Nature News highlights: 15 April 2014

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15 April 2014       nature news alert • Read Nature's news online • Subscribe to Nature Your weekly update from Nature's global news team.               Save on best-in-class personal flow cytometry With a combined value package, you can save 10% on the BD Accuri™ C6 personal flow cytometer and 40% on high quality BD Pharmingen™ reagents for 2 full years. There's never been a better time to buy and get the best-in-class power, flexibility, and insight personal flow cytometry can offer. Flow cytometry within reach™. bdbiosciences.com/go/accuri           • Latest News               Sperm RNA carries marks of trauma ▶ 14 April 2014     Stress alters the expression of small RNAs in male mice and leads to depressive behaviours in later generations. Read More ▶             Ancient Mars probably too cold for liquid water ▶ 13 April 2014     Planet’s atmosphere was too thin to keep its surface consistently warm, analysis suggests. Read More ▶             Nanoparticles make turkey eggs tough to crack ▶ 11 April 2014     Naturally occurring coating helps to fend off microbial invasion. Read More ▶               • More Stories               Exotic space particles slam into buried South Pole detector ▶ 10 April 2014     IceCube detected three neutrinos that could have radiated from titanic explosions in the depths of space. Read More ▶             Report disputes benefit of stockpiling Tamiflu ▶ 10 April 2014     Medical panel suggests bulk purchase of influenza drug was a waste of money, but others caution against dropping anti-pandemic strategy. Read More ▶             James Lovelock reflects on Gaia's legacy ▶ 09 April 2014     Scientist who features in an exhibition opening today in London, talks about Gaia, climate change and whether peer review is necessary. Read More ▶             Seven days: 4–10 April 2014 ▶ 09 April 2014     The week in science: Chile hit by magnitude-8.2 quake; US unveils most accurate atomic clock; and European Parliament votes for clinical-trial transparency. Read More ▶             Floods: Holding back the tide ▶ 09 April 2014     With the Ganges–Brahmaputra delta sinking, the race is on to protect millions of people from future flooding. Read More ▶             Funders punish open-access dodgers ▶ 09 April 2014     Agencies withhold grant money from researchers who do not make publications openly available. Read More ▶             UK funder explains clamp-down on open access ▶ 09 April 2014     Wellcome Trust's Robert Kiley discusses sanctions to ensure that grants lead to freely available papers. Read More ▶             Society needs more than wonder to respect science ▶ 09 April 2014     Researchers are well placed to explain concepts, but journalists will bring the critical scrutiny needed to integrate science in society, says Susan Watts. Read More ▶             EU states lose up to one-third of honeybees per year ▶ 09 April 2014     Survey finds beehives died off at higher rates in north of continent.  Read More ▶             Metabolic quirks yield tumour hope ▶ 09 April 2014     Early clinical-trial results show promise for targeting cancer-related biochemical pathways. Read More ▶             Bacterial tricks for turning plants into zombies ▶ 08 April 2014     Microbe deploys proteins that manipulate both the plant it infects and the insects that spread it. Read More ▶             Biomarkers and ageing: The clock-watcher ▶ 08 April 2014     Biomathematician Steve Horvath has discovered a strikingly accurate way to measure human ageing through epigenetic signatures. 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