Nature News highlights: 11 June 2015

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11 June 2015       nature news alert • Read Nature's news online • Subscribe to Nature Your weekly update from Nature's global news team.               • Latest News               Genetic mutation blocks prion disease ▶ 10 June 2015     Unknown mechanism helped some people in Papua New Guinea escape historic, deadly outbreak. Read More ▶             Funders must encourage scientists to share ▶ 10 June 2015     To realize the full potential of large data sets, researchers must agree on better ways to pass data around, says Martin Bobrow. Read More ▶             DNA data explosion lights up the Bronze Age ▶ 10 June 2015     Population-scale studies suggest that migrants spread steppe language and technology. Read More ▶                     • More Stories               African academics challenge homophobic laws ▶ 10 June 2015     Scientific report demolishes assertions used to back criminalization of homosexuality. Read More ▶             The week in science: 5–11 June 2015 ▶ 10 June 2015     G7 nations present pledge on greenhouse-gas emissions; how the world is getting sicker; and the wheeling robot that scooped a $2-million prize. Read More ▶             The Pentagon's gamble on brain implants, bionic limbs and combat exoskeletons ▶ 10 June 2015     DARPA is making a big push into biological research — but some scientists question whether its high-risk approach can work. Read More ▶             How to make sense of MERS outbreak data ▶ 10 June 2015     Plotted data show that next week will reveal whether South Korea's infection-control measures are working. Read More ▶             Irreproducible biology research costs put at $28 billion per year ▶ 09 June 2015     Study calculates cost of flawed biomedical research in the United States. Read More ▶             Image software spots links in tattoo ink ▶ 09 June 2015     Computer scientists develop automated methods to recognize tattoos in images, aiding law enforcement. Read More ▶             South Korean MERS outbreak spotlights lack of research ▶ 09 June 2015     How Middle East respiratory syndrome jumps from animals to humans remains a puzzle. Read More ▶             The rise of Africa's super vegetables ▶ 09 June 2015     Long overlooked in parts of Africa, indigenous greens are now capturing attention for their nutritional and environmental benefits. Read More ▶             Start-ups fight for a place in Boston's biotech hub ▶ 08 June 2015     Competition for lab space threatens Kendall Square's innovative spark. Read More ▶             Injectable brain implant spies on individual neurons ▶ 08 June 2015     Electronic mesh has potential to unravel workings of mammalian brain. Read More ▶             Natural gas stands to get a boost from carbon tax ▶ 05 June 2015     At a global meeting, energy companies weigh up the benefits of a price on emissions. Read More ▶             South Korean MERS outbreak is not a global threat ▶ 05 June 2015     The largest outbreak of the MERS coronavirus outside the Middle East is no different to previous outbreaks in the way that it spreads. Read More ▶                 Helmholtz Zentrum München and Nature Medicine are pleased to announce: THE 3RD ANNUAL HELMHOLTZ-NATURE MEDICINE DIABETES CONFERENCE September 19-21, 2015 | Munich, Germany REGISTER NOW!           Nature proudly sponsors the Imagine Science Film Awards Transforming science into cinema   For the 8th year running, Nature will be sponsoring the 'Scientific Merit' and 'Audience' awards at the Imagine Science Film Festival (ISFF). Our aim is to support the ISFF and encourage greater collaboration between scientists who dedicate their lives to studying the world we live in and filmmakers who have the power to interpret and expose this knowledge. For information, or to submit your film and compete for the $2,500 Nature Scientific Merit Award and the $1,000 Nature Audience Award visit ISFF 2015.         • Jobs           naturejobs.com Science jobs of the week       Director     Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL)            Associate Professor / Full Professor     University of Illinois            Senior Staff Scientist - Malaria Genetics     Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute            W2 Professorship in "Catalysis"     University Rostock            Associate Dean     University of East 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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