Nature News highlights: 01 May 2012

Can't view this email? Click here to view in your browser.     01 May 2012       nature news alert • Read Nature's news online • Subscribe to Nature Your weekly update from Nature's global news team.                       You design the study...We'll design the mouse. Custom generated, humanized mouse models from Taconic speed discovery, reduce timelines, help identify promising compounds, and can help get a new drug to market faster. Find out more from the market leader in humanization.               • Featured               Survey: 2012 Salary Survey now open ▶       Following on our inaugural 2010 International Salary Survey, we've launched the 2012 edition. Two years ago, more than 10,000 scientists from dozens of countries took part. Take the survey now, and your responses will again help us identify salary and other career trends spanning borders and multiple fields. Read 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               • Latest News               Master of the Metropolis ▶ 01 May 2012     Physicist plans to use information technology to improve city living. Read More ▶             Debate on diabetes drugs gathers pace ▶ 30 April 2012     Petition unveils unnerving reports on potential carcinogenicity of GLP-1 mimics. Read More ▶             Drug-resistant bacteria go undetected ▶ 27 April 2012     Poor training in use of tests allows 'superbugs' to evade surveillance. Read More ▶                 • More Stories               Sunny outlook for space weather forecasters ▶ 27 April 2012     Companies seek to sell tailor-made predictions of geomagnetic storms to airlines and electricity suppliers. Read More ▶             Hunt for genetic link to pygmy height yields clue ▶ 26 April 2012     Study shows difficulty of understanding the genetic basis of human variation. Read More ▶             Is rationality the enemy of religion? ▶ 26 April 2012     A provocative study linking religious disbelief to analytical thinking requires some careful analysis itself, says Philip Ball. Read More ▶             Ancient Swedish farmer came from the Mediterranean ▶ 26 April 2012     Five-thousand-year-old DNA gives insight into the spread of agriculture across Europe. Read More ▶             Pigeons may 'hear' magnetic fields ▶ 26 April 2012     The science of birds' magnetic sense grows more complicated. Read More ▶             Witnessing a glacier's race to the sea ▶ 26 April 2012     Video of retreating Alaskan ice is helping to quantify glacial contribution to sea-level rise. Read More ▶             Egypt's presidential candidates pledge to boost science ▶ 26 April 2012     Research investment is key to development strategies. Read More ▶             Early humans linked to large-carnivore extinctions ▶ 25 April 2012     Hominins could have triggered broad changes to the numbers and diversity of meat-eaters in Africa, researcher says. Read More ▶             Open-data project aims to ease the way for genomic research ▶ 25 April 2012     A revamped approach to informed consent will liberate data for science, developers say. Read More ▶             Controversial research: Good science bad science ▶ 25 April 2012     Work on mutant flu caused a furore, but is far from the only subject in which risks might outweigh benefits. Read More ▶             Organic farming is rarely enough ▶ 25 April 2012     Conventional agriculture gives higher yields under most conditions. Read More ▶             Ancient asteroids kept on coming ▶ 25 April 2012     Two-billion-year barrage hit Earth when life was beginning. Read More ▶               • Newsblog               Read up to the minute coverage of research and science policy. Sound science policy center gets a million-dollar boost Has this research paper been updated? Click here to find out. The Netherlands grants export licence for mutant flu work 'eLife' journal takes another step forward Japan environmental plan includes controversial greenhouse-gas target 'Space dinosaurs' paper withdrawn amid self-plagiarism allegations California BSE prion comes with a different twist Senate Hearing on H5N1 papers exposes political divisions Obama administration issues 'Bioeconomy Blueprint' South Africa invests in health research training more...                           The Naturejobs Career Expo London 2012 UK's largest career fair and conference focused exclusively on the scientific world. 20 September 2012 - Business Design Centre, London, UK Register today! Career fair is FREE of charge. Conference fee is £40.                         Nature Outlook: Multiple Sclerosis Nature Outlook: Multiple sclerosis covers the latest research into how MS starts, and explores new ways to diagnose and treat it. 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