Nature News highlights: 18 September 2012

Can't view this email? Click here to view in your browser.     18 September 2012       nature news alert • Read Nature's news online • Subscribe to Nature Your weekly update from Nature's global news team.                       Have a paper you want to publish? 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 our services instantly at www.journalexperts.com/prices               • 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. 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Read More ▶                 • More Stories               Human-rights court to rule on fertility-treatment ban ▶ 14 September 2012     Costa Rica, the only country that forbids in vitro fertilization, may have to lift the prohibition. Read More ▶             The astronomical unit gets fixed ▶ 14 September 2012     Earth–Sun distance changes from slippery equation to single number. Read More ▶             Birds sound the alarm on West Nile Virus ▶ 13 September 2012     Evolving virulence tracked by samples of virus taken from dead crows and blue jays. Read More ▶             HIV vaccine trials struggle to enrol women ▶ 13 September 2012     Lack of testing could make potential HIV vaccine less effective for women, say researchers. Read More ▶             Studies offer 'panoramic view' of lung cancer ▶ 13 September 2012     Three genome-sequencing trials may help to revamp treatments for the world's most deadly cancer. Read More ▶             Innovation still lags after economic crisis ▶ 13 September 2012     But China and South Korea are booming, reports Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Read More ▶             Human embryonic stem cells restore gerbil hearing ▶ 12 September 2012     Study offers first proof that stem cells can reconnect inner ear to brain. Read More ▶             How to boil water without bubbles ▶ 12 September 2012     Coating helps hot metal hang onto protective vapour layer that prevents explosive boiling. Read More ▶             Facebook experiment boosts US voter turnout ▶ 12 September 2012     Mass social-network study shows that influence of close friends raises participation. Read More ▶             Seven days: 7–13 September 2012 ▶ 12 September 2012     The week in science: Arctic oil drilling begins, shale-gas warnings, and a vaccine offers partial protection from dengue. Read More ▶             Microwave weapons: Wasted energy ▶ 12 September 2012     Despite 50 years of research on high-power microwaves, the us military has yet to produce a usable weapon. Read More ▶             Deep-sea research: Dive master ▶ 12 September 2012     The US flagship submersible Alvin is getting a partial upgrade. But deep-sea exploration faces some rough water. Read More ▶               • Newsblog               Read up to the minute coverage of research and science policy. Judge preserves privacy of climate scientist's emails Highest recorded temperature record overturned Giant nature reserve to be built with earth dug up from under London Impact of impending US budget cut on science revealed Japan's nuclear sun to set? 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