Nature News highlights: 12 January 2017

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12 January 2017       nature news alert • Read Nature's news online • Subscribe to Nature Your weekly update from Nature's global news team.               Go Green! Try Non-toxic Nucleic Acid Gel Stains Environmental Friendly Replace Ethidium Bromide (EtBr) More Sensitive Learn more >>         • Latest News               US energy agency strengthens protections for scientists ▶ 11 January 2017     Revised scientific-integrity policy gives researchers more leeway to speak to the press and publish their findings. Read More ▶             Trump nominee backs Paris climate agreement and questions Iran nuclear deal ▶ 11 January 2017     But Rex Tillerson, Trump's pick for secretary of state, tells senators that efforts to predict climate change are 'very limited'. Read More ▶             Tilikum dies, US antibiotic ban and a Nazi-science probe ▶ 11 January 2017     The week in science: 6–12 January 2017 Read More ▶                   nature.com webcasts Springer Nature presents a custom webcast on: Liquid biopsy: CTC-based classifier predicts chemo resistance in lung cancer   Date: Thursday January 19 2017 Time: 8AM PST, 11AM EST, 4PM GMT, 5PM CET   Register for FREE    Sponsored by: Menarini Silicon Biosystems          • More Stories               Deceptive curcumin offers cautionary tale for chemists ▶ 11 January 2017     Spice extract dupes assays and leads some drug hunters astray. Read More ▶             Behind New Zealand's wild plan to purge all pests ▶ 11 January 2017     The country is gearing up to get rid of rats, possums, stoats and other invasive predators by 2050. Is it a pipe dream? Read More ▶             Brexit offers rare chance to make Britain greener ▶ 11 January 2017     Environmental scientists plan to push for policy changes but are nervous about losing current protections. Read More ▶             Ancient retroviruses emerged half a billion years ago ▶ 10 January 2017     This group of viruses is hundreds of millions of years older than previously thought. Read More ▶             Chinese AI company plans to mine health data faster than rivals ▶ 10 January 2017     iCarbonX believes its cutting-edge partners and generous funding give it the upper hand. Read More ▶             Legendary radio telescope hangs in the balance ▶ 10 January 2017     US National Science Foundation looks to slash funding for Puerto Rico's Arecibo Observatory. Read More ▶             Spinning toy reinvented as low-tech centrifuge ▶ 10 January 2017     Hand-powered device can process blood samples and separate out parasites such as those that cause malaria. Read More ▶             Where science and nonsense collide ▶ 10 January 2017     After a decade of progress, Argentina's scientists are battling a government bent on twisting public conceptions of their role, writes Alberto Kornblihtt. Read More ▶             Brexit vote drives UK academics to think about leaving ▶ 09 January 2017     Many researchers also object to proposed higher-education reforms, says survey. Read More ▶             Hubble telescope maps Voyager probes' cosmic road trip ▶ 06 January 2017     Analysis reveals the gas clouds that the far-flung spacecraft will encounter. Read More ▶             Gene-edited cows, rogue clinics, speedier drug approvals: the challenges facing Trump's FDA chief ▶ 06 January 2017     The agency's next leader will have an opportunity to reshape its approach to regulation. Read More ▶             Hunters lived on Tibetan plateau thousands of years earlier than thought ▶ 05 January 2017     Genetic and archaeological evidence points to pre-agricultural residents of the 'roof of the world'. Read More ▶                       Inside View ▶ Advertisement Feature       Short and informative Q&As with leaders in science and technology.                 • Jobs           naturejobs.com Science jobs of the week       Post Doc - Department of Pathology     Thomas Jefferson University (TJU)            Research Fellow - Neurology     Mayo Clinic            Cell Biologist– Scientist     Immunocore            Senior Scientist (Characterisation)     Immunocore          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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