Nature News highlights: 10 April 2012

Can't view this email? Click here to view in your browser.     10 April 2012       nature news alert • Read Nature's news online • Subscribe to Nature Your weekly update from Nature's global news team.                       Southern Research offers target validation services for both in vitro systems and animal models. Our latest findings can help expand your drug's potential. Learn how.               • 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 ▶                           BD Accuri® C6 personal flow cytometer The BD Accuri C6 gives you 4-color cell analysis in an affordable, transportable, and easy-to-use format, putting flow cytometry within reach for both novice and experienced researchers. The software's intuitive interface guides you through workflows, making it easy to begin collecting and analyzing data. Learn more today at bdbiosciences.com/go/accuri               • Latest News               Backing up the biosphere ▶ 07 April 2012     After ten years in the business, private-spaceflight pioneer Elon Musk sets his sights on Mars. Read More ▶             Genome analysis homes in on malaria-drug resistance ▶ 05 April 2012     Researchers find genetic changes that may reduce effectiveness of artemisinin. Read More ▶             Magnetic storms spotted on Venus ▶ 05 April 2012     Planet emits bursts of energy despite having no magnetized field of its own. Read More ▶                         IBMS BoneKEy Webinars Sign up now for the next webinar. LIVE expert led presentations on hot topics in the bone field presented as a PowerPoint lecture, followed by a discussion panel with world-renowned bone scientists and clinicians. Sign up for the next webinar and visit video presentations and summaries of previous webinars.               • More Stories               Stickleback genomes reveal path of evolution ▶ 04 April 2012     Fish have used pre-existing genetic variation to colonize fresh water many times. Read More ▶             How carbon dioxide melted the world ▶ 04 April 2012     Global data set shows that rising greenhouse-gas levels drove the end of the last ice age. Read More ▶             Seven days: 30 March–5 April 2012 ▶ 04 April 2012     The week in science: Errors — and resignations — announced in 'faster-than-light' neutrino experiment; new rules for US biosecurity research; and cuts to science in Spanish and Canadian budgets. Read More ▶             Mutations behind flu spread revealed ▶ 04 April 2012     Details of one of two controversial mutant flu papers discussed in London. Read More ▶             Brain imaging: fMRI 2.0 ▶ 04 April 2012     Functional magnetic resonance imaging is growing from showy adolescence into a workhorse of brain imaging. Read More ▶             Pakistani drug regulator 'destined to be a failure' ▶ 04 April 2012     Experts question whether newly formed agency can bring order to pharmaceutical industry. Read More ▶             A data-driven war on crime ▶ 04 April 2012     Scientific tools inform a unique combination of military tactics and police work. Read More ▶             Infectious disease: Blowing in the wind ▶ 04 April 2012     The mysterious Kawasaki disease might cross the Pacific on air currents high in the atmosphere. Read More ▶             The inconvenient truth of carbon offsets ▶ 04 April 2012     Kevin Anderson explains why he refused to purchase a carbon offset, and why you should steer clear of them too. Read More ▶             Cyprus Institute loses money and support ▶ 04 April 2012     Budget withheld as audit raises concerns. Read More ▶             Tooth surfaces reveal what fish ate ▶ 03 April 2012     Species can be distinguished through microscopic analysis of the wear and tear on their teeth. Read More ▶             US integrity effort hits troubled water ▶ 03 April 2012     Allegations by integrity officer who lost his job are a setback for plan to quash political inference in science. Read More ▶               • Newsblog               Read up to the minute coverage of research and science policy. Astronomers spot a solar system more populous than ours Alzheimer's diagnostic probe approved Giant telescope walks away from US competition Largest feathered dinosaur yet discovered in China Scientists see funding slashed in Spanish budget Mutations behind flu spread revealed A bend in the river for cancer genomics DNA has limits, but so does study questioning its value, geneticists say NASA astrophysics missions spared after performance review London prepares for Olympian disease-monitoring task more...                           THE GENETIC BASIS OF DROSOPHILA SONG Listen to the latest edition of the Heredity podcast and find out about convergent molecular evolution and echolocation; the genetic basis of Drosophila song; the genetic signature of violence against women and much more! The podcast is available Free online                       The February 2012 issue of APS (Acta Pharmacologica Sinica) contains a special feature on Obesity including articles by leading experts on several topics that relate to obesity etiology, animal models, therapeutics and clinical implications. Access the APS Obesity focus today!               • Jobs           naturejobs.com Science jobs of the week       Scientific System Administrator Manager     CRG - Center for Genomic Regulation            PhD Studentship in Engineering     Cardiff University, School of Engineering            Chair in Biotechnology     University of Lincoln            Staff Scientist     Novozymes, Inc            Director Autoimmunity Translational Research     Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research                        Your email address is in the Nature News Weekly Alert mailing list. You have been sent this Table of Contents Alert because you have opted in to receive it. 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