dose opiates could crack chronic pain ▶ 12 January 2012     Powerful analgesics can restore normal nerve function. Read More ▶             Peru to boost science-industry links ▶ 12 January 2012     Strategic plan for science expected within two months. Read More ▶             Three tiny exoplanets suggest Solar System not so special ▶ 11 January 2012     Kepler telescope discovers miniature extrasolar planetary system Read More ▶             Research ethics: Zero tolerance ▶ 11 January 2012     A university cracks down on misconduct in China. Read More ▶             US authorities crack down on plagiarism ▶ 11 January 2012     Aggressive stance prompted by technology bringing more cases to light. Read More ▶             Bird flu and the future of biosecurity ▶ 11 January 2012     Plans for restricted access to bird flu papers expected 'within the next few weeks'. Read More ▶             Don't censor life-saving science ▶ 11 January 2012     Controlling who is allowed access to information about mutations in the H5N1 bird flu virus is unacceptable, says Peter Palese. Read More ▶               • Newsblog               Read up to the minute coverage of research and science policy. 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