Nature News highlights: 04 September 2012

Can't view this email? Click here to view in your browser.     04 September 2012       nature news alert • Read Nature's news online • Subscribe to Nature Your weekly update from Nature's global news team.                       Is your paper ready for publication? American Journal Experts can help prepare your manuscript to make the best first impression, and help you get published faster. Our editing, translation, peer review, and other publishing services are performed by experts in your field, not just experts in editing. Visit www.journalexperts.com to find out how we can help you succeed!               • Featured               Special: Olympics 2012 ▶       Science has had a hand in every aspect of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Nature looks at what scientists are doing behind the scenes of this year's contest, and at what athletics research means for future games, future medallists and for normal mortals' mental health. 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Read More ▶                 • More Stories               The TB test you can do at home ▶ 02 September 2012     Latest fluorescent probe can detect tuberculosis bacteria using a homemade light box and a mobile-phone camera. Read More ▶             China sets its sights on the stars ▶ 31 August 2012     Cui Xiangqun, president of the Chinese Astronomical Society, talks about the nation's plans for more telescopes and probes. Read More ▶             Doctors debate safety of starch drips ▶ 31 August 2012     Study fuels controversy over widely used intravenous fluids. Read More ▶             New DNA analysis shows ancient humans interbred with Denisovans ▶ 31 August 2012     A new high-coverage DNA sequencing method reconstructs the full genome of Denisovans — relatives to both Neandertals and humans — from genetic fragments in a single finger bone. Read More ▶             Resistance to backup tuberculosis drugs increases ▶ 30 August 2012     Disease control hindered by strains that can't be treated with second-line antibiotics. Read More ▶             Scaled-down: new nano device can weigh single molecules ▶ 30 August 2012     A tiny resonating beam, just 10 millionths of a meter in length, can measure the mass of a molecule or nanoparticle in real time. Read More ▶             Nanotechnology: Armed resistance ▶ 29 August 2012     Nature assesses the aftermath of a series of nanotechnology-lab bombings in Mexico — and asks how the country became a target of eco-anarchists. Read More ▶             Calorie restriction falters in the long run ▶ 29 August 2012     Genetics and healthy diets matter more for longevity. Read More ▶             Horse gait traced to single mutation ▶ 29 August 2012     Finding offers clue to the genetic basis of movement disorders in humans. Read More ▶             Global survey reveals routes to boosting crop yields ▶ 29 August 2012     Improved fertilizer management and more irrigation could increase productivity by up to 70%, study finds. Read More ▶             After the Higgs: The new particle landscape ▶ 29 August 2012     Physicists are planning the powerful accelerators they will need to study the Higgs boson and its interactions in detail. Read More ▶             Recycled dishes form telescope network ▶ 29 August 2012     Africa refits redundant satellite dishes for radio astronomy. Read More ▶               • Newsblog               Read up to the minute coverage of research and science policy. 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