Nature News highlights: 8 December 2016

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08 December 2016       nature news alert • Read Nature's news online • Subscribe to Nature Your weekly update from Nature's global news team.                   • Latest News               Trump's pick for EPA chief sued government over climate rules ▶ 07 December 2016     Oklahoma attorney-general Scott Pruitt has sought to reverse federal limits on greenhouse-gas emissions and air pollution. Read More ▶             Fat fuels cancer's spread in mice ▶ 07 December 2016     Dietary needs of these wandering cells could prove to be their Achilles heel. Read More ▶             Greenland once lost nearly all its ice — and could again ▶ 07 December 2016     Two studies illuminate how the northern ice sheet waxed and waned over millions of years. Read More ▶                 To celebrate the continuing rise to fame of the CRISPR system, the Nature Reviews Genetics 2017 CRISPR calendar highlights the underlying biology of CRISPR, as well as its diverse range of exciting potential applications in genetic research, biotechnology and therapeutics. Download the calendar free online Produced with support from OriGene         • More Stories               Military research, arXiv's overhaul and four new element names ▶ 07 December 2016     The week in science: 2–8 December 2016 Read More ▶             Stopgap spending bill leaves US scientists in limbo ▶ 07 December 2016     Proposal would keep funding flat for most research agencies, but cuts could come early next year. Read More ▶             What DNA reveals about St Helena's freed slaves ▶ 07 December 2016     Investigation of a 150-year-old burial site is helping to unlock the mysteries of one of humanity's darkest chapters. Read More ▶             North America's oldest mummy returned to US tribe after genome sequencing ▶ 07 December 2016     DNA proves Native American roots of 10,600-year-old skeleton. Read More ▶             Mexico proposal to ban human-embryo research would stifle science ▶ 07 December 2016     Researchers in the country have only just started using homegrown human embryonic stem cells Read More ▶             CRISPR heavyweights battle in US patent court ▶ 06 December 2016     The University of California, Berkeley, and the Broad Institute are vying for lucrative rights to the gene-editing system. Read More ▶             Parkour robot bounces off walls to gain height ▶ 06 December 2016     One-legged machine reloads its springs fast enough to perform jumps in quick succession. Read More ▶             Researchers baffled by nationalist surge ▶ 06 December 2016     Economic woes wrought by globalization are only part of the cause. Read More ▶             Take the time and effort to correct misinformation ▶ 06 December 2016     Scientists should challenge online falsehoods and inaccuracies — and harness the collective power of the Internet to fight back, argues Phil Williamson. Read More ▶             Help wanted: Canada begins search for chief science adviser ▶ 05 December 2016     Prime Minister Justin Trudeau looks to fulfil a key campaign pledge to researchers. Read More ▶             Sacking of prominent geoscientist rocks community ▶ 05 December 2016     Researchers criticize University of Copenhagen for firing Hans Thybo on apparently "flimsy" grounds. Read More ▶             Black-hole fireworks win big in multimillion-dollar science prizes ▶ 04 December 2016     Breakthrough awards announce winners in physics, life sciences and mathematics. Read More ▶                 Therapeutic approaches to enhance natural killer cell cytotoxicity: the force awakens This Poster discusses the growing armamentarium of Natural Killer cell based anticancer approaches and provides an overview of the strategies and agents in preclinical and clinical research. 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