Nature News highlights: 09 September 2014

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09 September 2014       nature news alert • Read Nature's news online • Subscribe to Nature Your weekly update from Nature's global news team.               BD Accuri™ C6 for teaching-institution labs  It's easy to learn and operate, powerful enough for the majority of routine flow applications, transportable, and affordably priced. The BD Accuri C6 is perfectly suited for demanding educational environments requiring flexibility for personal research, student mastery, and core lab use.  bdbiosciences.com/go/learn         • Featured               Nature Special: Science advice to governments ▶       As policy experts gathered in Auckland for the first global conference on science advice to governments, a Nature news feature explores advisers' experiences in three recent crises. Meanwhile, Nature and Scientific American bring together highlights of their rich archives on the relationships between scientists, policy-makers and the public. Read More ▶                   • Latest News               'Smart genes' prove elusive ▶ 08 September 2014     Study of more than 100,000 people finds three genetic variants for IQ — but their effects are maddeningly small. Read More ▶             Plate tectonics found on Europa ▶ 07 September 2014     Discovery buoys bid for mission to Jovian moon. Read More ▶             Blood transfusion named as priority treatment for Ebola ▶ 05 September 2014     Therapy uses serum from disease survivors, but data on effectiveness is scarce.   Read More ▶                 • More Stories               Blue whales back to their best off US coasts ▶ 05 September 2014     Research questions impact of ship strikes on population recovery. Read More ▶             Coffee got its buzz by a different route than tea ▶ 04 September 2014     Genome of the robusta variety reveals that caffeine-making evolved more than once. Read More ▶             How archer fish gun down prey from a distance ▶ 04 September 2014     The fish control the range of their potent water pistols by adjusting their mouths. Read More ▶             Wayward Galileo satellites could still aid scientists ▶ 04 September 2014     But the European navigation craft launched into wrong orbit are of little help to commercial users. Read More ▶             Earth-shaking dinosaur discovered ▶ 04 September 2014     59-tonne behemoth was probably one of the largest land animals ever. Read More ▶             Sea creatures add branch to tree of life ▶ 03 September 2014     Invertebrates found in Australia in the 1980s do not fit in any known group. Read More ▶             Ebola now threatens national security in west Africa ▶ 03 September 2014     The virus remains unchecked because of the lack of a global effort to implement emergency public-health measures. Read More ▶             Earth's new address: 'Solar System, Milky Way, Laniakea' ▶ 03 September 2014     Analysis of galaxies shows local supercluster to be 100 times larger than previously thought. Read More ▶             Put focus back on basic research, say science unions ▶ 03 September 2014     Survey of 12 countries shows discontent with governments that prioritize short-term rewards. Read More ▶             Life outside the lab: The ones who got away ▶ 03 September 2014     Sometimes, the brightest stars in science decide to leave. Nature finds out where they go. Read More ▶             Seven days: 29 August–4 September 2014 ▶ 03 September 2014     The week in science: Regulation on e-cigarettes, tracking space debris in Australia, and an Icelandic volcano erupts. Read More ▶             Switzerland braces for Alpine lake tsunami ▶ 03 September 2014     Authorities in Swiss canton blaze a trail by factoring the risk into hazard planning. Read More ▶               • Newsblog               Read up to the minute coverage of research and science policy. Balzan prizes honour plant ecologist and mathematician Lasker Award goes to breast-cancer researcher NIH finds forgotten ricin during lab sweep Australian gene-patent case dismissed Philanthropists aid Keeling curve Indian Ocean signal was not crash of flight MH370 Critics say WHO e-cigarette report was 'misleading' Curiosity rover comes in last in NASA ranking NASA extends Mars rover and Moon orbiter missions US government labs plan biohazard-safety sweep more...                     nature.com webcasts Macmillan Science Communication presents a custom webcast on: Targeting the untargeted in translational research Thursday September 11, 2014 Session 1: Europe and the Middle East 2PM BST, 3pm CEST, 5PM GST Session 2: USA 9AM PDT, 11AM CDT, 12PM EDT Register forthe webcast and live Q andA Session  Sponsored by:           A new open access, multi-and interdisciplinary journal dedicated to publishing the highest quality papers on aging and age-related diseases, the journal is now open for submissions.  Explore the benefits of submitting your next research article.         • Jobs           naturejobs.com Science jobs of the week       Faculty Positions in Cancer Biology     NYU Langone Medical Center Department of Pathology            Academic Positions     Imperial College London            Professor in Microbiology     Univesity of Gothenburg            Senior Lecturer in Medicines Optimisation     King's College London            Research Associate     Imperial College London          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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