Nature News highlights: 15 May 2012

Can't view this email? Click here to view in your browser.     15 May 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 issue: Peopling the planet ▶       Not long ago, the story was simple. A vanguard of modern humans left their African birthplace 50,000–60,000 years ago and quickly conquered Asia. They turned left into Europe some 40,000 years ago, later crossing the Bering Strait and marching southward into the Americas. With their advance, Neanderthals and other earlier peoples dwindled and vanished. But in the past five years, the picture has grown more complex — and more interesting. Read More ▶                       • Latest News               Chinese university wins degree of freedom ▶ 15 May 2012     South University of Science and Technology of China to pioneer educational reform without government control. Read More ▶             Sweden's enormous education experiment improved longevity ▶ 14 May 2012     Children who received an extra year of school in a post-war trial have reaped health benefits. Read More ▶             Gene linked to post-traumatic stress ▶ 14 May 2012     A good memory can be a curse in traumatic situations. Read More ▶                         Nature Reviews Cancer & Nature Reviews Immunology FOCUS ON TUMOUR IMMUNOLOGY & IMMUNOTHERAPY Access the Focus online for FREE until end of September 2012: www.nature.com/reviews/focus/tumourimmunology Produced with support from Boehringer Ingelheim               • More Stories               Mathematicians come closer to solving Goldbach's weak conjecture ▶ 14 May 2012     A centuries-old conjecture is nearing its solution. Read More ▶             Restoring sight with wireless implants ▶ 13 May 2012     A combination of video goggles and photovoltaic retinal implants could make vision restoration more practicable. Read More ▶             Seafood labelling under fire ▶ 11 May 2012     Study finds that some stocks certified as 'sustainable' are overfished. Read More ▶             Murals offer glimpse of Mayan astronomy ▶ 10 May 2012     Painted tables may be ancient equivalent of office whiteboards. Read More ▶             Algeria to tackle HIV/AIDS ▶ 10 May 2012     Research centre a first for North Africa. Read More ▶             Map of Life goes live ▶ 10 May 2012     Online mapping tool streamlines global species distributions. Read More ▶             Study links genes to melanoma development ▶ 09 May 2012     Sequencing of skin cancers reveals genetic effects of sun damage. Read More ▶             Climate forecasting: A break in the clouds ▶ 09 May 2012     Clouds and aerosol particles have bedevilled climate modellers for decades. Now researchers are starting to gain the upper hand. Read More ▶             Psychosis risk syndrome excluded from DSM-5 ▶ 09 May 2012     Benefits of catching psychosis early are deemed to come at too high a price. Read More ▶             Seven days: 4–10 May 2012 ▶ 09 May 2012     The week in science: Japan switches off its last nuclear power reactor; South Korea passes carbon-trading laws; and French-Algerian physicist Adlène Hicheur is sentenced to prison for plotting terror attacks. Read More ▶             Beware the creeping cracks of bias ▶ 09 May 2012     Evidence is mounting that research is riddled with systematic errors. Left unchecked, this could erode public trust, warns Daniel Sarewitz. Read More ▶             Radiation risks: Raiders of the lost archive ▶ 09 May 2012     Old collections of irradiated tissues could answer modern-day questions about the dangers of radiation. Now, researchers are making a concerted effort to save the stores. Read More ▶               • Newsblog               Read up to the minute coverage of research and science policy. US materials initiative gains momentum Lead poisoning continues to plague northen Nigeria Canadian satellite system under budget cloud English libel reform to bring peer-review protection Fishy research at the Biology of Genomes 2012 Pill for HIV prevention receives mixed reviews Vesta confirmed as venerable planet progenitor Encyclopedia of Life passes million-species milestone Rover rolling again on Red Planet Texas resignation puts peer review under microscope more...                           Emerging Microbes & Infections (EMI) - New open access journal launching in July 2012! EMI aims to provide a forum to publish articles related to all aspects of emerging pathogens, such as their previously unknown genotypic or phenotypic characteristics, their mechanisms of pathogenesis and evasion of immunity, and the diseases they cause. Submit today!                         The Arab world has a rich history of scientific breakthroughs. 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