Nature News highlights: 11 March 2014

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11 March 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               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 ▶                   KPL antibodies are high-performing. Our proprietary purification process eliminates potentially interfering serum proteins and non-specific antibodies to deliver a high degree of sensitivity and specificity. Learn more about why this is important to your research. Download our free Guide to Purification of Polyclonal Antibodies.          • Latest News               Elephants recognize the voices of their enemies ▶ 10 March 2014     African elephants can distinguish human languages, genders and ages associated with danger. Read More ▶             In business as in science, prejudice holds women back ▶ 10 March 2014     Investors favour pitches from men, and recruiters assume that male applicants are better at maths. Read More ▶             Biomarkers could predict Alzheimer's before it starts ▶ 09 March 2014     Study identifies potential blood test for cognitive decline. Read More ▶                     • More Stories               Did dark matter kill the dinosaurs? ▶ 07 March 2014     The Solar System's periodic passage through a 'dark disk' on the galactic plane could trigger comet bombardments that would cause mass extinctions. Read More ▶             Rethinking predators: Legend of the wolf ▶ 07 March 2014     Predators are supposed to exert strong control over ecosystems, but nature doesn’t always play by the rules. Read More ▶             Mapping river geometry gives clues to past terrains ▶ 06 March 2014     New technique reveals how river systems stabilise, or cannibalize one another. Read More ▶             Head of China's space science reaches out ▶ 06 March 2014     First collaboration between Chinese Academy of Sciences and ESA builds momentum for joint missions, says director of National Space Science Centre. Read More ▶             Global genomic data-sharing effort kicks off ▶ 06 March 2014     A coalition of researchers, funders and businesses aims to facilitate the exchange of genomic data. Broad Institute researcher David Altshuler gives Nature the run-down. Read More ▶             Gene-editing method tackles HIV in first clinical test ▶ 05 March 2014     Enzymes alter immune cells with no apparent side effects. Read More ▶             Equations are art inside a mathematician’s brain ▶ 05 March 2014     A brain area associated with emotional reactions to beauty activates when mathematicians view especially pleasing formulas. Read More ▶             Sensor turns faintest radio waves into laser signals ▶ 05 March 2014     Super-sensitive device holds promise for medical imaging and quantum networks. Read More ▶             Butterfly disguise down to single gene ▶ 05 March 2014     Discovery in iconic species studied by Wallace adds to evolutionary debate over mimicry. Read More ▶             Seven days: 28 February–6 March 2014 ▶ 05 March 2014     The week in science: Snow satellite launches; publishers remove computer-generated papers; and Switzerland’s access to EU research funds restricted. Read More ▶             Scientific research must take gender into account ▶ 05 March 2014     From car design to drug discovery, the failure to acknowledge sex differences can be costly and even lethal, argues Londa Schiebinger. Read More ▶             The rechargeable revolution: A better battery ▶ 05 March 2014     Chemists are reinventing rechargeable cells to drive down costs and boost capacity. Read More ▶               • Newsblog               Read up to the minute coverage of research and science policy. Call for acid-bath stem-cell paper to be retracted Acid-bath stem-cell team releases tip sheet South Korean Supreme Court confirms Hwang’s sentence Publisher reacts to fake-paper-gate UK moves to legalize controversial IVF technique Harvard and MIT reign in latest university rankings Politicians pile pressure on England’s patient-data scheme US Navy’s Arctic strategy forecasts ice-free shipping routes Evidence of misconduct found against cardiologist Two reports detail woeful state of Europe’s seas more...                   nature.com webcasts Macmillan Science Communication presents a custom webcast: Biomarkers and immunoassays: Enhancing your research with multiplex cytokine profiling.   Thursday 20 March at 8am PDT / 11am EDT / 3pm GMT / 4pm CET   Register for the free webcast followed by a live Q & A session    Sponsored by: EMD Millipore                Nature Biotechnology & Nature Immunology FOCUS ON HIGH-DIMENSIONAL IMMUNE ANALYSIS    Listen to the accompanying Webcast: http://bit.ly/1lxqFS2   Produced with support from Adaptive Biotechnologies           • Jobs             naturejobs.com Science jobs of the week       Postdoctoral Research Assistant     John Innes Centre            Director     Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences (IBERS) - Aberystwyth University            16 PhD Fellowships     International Max Planck Research School - Molecular Biomedicine & Cells in Motion Graduate School            Postdoctoral Associate     St. Jude Children's Research Hospital            Postdoctoral Research Scientist     The Babraham Institute          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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