Nature News highlights: 23 April 2015

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23 April 2015       nature news alert • Read Nature's news online • Subscribe to Nature Your weekly update from Nature's global news team.             • Featured               Hubble at 25 ▶       The Hubble Space Telescope has been in orbit for 25 years. Nature celebrates the stellar achievements of the telescope and the people behind it, capturing key moments from those close to it, and looking back over a quarter century of scientific excitement and human drama. Read More ▶                 • Latest News               Chinese scientists genetically modify human embryos ▶ 22 April 2015     Rumours of germline modification prove true — and look set to reignite an ethical debate. Read More ▶             Hawaiian telescope project seeks way forward amid protests ▶ 22 April 2015     Demonstrators march against plan to construct Thirty Meter Telescope atop a sacred mountain. Read More ▶             Chimpanzee 'personhood' case sows confusion ▶ 22 April 2015     New York judge amends an order that animal rights group said granted a writ of habeas corpus to two research animals. Read More ▶               • More Stories               Canadian budget pushes applied research ▶ 22 April 2015     Plan seeks to increase government partnerships with industry but downplays basic science. Read More ▶             Oceans are 'worth US$24 trillion' ▶ 22 April 2015     Marine scientist Ove Hoegh-Guldberg explains the rationale behind pricing the ocean. Read More ▶             A century of chemical warfare: nations reflect on grim anniversary ▶ 22 April 2015     International community renews vows to eliminate stockpiles of chemical weapons as evidence grows of chlorine use in Syria. Read More ▶             Bee studies stir up pesticide debate ▶ 22 April 2015     The threat that neonicotinoids pose to bees becomes clearer. Read More ▶             Seven days: 17–23 April 2015 ▶ 22 April 2015     The week in science: Nobel laureate leads stem-cell initiative; German science gets a boost; and comet spews dust from its dark side. Read More ▶             Chemistry: Degrees of separation ▶ 22 April 2015     Chemists hope to break China's monopoly on rare-earth elements by finding cheap, efficient ways to extract them from ore. Read More ▶             Why I teach evolution to Muslim students ▶ 22 April 2015     Encouraging students to challenge ideas is crucial to fostering a generation of Muslim scientists who are free thinkers, says Rana Dajani. Read More ▶             Drug that boosts nerve signals offers hope for multiple sclerosis ▶ 22 April 2015     Trialled antibody treatment thought to work by renewing the protective coating of neurons. Read More ▶             Hubble spies a stellar mystery ▶ 21 April 2015     Exploding star seems unlike any kind known. Read More ▶             Race to unravel Oklahoma's artificial quakes ▶ 21 April 2015     Earthquakes linked to oil and gas operations prompt further research into human-induced seismic hazards. Read More ▶             Forensic science: The soil sleuth ▶ 21 April 2015     Forensic geologist Lorna Dawson has pioneered methods to help convict criminals using the dirt from their shoes. Read More ▶             Oldest stone tools raise questions about their creators ▶ 21 April 2015     The 3.3-million-year-old implements predate the first members of the Homo genus. Read More ▶                   Innovations in the Microbiome Tending the garden within Can good microbes improve our health? Does our gut govern the state of our mind? Can smart bacteria treat disease? 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