Nature News highlights: 24 December 2013

Can't view this email? Click here to view in your browser.     24 December 2013       nature news alert • Read Nature's news online • Subscribe to Nature Your weekly update from Nature's global news team.             • Featured               Special Issue: 2013 Review of the Year ▶       Shutdowns, lethal viruses, typhoons and meteorites — much of this year's science news seemed to come straight from the set of a Hollywood disaster movie. But there were plenty of feel-good moments, too. Here, captured in soundbites, statistics, images and summaries, is everything you need to know about the science that mattered in 2013. We also unveil Nature's 10 — our annual pick of 10 people who mattered in science this year — and our five to watch in 2014. There's also our picks of the year from news, features, comment and books & arts — and an end of year quiz! Read More ▶                 • Latest News               First possible exomoon spotted ▶ 23 December 2013     Worlds around other worlds may be habitable. Read More ▶             Zapping the brain can help to spot-clean nasty memories ▶ 22 December 2013     Researchers use electroconvulsive therapy to disrupt recall of specific events. Read More ▶             Scientists call for urgent talks on mutant-flu research in Europe ▶ 20 December 2013     Benefits and risks of 'gain-of-function' work must be evaluated, they say. Read More ▶               • More Stories               Shrub genome reveals secrets of flower power ▶ 19 December 2013     Amborella sequence might help to explain why flowering plants conquered Earth. Read More ▶             Distant planet weighed using clues from starlight ▶ 19 December 2013     Spectral technique promises to enable mass measurement for planets around faint stars. Read More ▶             Cell-suicide blocker holds promise as HIV therapy ▶ 19 December 2013     Approach could complement current treatments. Read More ▶             Scientists losing data at a rapid rate ▶ 19 December 2013     Decline can mean 80% of data are unavailable after 20 years. Read More ▶             Non-invasive method devised to sequence DNA of human eggs ▶ 19 December 2013     The procedure could aid assisted reproduction. Read More ▶             Resistance gene identified in malaria parasite ▶ 18 December 2013     Discovery of mutations that neutralize artemisinin leads to efforts to chart their spread in southeast Asia. Read More ▶             Narcolepsy confirmed as autoimmune disease ▶ 18 December 2013     Results also partly explain why the 2009 swine flu virus, and a vaccine against it, led to spikes in the sleep disorder. Read More ▶             Brain changes precede schizophrenia and autism ▶ 18 December 2013     Carriers of high-risk genes show cognitive impairments and could benefit from early intervention. Read More ▶             365 days: Nature's 10 ▶ 18 December 2013     Ten people who mattered this year. Read More ▶             365 days: 2013 in review ▶ 18 December 2013     From the US shutdown to breakthroughs in stem-cell therapies, the past 12 months have seen fluctuating fortunes for science. Read More ▶             365 days: Images of the year ▶ 18 December 2013     Clear brains, hydrogen bonds and gas expelled from galaxies are among the most striking images of 2013. Read More ▶             Books & Arts of 2013 ▶ 18 December 2013     Our top 10 picks of Books & Arts coverage of the year. Read More ▶               • Newsblog               Read up to the minute coverage of research and science policy. 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