Nature News highlights: 22 December 2016

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22 December 2016       nature news alert • Read Nature's news online • Subscribe to Nature Your weekly update from Nature's global news team.             Secreted Luciferase Reporter for Live Cell Analysis Secreted luciferase assays: Gaussia Luciferase (GLuc) and Secreted Alkaline Phosphatase (SEAP) enable live cell analysis Reporter vectors and clones: Cloning vectors Promoter reporter clones 3' UTR miRNA target clones Transcriptional response element reporter clones Learn more >>       • Featured               2016: The year in science ▶       Scientists weathered a turbulent year, from political upheavals to the direct detection of gravity waves. Nature highlights the people, events and discoveries that made a difference in 2016. Read More ▶                   Nature Index 2016 Australia & New Zealand Nature Index 2016 Australia and New Zealand highlights the quality natural science research within these countries. This supplement examines the cities and institutions that largely contribute to the research as well as the factors that drive their success. Access the free supplement for six months!         • Latest News               Swiss scientists to regain full access to EU research programmes ▶ 21 December 2016     Political compromise settles immigration row that could have severed Swiss–EU research agreements. Read More ▶             'Gene drive' moratorium shot down at UN biodiversity meeting ▶ 21 December 2016     Freeze on genetic technology would have been a disaster, say scientists, but activists plan to renew the fight. Read More ▶             Ice-age paintings, eczema drug and a Principia first edition ▶ 21 December 2016     The week in science: 16–22 December 2016. Read More ▶               • More Stories               Peaceful European Union starts to fund military research ▶ 21 December 2016     Shift in focus comes in response to a changing world order and the threat of terrorism. Read More ▶             Wolf transplant could reset iconic island study ▶ 20 December 2016     US government proposes introducing wolves to Isle Royale as population dwindles. Read More ▶             Why humans develop sex cells as embryos — but corals don't ▶ 20 December 2016     Drive to preserve mitochondrial quality might explain why organisms develop sex cells at different stages of development. Read More ▶             US Earth scientists plan for uncertain future under Trump ▶ 20 December 2016     Concerned by president-elect's choice of advisers, researchers take steps to defend their fields. Read More ▶             Swiss survey highlights potential flaws in animal studies ▶ 20 December 2016     Poor experimental design and statistical analysis could contribute to widespread problems in reproducing preclinical animal experiments. Read More ▶             World Health Organization rethinks its response to disease outbreaks ▶ 20 December 2016     Programme aims to prevent crises similar to the recent Ebola epidemic. Read More ▶             How Woody Guthrie can help us fight for science ▶ 20 December 2016     After the election of Donald Trump, Jacqueline M. Vadjunec offers a message of resistance and hope from deep within the US Bible Belt. Read More ▶             Nature's 2016 news quiz: Nobel bakery, gravitational waves and a daring rescue mission ▶ 19 December 2016     Have you been paying attention to the science news this year? Read More ▶             Ephemeral antimatter atoms pinned down in milestone laser test ▶ 19 December 2016     Ability to do spectroscopy on antihydrogen may provide new test of fundamental physics. Read More ▶             US drug approvals plummet in 2016 ▶ 19 December 2016     Data highlight a slow year for the US Food and Drug Administration. Read More ▶             Nature's 10 ▶ 19 December 2016     Ten people who mattered this year. Read More ▶             Boost your career prospects in 2017 ▶ 19 December 2016     Looking for a new challenge in the new year? Find sage advice and practical tips in this collection of careers content. 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