Nature News highlights: 6 May 2014

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06 May 2014       nature news alert • Read Nature's news online • Subscribe to Nature Your weekly update from Nature's global news team.               Laserglow Technologies: Lasers and Optics for Research Don't waste time on purchasing when you could be publishing! Our laser application experts want to help you achieve the best results. Save your time, save your budget, and produce quality data by choosing the right laser for your experiments.   Contact us today for a free consultation: www.laserglow.com         • Latest News               Behavioural training reduces inflammation ▶ 05 May 2014     Research subjects suppress immune responses using physical conditioning. Read More ▶             Cotton balls help Darwin’s finches to help themselves ▶ 05 May 2014     Insecticide-laced nest materials offer a simple fix for parasite infestation. Read More ▶             Wiring of retina reveals how eyes sense motion ▶ 04 May 2014     Online gamers helped researchers map neuron connections involved in detecting direction of moving objects. Read More ▶                 • More Stories               You don't always know what you're saying ▶ 02 May 2014     People's conscious awareness of their speech often comes after they've spoken, not before. Read More ▶             UK proposes greater transparency on animal research ▶ 01 May 2014     Government seeks to ditch rule preventing release of laboratory information. Read More ▶             First exoplanet seen spinning ▶ 30 April 2014     A gas giant orbiting a relatively nearby star rotates every eight hours, its spectrum reveals. Read More ▶             The moral problem with commercial seal hunting ▶ 30 April 2014     The Canadian seal hunt leads to animal suffering, and a European Union ban on the import of its products should stand, says Andy Butterworth. Read More ▶             Seven days: 25 April–1 May 2014 ▶ 30 April 2014     The week in science: FDA proposes regulating e-cigarettes; new UK ice-breaker research ship; and aid agencies warn of famine in South Sudan. Read More ▶             Ancient bones show signs of struggle with coeliac disease ▶ 30 April 2014     An affluent young woman with a probable gluten intolerance tried to manage it by altering her diet. Read More ▶             WHO warns against 'post-antibiotic' era ▶ 30 April 2014     Agency recommends global system to monitor spread of resistant microbes. Read More ▶             Deep-diving seals reveal secrets of carbon monoxide ▶ 30 April 2014     Gas appears to protect elephant seals from cell damage after periods of restricted blood flow. Read More ▶             Infectious diseases: Smallpox watch ▶ 30 April 2014     Frozen mummies and envelopes of scabs could contain remnants of one of history's most prolific killers. Read More ▶             Bird reproduction collapsed after oil spill ▶ 29 April 2014     Study of shag colonies on Spanish coast shows lingering effect of 2002 Prestige disaster. Read More ▶             US biodefence facilities ramp up ▶ 29 April 2014     Government effort to produce vaccines on demand raises questions about cost and strategy. Read More ▶             Dietary fibre acts on brain to suppress appetite ▶ 29 April 2014     Mouse study suggests that brain activity, not gut hormones, accounts for fibre’s weight-control action. Read More ▶               • Newsblog               Read up to the minute coverage of research and science policy. Independence wouldn’t break research ties, says Scottish government UK politicians wade into pharma mega-deal UK Royal Society still trails US National Academy of Sciences in female members Polar icebreaker pledged as UK launches science-spending consultation Investigator of controversial stem-cell study resigns Discrimination starts even before grad school, study finds Sponsor a fish and save Canada’s experimental lakes How to make graphene in a kitchen blender Moon dust probe crashes IPCC report calls for climate mitigation action now, not later more...                   Nature Outlook Schizophrenia   Putting the pieces together.   Access the Outlook free online for six months.   Produced with support from Otsuka Pharmaceutical Development and Commercialization, Inc.           Nature Outlook Obesity   Combating an epidemic with insights from neuroscience, genetics and behavioural science.   Access the Outlook free online for six months.   Produced with support from Nestlé Research Center.          • Jobs           naturejobs.com Science jobs of the week       Associate Professor     Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center           Research Associate II     University of Massachusetts           Postdoctoral Research Scientist     The Babraham Institute           Research Fellow     University of Edinburgh           Post Doctoral Associate, SOM     University of Miami         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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