Nature News highlights: 30 October 2012

Can't view this email? Click here to view in your browser.     30 October 2012       nature news alert • Read Nature's news online • Subscribe to Nature Your weekly update from Nature's global news team.                       Hamamatsu offers detectors for digital PCR and qPCR instruments. For digital PCR systems, we offer ultrasensitive photomultiplier tubes and sCMOS cameras for fluorescence detection. For qPCR/RT-PCR systems, we offer photodiodes as low-cost detector solutions and board-level cameras as imaging solutions. Our products allow high-speed operation, cover a wide dynamic range, and guarantee reliable results.               • Featured               Special: Election 2012 ▶       Science and politics are uneasy bed-fellows. Nowhere is that relationship more fraught than in the United States, where the need to win votes can trump scientific evidence on issues such as climate change and public health - and where scientists have little sympathy for political give and take. Nature scrutinizes the intersection of politics and science in the run-up to the US election on Tuesday 6 November. Read More ▶                           Save on best-in-class personal flow cytometry 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 personal flow cytometry can offer. Flow cytometry within reach™.  bdbiosciences.com/go/accuri               • Latest News               Hepatitis E vaccine debuts ▶ 29 October 2012     Success of Chinese biotech partnership raises hopes for prevention of overlooked diseases. Read More ▶             Leopard seals suck up krill like whales ▶ 29 October 2012     Top Antarctic predator can strain small prey from the water with sieve-like teeth. Read More ▶             Ancient tsunami devastated Lake Geneva shoreline ▶ 28 October 2012     Sediments suggest wave was triggered by massive rock fall, highlighting risk to modern lakeside communities. Read More ▶                         Announcing Principles of Biology, a textbook for the 21st century from Nature Publishing Group Principles of Biology is a peer-reviewed, affordable textbook solution for university-level Introductory Biology courses, featuring 200+ customizable learning modules, 175+ interactive exercises, 3,000+ assessment questions, and access from laptops, smartphones, or tablets. Learn more.               • More Stories               'Penis worm' pokes holes in evolutionary dogma ▶ 26 October 2012     Priapulid highlights the need to rename the largest animal group. Read More ▶             Fusion project struggles to put the pieces together ▶ 26 October 2012     Contracting woes may cause further delays for €15 billion ITER effort. Read More ▶             Testing magnesium's brain-boosting effects ▶ 26 October 2012     Simple ion therapy faces human trials after ten years of preparation. Read More ▶             Fish shoots down prey with super-powered jet ▶ 25 October 2012     How the Archer fish achieves its incredible spitting power. Read More ▶             Seismic signs of escaping methane under the sea ▶ 25 October 2012     A changing Gulf Stream is warming deep waters along the eastern United States and destabilizing greenhouse gases trapped in sediments. Read More ▶             How to eat a Triceratops ▶ 24 October 2012     Tyrannosaurus tore the head off armoured prey to reach the tender neck meat. Read More ▶             DNA-swap technology almost ready for fertility clinic ▶ 24 October 2012     Mitochondrial transfer could reduce the risk of childhood disease. Read More ▶             High stakes for US science ▶ 24 October 2012     As the election nears, the opinions of the presidential candidates diverge over research. Read More ▶             The DNA of Aztec conquest ▶ 24 October 2012     Genetic evidence tracks missing inhabitants of Mexican city. Read More ▶             Toxicology: The learning curve ▶ 24 October 2012     Researchers say that some chemicals have unexpected and potent effects at very low doses — but regulators aren't convinced. Read More ▶             Biology and ideology: The anatomy of politics ▶ 24 October 2012     From genes to hormone levels, biology may help to shape political behaviour. Read More ▶             Seven days: 19–25 October 2012 ▶ 24 October 2012     The week in science: Manslaughter verdict rocks seismology; European rethink on biofuels; and battery firm A123 declares bankruptcy. Read More ▶               • Newsblog               Read up to the minute coverage of research and science policy. US and New Zealand set aside differences to push for Antarctic protection Earthquake triggers tsunami warning in Hawaii Claws come out in dispute between animal rights activists Ruth's Reviews – Moonwalking with Einstein Fukushima fish still hot Big pharma approaching bottom of patent cliff Report questions the sustainability of algal biofuel Anger over 'less ambitious' agreement on European fisheries Badger cull postponed Egg freezing enters clinical mainstream more...                           Nature Arabic Edition allows Arabic speakers throughout the world to access top quality science news and comment from Nature, as well as summaries of all the research papers from the leading multidisciplinary journal. Access Nature Arabic Edition online and apply for your free subscription arabicedition.nature.com In partnership with: KACST                         Scientific Reports New research published daily. 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