Nature News highlights: 14 January 2014

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14 January 2014       nature news alert • Read Nature's news online • Subscribe to Nature Your weekly update from Nature's global news team.               Accurate, fast apoptosis studies made easy Free software templates and ready-to-go reagent kits are available for the BD Accuri™ C6 personal flow cytometer to speed setup time, give you more insight, and ease workflow. Download free templates today and take advantage of special offers on apoptosis-specific reagent kits.  bdbiosciences.com/go/templates         • 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               The best time to wage cyberwar ▶ 13 January 2014     Maths model calculates whether it is worth waiting to hit enemies at their most vulnerable. Read More ▶             Human–microbe mismatch boosts risk of stomach cancer ▶ 13 January 2014     H. pylori strains more likely to cause tumours when they did not co-evolve with their hosts. Read More ▶             Volcanoes shift before they spew ▶ 12 January 2014     GPS data from 2011 Icelandic eruption hint at new ways to forecast hazards. Read More ▶               • More Stories               Video: Fish leaps to catch birds on the wing ▶ 09 January 2014     Tigerfish swallows swallows after grabbing them out of the air over African lake. Read More ▶             Ancient cholera mysteriously disappeared ▶ 09 January 2014     Strains that plagued Europe and the United States in the nineteenth century were distinct from those prevalent today. Read More ▶             US cold snap fuels climate debate ▶ 08 January 2014     Links are tenuous between Arctic warming and the extreme cold weather caused by a weak 'polar vortex'. Read More ▶             Fish flaunt neon glow ▶ 08 January 2014     Scientists find extensive evidence of biofluorescence in marine species. Read More ▶             Why sharks have no bones ▶ 08 January 2014     Elephant shark's genome — the first of a cartilaginous fish — exposes early evolution of vertebrates. Read More ▶             Cheap battery stores energy for a rainy day ▶ 08 January 2014     Quinone could make flow-battery technology competitive with current storage methods. Read More ▶             Many eyes on Earth ▶ 08 January 2014     Swarms of small satellites set to deliver close to real-time imagery of swathes of the planet. Read More ▶             Hubble telescope reveals deepest view of the Universe yet ▶ 08 January 2014     A new deep-field photo of a 'blank spot' in space unveils thousands of previously unseen primordial galaxies. Read More ▶             Seven days: 3–9 January 2014 ▶ 08 January 2014     The week in science: China crushes seized ivory, smuggled dinosaur skull recovered, and incoming asteroid spotted. Read More ▶             Workplace violence: Caught on campus ▶ 08 January 2014     Violent incidents at academic institutions have spurred universities to adopt formal procedures designed to keep campuses safer. But do the tactics work? Read More ▶             Computer science: The learning machines ▶ 08 January 2014     Using massive amounts of data to recognize photos and speech, deep-learning computers are taking a big step towards true artificial intelligence. Read More ▶             China tops Europe in R&D intensity ▶ 08 January 2014     Reforms to commercial and academic research systems still needed despite reaching spending milestone, say scientists. Read More ▶               • Newsblog               Read up to the minute coverage of research and science policy. New revelations on controversial stem-cell foundation in Italy Even after prodding, animal researchers omit key details China crushes tonnes of seized ivory India's heavy-lift rocket passes crucial test Lack of transparency casts doubt on Tamiflu's efficacy, say UK politicians NASA lays out long-term vision for astrophysics Novel China flu seems to pose low risk to humans Patient's suicide forces belated university investigation Star-mapping mission lifts off E-cigarettes escape stricter European regulation more...                   nature.com webcasts Macmillan Science Communication presents a custom webcast series: Drugging the Human Methylome   Two independent, but complimentary, webcasts and live Q & A's broadcasting on:   21 January    23 January    Sponsored by: Epizyme            Nature Collections  LIGHT-SHEET MICROSCOPY    Produced with support from: Carl Zeiss Microscopy          • Jobs           naturejobs.com Science jobs of the week       PhD Studenship     University of Edinburgh            Senior Postdoctoral Scientist     Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin - Department of Neuropathology            Research Specialist     The Rockefeller University            Postdoctoral Research Assistant     Queen Mary University of London            Chief Executive     Society for General Microbiology          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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