Nature News highlights: 08 January 2013

Can't view this email? Click here to view in your browser.     08 January 2013       nature news alert • Read Nature's news online • Subscribe to Nature Your weekly update from Nature's global news team.                       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               • Featured               Special: 2012 The year in science ▶       From the discovery of the Higgs boson to the landing of the Curiosity rover on Mars, 2012 was an eventful year in science. Nature's round-up reviews the highs and lows in research and science policy. We revisit 2012's most significant events and, in our Nature 10 feature, we profile the people who had the most influence in the world of science. You can also see our pick of the most memorable images, scroll through our interactive of eye-catching numbers and more. Read More ▶                           Nature Outlook: Ageing Research into the mechanisms of ageing is yielding insights, many of them diet-related, into how we might not only live longer but stay healthier as we do. Access the Outlook free online for six months. Produced with support from: Nestlé Research Center               • Latest News               High court ensures US funding of human embryonic stem cell research ▶ 07 January 2013     Declining to hear a last appeal, the US Supreme Court ends bid to block NIH support. Read More ▶             Wasp larva disinfects its roach meal from within ▶ 07 January 2013     Live-action view shows parasite slathering antibacterials inside paralised host. Read More ▶             Oil sands leave toxic traces ▶ 07 January 2013     Pollutants in Canadian lakes are linked to exploitation of energy source. Read More ▶                 • More Stories               Why some corals can take the heat ▶ 07 January 2013     Gene-expression study offers clues to how reefs will handle climate change. Read More ▶             Flesh-eating flies map forest biodiversity ▶ 04 January 2013     DNA in insects' guts reveals inventory of rare mammals. Read More ▶             Meteorite carries ancient water from Mars ▶ 03 January 2013     Rock is among the oldest known from the planet and matches findings from NASA rovers. Read More ▶             Quantum gas goes below absolute zero ▶ 03 January 2013     Ultracold atoms pave way for negative-Kelvin materials. Read More ▶             Memory molecule dethroned ▶ 02 January 2013     Two studies refute an enzyme's essential role in remembering and forgetting. Read More ▶             Safety survey reveals lab risks ▶ 02 January 2013     Questionnaire suggests researchers not as safe as they feel. Read More ▶             Politics is biggest factor in climate uncertainty ▶ 02 January 2013     Delaying action on emissions will increase costs and reduce chances of limiting temperature increase. Read More ▶             Seven days: 3 January 2013 ▶ 02 January 2013     The week in science: Shootings set back polio vaccination in Pakistan; FDA approves first medicine for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis; and Italian Nobel laureate Rita Levi-Montalcini dies. Read More ▶             Science must be seen to bridge the political divide ▶ 02 January 2013     Scientists in the United States are often perceived as a Democratic interest group. For science's sake this has to change, argues Daniel Sarewitz. Read More ▶             US fiscal deal leaves science vulnerable ▶ 02 January 2013     Congress delays mandatory cuts to agencies. Read More ▶             Methane leaks erode green credentials of natural gas ▶ 02 January 2013     Losses of up to 9% show need for broader data on US gas industry's environmental impact. Read More ▶             Infectious disease: TB's revenge ▶ 02 January 2013     The world is starting to win the war against tuberculosis, but drug-resistant forms pose a new threat. Read More ▶               • Newsblog               Read up to the minute coverage of research and science policy. NuSTAR spies black holes in galactic web At long last, a new weapon against tuberculosis Nobel Laureate Rita Levi-Montalcini dies at 103 Human-rights court orders world's last IVF ban to be lifted US environmental agency chief to resign UK team abandons effort to reach subglacial Antarctic lake Peru promises science spending Sands keep shifting at Texas cancer agency: grants stalled, new execs What were the top papers of 2012 on social media? Panel rejects experimental chronic fatigue syndrome drug more...                           Nature Outlook: Psoriasis Research into the role of the immune system in this skin disease is bearing fruit. Genetic studies hint at the condition's starting point. And now psoriasis is a proof-of-principle disease for other chronic inflammatory conditions. Access the Outlook free online for six months. Produced with support from: Celgene Corporation                         Do you want to save money on your lab costs? Receive exclusive discounts from top suppliers of lab products and keep up-to-date with the latest product information as published in Nature and Nature Methods. Nature.com marketplace is the new product focused website brought to you by Nature Publishing Group. 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