Nature News highlights: 31 March 2016

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31 March 2016       nature news alert • Read Nature's news online • Subscribe to Nature Your weekly update from Nature's global news team.               ESO, CNIO and NRCO Conference on FAMILIAL CANCER Presented by: European School of Oncology | Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Oncológicas | Nature Reviews Clinical Oncology May 19-20, 2016 | Madrid, Spain REGISTER NOW!           Key Issues in Alzheimer's Disease - a community forum Nature Neuroscience presents a forum on Alzheimer's Disease research. ACCESS NOW to view videos of our panel event at SfN 2015, read related articles for free, and post questions for our editors and featured experts. Produced with support from Eli Lilly and Company and vTv Therapeutics         • Latest News               Nuclear summit a test for Obama's legacy ▶ 30 March 2016     US president pushed world to secure radioactive materials, but the threat of nuclear warfare — and terrorism — remains. Read More ▶             Zika highlights role of controversial fetal-tissue research ▶ 30 March 2016     Fetal tissue may prove crucial to probing link between virus and birth defects. Read More ▶             Did humans drive 'hobbit' species to extinction? ▶ 30 March 2016     Latest excavations show Homo floresiensis to be tens of thousands of years older than thought. Read More ▶               • More Stories               Antarctic model raises prospect of unstoppable ice collapse ▶ 30 March 2016     Sea levels could rise by more than 15 metres by 2500 if greenhouse-gas emissions continue to grow. Read More ▶             Scientists say 'no' to UK exit from Europe in Nature poll ▶ 30 March 2016     Most polled researchers in Britain and the wider EU think that the union benefits science. Read More ▶             The week in science: 25–31 March 2016 ▶ 30 March 2016     Observatories go it alone; the Philippines gets its first satellite; and Russian funding concerns. Read More ▶             Green Climate Fund vows to up its game ▶ 30 March 2016     Fund sets target of approving US$2.5 billion this year to help developing nations cope with climate change. Read More ▶             Can a video game company tame toxic behaviour? ▶ 30 March 2016     Scientists are helping to stop antisocial behaviour in the world's most popular online game. The next stop could be a kinder Internet. Read More ▶             24 hours at the X-ray factory ▶ 29 March 2016     Behind the scenes at Europe's massive synchrotron — where science never sleeps. Read More ▶             Largest ever study of transgender teenagers set to kick off ▶ 29 March 2016     Scientists will track psychological and medical outcomes of controversial treatments to help transgender adolescents transition. Read More ▶             Sugar tax could sweeten a market failure ▶ 29 March 2016     Britain has announced a tax on sugary drinks. Countries should go further and target foods that have large carbon footprints, says Adam Briggs. Read More ▶             The race is on to develop Zika vaccine ▶ 28 March 2016     Officials hope to avoid repeat of delayed response to Ebola epidemic. Read More ▶             Japanese X-ray satellite loses communication with Earth ▶ 27 March 2016     Future of the major astronomy probe remains unclear as pieces of space debris are reported. Read More ▶             'Minimal' cell raises stakes in race to harness synthetic life ▶ 24 March 2016     Craig Venter's creation comes as CRISPR gene-editing methods provide alternative ways to tinker with life's building blocks. Read More ▶             Prestigious Karolinska Institute dismisses controversial trachea surgeon ▶ 23 March 2016     Paolo Macchiarini says that he does not accept disciplinary-board findings. 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