Nature News highlights: 1 October 2015

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01 October 2015       nature news alert • Read Nature's news online • Subscribe to Nature Your weekly update from Nature's global news team.                     Nature Publishing Group presents a custom webcast on: Therapeutic and diagnostic activities of non-natural nucleosides to enhance cancer treatment Date: October 8, 2015 Time: 8am PDT / 11am EDT / 4pm BST / 5pm CEST Register for the webcast and live Q & A session Sponsored by: EMD Millipore         • Latest News               NASA narrows its list of planetary targets ▶ 30 September 2015     Venus and asteroids take the spotlight as the agency chops list of Discovery-class candidates from 27 to 5. Read More ▶             US budget deal averts government shutdown ▶ 30 September 2015     Bill funds operations through 11 December, with flat funding for science agencies. Read More ▶             The week in science: 25 September–1 October 2015 ▶ 30 September 2015     German minister accused of plagiarism; Indian satellite blasts off; and Arctic drilling plans shelved. Read More ▶               • More Stories               Brazilian science paralysed by economic slump ▶ 30 September 2015     From unpaid electricity bills to delayed participation in a telescope project, funding cuts bite. Read More ▶             California agriculture weathers drought — at a cost ▶ 30 September 2015     El Niño might bring relief, but longer and deeper dry spells are predicted. Read More ▶             Has giant LIGO experiment seen gravitational waves? ▶ 30 September 2015     An improbable rumour has started that the observatory has already made a discovery — but even if true, the signal could be a drill. Read More ▶             Science must prepare for impact ▶ 30 September 2015     To maintain public support, researchers need to be able to adapt to the rapidly changing needs of society and politicians, warns Guy Poppy. Read More ▶             The future of cryptocurrencies: Bitcoin and beyond ▶ 30 September 2015     The digital currency has caused any number of headaches for law enforcement. Now entrepreneurs and academics are scrambling to build a better version. Read More ▶             NASA drops partnership with private asteroid hunt ▶ 29 September 2015     Space agency pulls support for Sentinel mission. Read More ▶             Nanowires, stem-cell transplants and wastewater treatment win 2015 MacArthur 'genius grants' ▶ 29 September 2015     Nine US scientists and social scientists among 24 winners. Read More ▶             The mountain-top battle over the Thirty Meter Telescope ▶ 29 September 2015     Plans to build one of the world's biggest telescopes on Mauna Kea in Hawaii are mired in conflict. Four people involved in the fight explain their diverse views. Read More ▶             German minister accused of plagiarism in medical dissertation ▶ 29 September 2015     Allegations follow previous cases of federal ministers losing their government posts after evidence of plagiarism. Read More ▶             Gene-edited 'micropigs' to be sold as pets at Chinese institute ▶ 29 September 2015     The pigs are endearing but scientists warn that they may be a distraction from more serious research. Read More ▶             Why hunting for life in Martian water will be a tricky task ▶ 28 September 2015     The risk of microbial contamination could prevent humans and even robots from visiting the most promising parts of the red planet. Read More ▶             'Wiring diagrams' link lifestyle to brain function ▶ 28 September 2015     Human Connectome Project finds surprising correlations between brain architecture and behavioural or demographic influences. Read More ▶               • Jobs           naturejobs.com Science jobs of the week       Research Fellow (Cell Biology)     University of Edinburgh            Lab manager     Karolinska Institutet (KI)            Tenure-Track Faculty Position     University of California Los Angeles            Postdoctoral Fellow     Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic          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. Keep up-to-date with the latest sector trends, vote in our reader poll and sign-up to receive the monthly Naturejobs newsletter.                   Your email address is in the Nature News Weekly Alert mailing list. 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