Nature News highlights: 11 February 2014

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11 February 2014       nature news alert • Read Nature's news online • Subscribe to Nature Your weekly update from Nature's global news team.               Fast, Accurate Apoptosis and Cell Cycle Studies  Free software templates and ready-to-go reagent kits designed specifically for your studies can streamline setup and analysis. Join us for a free webinar and learn how to take advantage of these time saving techniques for apoptosis or cell cycle research using the BD Accuri™ C6 personal flow cytometer. bdbiosciences.com/webinars          • Featured               Nature Special: Crystallography turns 100 ▶       This special issue of Nature celebrates the 100th anniversary of the first X-ray diffraction experiments, which marked the birth of modern crystallography. A multimedia feature reviews the impact of crystallography on everything from chemistry to structural biology, and a feature article previews how free-electron lasers will change the field, while two experts compare the lasers to traditional synchrotrons. We also cover the role of women in crystallography, the prospects for structural biologists' careers, and much more. Read More ▶                 • Latest News               Crowd-funded HIV vaccine project sparks debate ▶ 10 February 2014     Scientists question the tactics behind the Immunity Project's public campaign. Read More ▶             UK 'absolutely committed' to reducing animals used in research ▶ 07 February 2014     Government stands by pledge but shies away from hard target as number of experiments rises. Read More ▶             Diuretic drug prevents autism in mice and rats ▶ 06 February 2014     Rodent study supports controversial clinical trial showing beneficial effects in children with the disorder. Read More ▶               • More Stories               China becomes world's third-largest producer of research articles ▶ 06 February 2014     But quantity is being favoured over quality, experts say. Read More ▶             NASA's troubled US$8-billion Hubble successor is back on track ▶ 06 February 2014     After setbacks, delays and cost overruns that almost led to its cancellation, the telescope should be able to meet its 2018 launch date. Read More ▶             Graphene conducts electricity ten times better than expected ▶ 06 February 2014     Carbon layers grown on silicon carbide conduct electricity even better than theory predicted. Read More ▶             Darkness sharpens hearing in adult mice ▶ 05 February 2014     Rapid brain-cell changes in animals kept in the dark give them better discrimination of sounds. Read More ▶             Vitamin C injections ease ovarian-cancer treatments ▶ 05 February 2014     High doses reduce chemotherapy side effects in humans and fight tumours in mice. Read More ▶             Seven days: 31 January–6 February 2014 ▶ 05 February 2014     The week in science: Trouble for North American butterfly migration, waste dumping approved in Great Barrier Reef, and lab-animal reforms for UK university. Read More ▶             China must protect high-quality arable land ▶ 05 February 2014     Figures from a national survey of land use seem positive, but the effort exposed some worrying trends, says Xiangbin Kong. Read More ▶             Biomedicine: The changing face of primate research ▶ 05 February 2014     A hard-won political victory for primate research is at risk of unravelling in pockets of Europe. Read More ▶             Grapevine gene bank under threat ▶ 05 February 2014     Scientists raise concerns about relocation of premier French research vineyard dubbed the 'Louvre of vines'. Read More ▶             Himalayan heights pose no problem for bees ▶ 04 February 2014     Alpine bumblebees can hover at air pressures equivalent to 9,000-metre altitudes. Read More ▶             Pharma firms join NIH on drug development ▶ 04 February 2014     Companies will pool data to identify promising targets for Alzheimer's, lupus and diabetes treatments. Read More ▶             Winter Olympics: Downhill forecast ▶ 04 February 2014     Winter sports face an uncertain future as the planet warms. Read More ▶               • Newsblog               Read up to the minute coverage of research and science policy. EU may set up body in European Space Agency UK politicians demand action over dearth of female scientists US to restore El Niño monitoring array, but seeks international collaboration Top UK university pledges reform to 'change the culture' of its animal research Hollande pledges to avoid cuts to France's science funding Obama promises action and seeks a science-funding boost One-quarter of shark and ray species are in trouble Rosetta wakes up and phones home Climate comments push open-access publisher to terminate journal New revelations on controversial stem-cell foundation in Italy more...                   Nature Outlook Cancer Immunotherapy New treatments enhance natural defences to fight malignancy   Access the Outlook free online for six months.   Produced with support of a medical education grant from Bristol-Myers Squibb and with support of a grant from Dendreon Corp., F. 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