Nature News highlights: 21 February 2012

Can't view this email? Click here to view in your browser.     21 February 2012       nature news alert • Read Nature's news online • Subscribe to Nature Your weekly update from Nature's global news team.                       Support Chimpanzees and Scientific Progress Recent developments indicate that it's time to phase out invasive chimpanzee research and focus limited resources on the development of more valid, ethical and cost-effective methods. Join more than 750 scientists who have signed on in support of the effort to end invasive research on chimpanzees: www.humanesociety.org/supportchimps               • Featured               Special: The changing Amazon ▶       Earth's largest rainforest will be in the news more than ever this year. In June, the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, will discuss how to protect the Amazon, and a proposed change to Brazil's forest code could speed the destruction of this biodiversity hot spot. Already the forest is becoming a net carbon source rather than a sink, as a review in Nature shows. Read more about the science and the controversies in Nature's News stories, Comment articles and research papers. Read More ▶                           Nature Reviews Cancer POSTER - Proteasome inhibition and cancer therapy Author: Q. Ping Dou This poster highlights recent achievements and progress in targeting the ubiquitin-proteasome degradation pathway for cancer therapy. Access the Poster FREE online! www.nature.com/nrc/posters/proteasome This Poster is freely available thanks to sponsorship from Onyx Pharmaceuticals, Inc.               • Latest News               Ash-covered forest is 'Permian Pompeii' ▶ 20 February 2012     Scientists reconstruct ancient ecosystem from plants preserved in volcanic eruption. Read More ▶             Extra scrutiny for 'grandee grantees' ▶ 20 February 2012     An analysis by Nature reveals who holds the most grants from the US National Institutes of Health. Read More ▶             Squid can fly to save energy ▶ 20 February 2012     Photographic study shows that cephalopods travel faster in air than in water. Read More ▶                 • More Stories               Mystery US outbreak prompts further tests ▶ 20 February 2012     Tourette's-like disorder in New York school confounds experts. Read More ▶             Citizen science goes 'extreme' ▶ 17 February 2012     Researchers push for wider use of community-generated data in science and policy-making. Read More ▶             UPDATED: Avian flu controversy comes to roost at WHO ▶ 17 February 2012     International meeting seeks to chart a way forward for mutant flu research. Read More ▶             Nanopore genome sequencer makes its debut ▶ 17 February 2012     Technique promises it will produce a human genome in 15 minutes. Read More ▶             Equal prospects for both sexes in science ▶ 17 February 2012     Women as likely as men to be promoted, but fewer apply for jobs. Read More ▶             DNA robot could kill cancer cells ▶ 16 February 2012     Device identifies target then releases deadly payload. Read More ▶             How the first plant came to be ▶ 16 February 2012     A genetic analysis reveals the ancient, complex — and symbiotic — roots of photosynthesis in plants. Read More ▶             Wireless drug implant takes the trouble out of treatment ▶ 16 February 2012     Microchip releases doses automatically, removing need for injections. Read More ▶             New twists in Italian seismology trial ▶ 16 February 2012     Californian scientist testifies against defendants in quake manslaughter case. Read More ▶             Field narrows in hunt for devil tumour genes ▶ 16 February 2012     Genome sequences of the Tasmanian devil's infectious cancer stir hopes for a vaccine. Read More ▶             Prions and chaperones: Outside the fold ▶ 15 February 2012     Susan Lindquist has challenged conventional thinking on how misfolded proteins drive disease and may power evolution. But she still finds that criticism stings. Read More ▶             Cancer-causing mutations yield their secrets ▶ 15 February 2012     Changes to metabolism disrupt cells' ability to differentiate. Read More ▶               • Newsblog               Read up to the minute coverage of research and science policy. 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