Nature News highlights: 27 March 2012

Can't view this email? Click here to view in your browser.     27 March 2012       nature news alert • Read Nature's news online • Subscribe to Nature Your weekly update from Nature's global news team.                       Gene Expression Using the BD Accuri™ C6 The BD Accuri C6 flow cytometer offers a capable yet simple tool to accurately quantitate reporter gene expression in each cell in a population being transfected. Download a free white paper to find out how this affordable benchtop cytometer can help you more easily screen entire cell populations. Flow cytometry within reach.™               • Featured               Special: Fukushima one year on ▶       One year after the biggest earthquake in Japan's history, and the tsunami and nuclear disaster that followed, Nature dissects what has been learned and how those lessons can help societies to prepare for future disasters. Read More ▶                           Scientific American: monthly table of contents e-alerts Scientific American provides you with a greater understanding of advancements in science, medicine and technology. Stay on top of what’s published in every issue – sign up for your monthly table of contents e-alerts!               • Latest News               US physicists fight to save neutrino experiment ▶ 26 March 2012     Budget cuts mean rethink for long-baseline project. Read More ▶             Vatican calls off stem-cell conference ▶ 26 March 2012     Embryonic-stem-cell researchers question sudden cancellation of annual meeting. Read More ▶             North set for mass analysis of planets ▶ 26 March 2012     Spectrograph will review results from Kepler telescope. Read More ▶                 • More Stories               Question over theory of lunar formation ▶ 25 March 2012     Titanium signature poses puzzle for popular theory of Moon's origin. Read More ▶             Lapses in oversight compromise omics results ▶ 23 March 2012     US board calls for tighter control of test-based data. Read More ▶             Microbiome sequencing offers hope for diagnostics ▶ 23 March 2012     Scientists try to avoid the hype that dogs human-genome research. Read More ▶             Early exposure to germs has lasting benefits ▶ 22 March 2012     Findings help to explain how microbes programme a developing immune system. Read More ▶             Earthquake tests 25 years of Mexican engineering ▶ 22 March 2012     Mexico City survives earthquake relatively unscathed despite its sensitive location. Read More ▶             'Antimagnet' renders magnets invisible ▶ 22 March 2012     Magnetic cloak could bring medical benefits — and security risks. Read More ▶             French standoff raises fears for incarcerated physicist ▶ 22 March 2012     Supporters of Adlène Hicheur worry he will not get a fair trial after death of al-Qaeda suspect. Read More ▶             NASA probe spurs fresh view of Mercury's interior ▶ 21 March 2012     A sulphur-rich shell could encase tiny planet's massive core. Read More ▶             Opioid receptors revealed ▶ 21 March 2012     Two more structures join the parade of once-intractable proteins. Read More ▶             DNA donor rights affirmed ▶ 21 March 2012     NIH committee urges that genome study subjects be told of medically relevant results. Read More ▶             Clues to the cause of male pattern baldness ▶ 21 March 2012     Lipid compound that suppresses hair growth in mice and men suggests treatment target. Read More ▶             Mathematician's 'irregular mind' scoops Abel award ▶ 21 March 2012     Endre Szemerédi wins prize for elucidating the links between numbers and information. Read More ▶               • Newsblog               Read up to the minute coverage of research and science policy. Nuclear summit highlights research reactor risk Experts sound off on Wisconsin mystery quakes Global health leader Kim nominated to lead World Bank Canada Gairdner Awards for 2012 announced Cocaine arrest sparks academic rights objection French standoff raises fears for incarcerated physicist Dawn gets its closest view of Vesta UK governments split over badger culling The new gatekeepers: reducing research misconduct Strong smells trigger small bites more...                           Nature Outlook Graphene Owing to its extraordinary electronic and optical properties, this super-strong form of carbon could radically advance technologies ranging from transistors to touch screens to solar cells to bionic implants. Access the Outlook free online for six months. 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