Nature News highlights: 03 December 2013

Can't view this email? Click here to view in your browser.     03 December 2013       nature news alert • Read Nature's news online • Subscribe to Nature Your weekly update from Nature's global news team.               Brazilian university and MIT develop toxic gas sensor Researchers synthesize tin oxide material with greater ability to detect nitrogen dioxide than existing chemical sensors used for this purpose Researchers announce clinical trials for dengue vaccine Sign up for FAPESP's free weekly newsletter with the latest developments of Brazilian science         • Featured               Special Issue: New angles on the brain ▶       In this neuroscience special, Nature brings together reporting and expert opinion on efforts to apply current technologies and invent new ones to probe how the brain works. Articles cover the uncertainty around President Obama's BRAIN initiative; computer chips inspired by human neuron networks; new techniques to create models of neurological disease in monkeys; a neuroscientist's experience of studying the progress of Parkinson's — in himself, and much more. Read More ▶                       • Latest News               Humans are becoming more carnivorous ▶ 02 December 2013     Study reveals global shift towards animal-based diet — a bad omen for the environment. Read More ▶             Discovery of organ explains koalas' super-bass notes ▶ 02 December 2013     Throat structure explains why male mating calls are bizarrely deeper than expected for the animal's size. Read More ▶             Fearful memories haunt mouse descendants ▶ 01 December 2013     Genetic imprint from traumatic experiences carries through at least two generations. Read More ▶               • More Stories               Remnants suggest comet ISON still going ▶ 29 November 2013     First given up for dead, 'dirty ice ball' may have partially survived close brush with the Sun. Read More ▶             Study linking GM maize to rat tumours is retracted ▶ 28 November 2013     Publisher withdraws paper despite authors' objections, citing weak evidence. Read More ▶             Newlyweds' gut feelings predict marital happiness ▶ 28 November 2013     Four-year study shows that split-second reactions foretell future satisfaction. Read More ▶             Stealth camera takes pictures virtually in the dark ▶ 28 November 2013     Computing technique reconstructs 3D images from single photons reflected from dimly lit object. Read More ▶             Downsized black hole is much brighter than it should be ▶ 27 November 2013     Reduced size puts into question theories of how supermassive black holes form. Read More ▶             Seven days: 22–28 November 2013 ▶ 27 November 2013     The week in science: Two-time Nobel winner Frederick Sanger dies, volcano creates Japanese island, and Iran agrees to uranium limits. Read More ▶             Football fever could be a dose of dengue ▶ 27 November 2013     Fans at next year's World Cup in Brazil may be exposed to a nasty and incurable tropical disease, warns Simon Hay. Read More ▶             Personalized cancer treatments suffer setback ▶ 27 November 2013     Analysis suggests studies give conflicting answers about whether cancers respond to targeted drugs. Read More ▶             China battles army of invaders ▶ 27 November 2013     Raft of control measures slows the march of alien species. Read More ▶             Research ethics: 3 ways to blow the whistle ▶ 27 November 2013     Reporting suspicions of scientific fraud is rarely easy, but some paths are more effective than others. Read More ▶             Immunology: The pursuit of happiness ▶ 27 November 2013     Researchers have struggled to identify how certain states of mind influence physical health. One biologist thinks he has an answer. Read More ▶             Nations fight back on ivory ▶ 26 November 2013     Politicians take action on poaching in Africa as tusk seizures approach record numbers. Read More ▶               • Newsblog               Read up to the minute coverage of research and science policy. China mission on its way to the Moon X-ray observatory confirmed as ESA's next big mission US agency reverses stance on controversial diabetes drug UK government's overspending could hit science budget UN climate talks conclude with a whimper, and a new forest policy Taiwan scientist's findings did not constitute defamation ESA's Swarm mission launches successfully US ocean drilling ship gets a new lease on life US Senate goes 'nuclear' on delayed nominations Cutting-edge UK science facilities going unused more...                   nature.com webcasts   Macmillan Science Communication presents a custom webcast and live Q & A: Drug-induced liver injury: Genomic approaches to improve risk management   Thursday December 5 There are two live sessions targeted at different time zones that you can join: Europe and the Middle East: London 2pm GMT / Dubai 6pm GST  USA: San Francisco 10am PST / New York 1pm EST    Sponsored by: Agilent            Nature Collections TCGA pan-cancer analysis   Access the Collection and accompanying Podcast, FREE at: www.nature.com/tcga    Produced with support from Illumina          • Jobs           naturejobs.com Science jobs of the week       Post doctoral Researcher     University of Reading            Postdoctoral scientist     University of Washington            2x Post Doctoral Research Associates     The University of Manchester            Post-Doctoral Research Fellow     University Frankfurt            PhD Student (m / f)     Uniklinik Aachen          No matter what your career stage, student, postdoc or senior scientist, you will find articles on naturejobs.com to help guide you in your science career. 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