Nature News highlights: 11 September 2012

Can't view this email? Click here to view in your browser.     11 September 2012       nature news alert • Read Nature's news online • Subscribe to Nature Your weekly update from Nature's global news team.                       Solution savings: Multiparameter cell analysis With a combined value package you can save 10% on the BD Accuri™ C6 personal flow cytometer and 40% on high quality BD Pharmingen™ reagents for 2 full years. There's never been a better time to buy and get the best-in-class power, flexibility, and insight that personal flow cytometry can offer. Flow cytometry within reach™. bdbiosciences.com/go/accuri               • Featured               Special: ENCODE ▶       The Encyclopedia of DNA Elements (ENCODE) project dishes up a hearty banquet of data that illuminate the roles of the functional elements of the human genome. To help guide you thourgh it, our special interactive page gives free access to features, comment, video and all 30 related research papers. Read More ▶                           Is your paper ready for publication? • American Journal Experts can help prepare your paper, so you can get published faster. • Experts in your field provide high-quality editing, translation and peer review services. • We can also prepare figures (just $40 each!) or even help you choose the right journal. • See prices for all our services instantly at www.journalexperts.com/prices               • Latest News               Need for flu surveillance reiterated ▶ 10 September 2012     Study of Korean pigs finds virus with pandemic potential. Read More ▶             Cell structure gives African fruit its iridescent hue ▶ 10 September 2012     Glittering blue colour stays intense years after plant's death. Read More ▶             Vaccine trial reveals chinks in HIV's armour ▶ 10 September 2012     Analysis identifies target for immune response that could improve AIDS vaccines. Read More ▶                       Introducing Emerging Microbes & Infections (EMI) - Just launched 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. Read content and make sure you receive the latest by registering to receive the Table of Contents e-alert for EMI.               • More Stories               Proof claimed for deep connection between primes ▶ 10 September 2012     If it is true, a solution to the abc conjecture about whole numbers would be an 'astounding' achievement. Read More ▶             Rabbits show their pain ▶ 07 September 2012     The extension of 'grimace scales' highlights their growing role in research. Read More ▶             Amino-acid deficiency underlies rare form of autism ▶ 06 September 2012     Genetic mutations in metabolic pathway could be fixed with nutritional supplement. Read More ▶             Science wins over creationism in South Korea ▶ 06 September 2012     Government asks publishers to retain examples of evolution in science textbooks. Read More ▶             Fish trawling reshapes deep-sea canyons ▶ 05 September 2012     Dredging stirs up slow silt storm and may disrupt marine life. Read More ▶             Seven days: 31 August–6 September 2012 ▶ 05 September 2012     The week in science: arXiv finds fresh funding; hantavirus outbreak surprises experts; and Australia says it will join Europe's emissions trading system. Read More ▶             Voyager's long goodbye ▶ 05 September 2012     NASA probes find surprises at the edge of the Solar System. Read More ▶             ENCODE: The human encyclopaedia ▶ 05 September 2012     First they sequenced it. Now they have surveyed its hinterlands. But no one knows how much more information the human genome holds, or when to stop looking for it. Read More ▶             Databases fight funding cuts ▶ 05 September 2012     Online tools are becoming ever more important to biology, but financial support is unstable. Read More ▶             Super-stretchy jelly can take a hit ▶ 05 September 2012     Mix-and-match hydrogel is most resilient yet. Read More ▶             Forget passwords: How playing games can make computers more secure ▶ 05 September 2012     A new security approach would let users input patterns instead of words to verify identity Read More ▶             Obama and Romney tackle 14 top science questions ▶ 05 September 2012     Find out where the candidates stand on climate change, research, energy, space and more. Read More ▶               • Newsblog               Read up to the minute coverage of research and science policy. Drilling ship Chikyu returns deepest seabed core samples yet Arctic oil drilling begins in Chukchi Sea Indigenous peoples play growing role in biodiversity protection Study calls for integration within US climate modelling community UK government re-allocates £10 million of science budget to push for open access Fighting about ENCODE and junk Curiosity seeks methane in atmospheric samples Marc Hauser admits to errors as US government finds misconduct Report calls on US environment agency to embrace social sciences Dawn departs Vesta, aims for Ceres more...                           The Encyclopaedia of DNA Elements 30 papers published simultaneously in Nature, Genome Research and Genome Biology. 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