Nature News highlights: 22 October 2013

Can't view this email? Click here to view in your browser.     22 October 2013       nature news alert • Read Nature's news online • Subscribe to Nature Your weekly update from Nature's global news team.               Model helps in the understanding of climate variations  Brazil Earth System Model is considered fundamental for climate studies. Less science, more pollution  Countries with the worst air quality also have the fewest scientific production on the subject. Sign up for FAPESP's free weekly newsletter with the latest developments of Brazilian science         • Featured               Special Issue: Impact ▶       Every government and organization that funds research wants to support science that makes a difference. But separating the best from the rest has never been harder. This Nature special issue examines how the impact of research is measured — and asks whether today's evaluation systems promote the most influential science. We examine how countries are assessing work through elaborate audits — much to the dismay of some researchers — and ask to what extent publishing in a high-impact journal opens doors. Two opinion pieces look at the future of tracking citations and the future of references in a world of diverse research products, such as data, video and code. Read More ▶                   The 8th International Conference on Genomics ICG-8, is co-organized by BGI and GigaScience from Oct. 30 to Nov. 1, 2013 in Shenzhen, China, will consist of 18 sessions featuring over 80 presentations. It will focus on the latest developments in human diseases, bioinfomatics, plant and animal genomics and metagenomics. To meet the global thought leaders, register now!         • Latest News               Infants' maths skills predict their potential ▶ 21 October 2013     Infants who score highly on detecting number changes do better on standard tests by the time they reach preschool. Read More ▶             Cultured follicles offer hope for beating baldness ▶ 21 October 2013     Old cell-growth method moves hair restoration technique from mice to humans. Read More ▶             Chemical 'clock' tracks ageing more precisely than ever before ▶ 21 October 2013     DNA methylation could shed light on why some tissues are prone to cancer. Read More ▶               • More Stories               Spain saves research council from imminent bankruptcy ▶ 21 October 2013     Last minute government cash boost prevents closure of institutes. Read More ▶             China enters global vaccine marketplace ▶ 18 October 2013     First World Health Organization endorsement of a Chinese-made vaccine may offer cheap, high quality jabs for the developing world. Read More ▶             US government scientists head back to work ▶ 17 October 2013     Overflowing in-boxes and confusion greet relieved researchers after 16-day shutdown.  Read More ▶             Skull suggests three early human species were one ▶ 17 October 2013     Controversial analysis of long-faced fossil proposes that Homo erectus should subsume two other hominin species. Read More ▶             Kepler finds first known tilted solar system ▶ 17 October 2013     Observations show two planets circling star at a 45-degree angle. Read More ▶             Marmosets prove to be polite conversationalists ▶ 17 October 2013     Monkeys take it in turns to 'talk' to each other, like humans. Read More ▶             HIV vaccine raised infection risk ▶ 17 October 2013     Biological and lifestyle differences cannot fully explain infection spike among trial participants. Read More ▶             Fossil scans reveal origins of teeth ▶ 16 October 2013     Tooth-like structures originated from outer-body coverings. Read More ▶             Research assessments: Judgement day ▶ 16 October 2013     Many governments are assessing the quality of university research, much to the dismay of some researchers. Read More ▶             Research evaluation: Impact ▶ 16 October 2013     Evaluating research output and judging which work to fund is getting harder. Read More ▶             Science publishing: The golden club ▶ 16 October 2013     Publishing in the most prestigious journals can open doors, but their cachet is under attack. Read More ▶             Seven days: 11–17 October ▶ 16 October 2013     The week in science: Nobel Peace Prize goes to chemical-weapons watchdog, Russia replaces space chief, and Italy ends controversial stem-cell trial. 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