Nature News highlights: 16 February 2017

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16 February 2017       nature news alert • Read Nature's news online • Subscribe to Nature Your weekly update from Nature's global news team.             • Latest News               Broad Institute wins bitter battle over CRISPR patents ▶ 15 February 2017     The US Patent and Trademark Office issues a verdict in legal tussle over rights to genome-editing technology. Read More ▶             Brain scans spot early signs of autism in high-risk babies ▶ 15 February 2017     Experts say replication is needed and other hurdles must be surmounted to apply findings to the clinic. Read More ▶             Human gene editing, a letter to President Trump and a no to homeopathy ▶ 15 February 2017     The week in science: 10–16 February 2017. Read More ▶               • More Stories               The Turkish paradox: Can scientists thrive in a state of emergency? ▶ 15 February 2017     Political upheaval threatens Turkey's ambitious plans for research and development. Read More ▶             Science journals permit open-access publishing for Gates Foundation scholars ▶ 14 February 2017     The provisional agreement may set a precedent for other funders and journal publishers. Read More ▶             Fractal secrets of Rorschach's famed ink blots revealed ▶ 14 February 2017     The simplicity of the stains' repeating patterns is key to why we see so many images in them. Read More ▶             US science advisers outline path to genetically modified babies ▶ 14 February 2017     Modified human embryos should be allowed if researchers meet strict criteria, says long-awaited National Academies report. Read More ▶             Solar and wind energy propel growth in US renewables ▶ 14 February 2017     Capacity has grown threefold in the past decade, but the country still lags behind Europe and China in sustainable energy. Read More ▶             World's largest wind-mapping project spins up in Portugal ▶ 14 February 2017     International team seeks better picture of wind as it moves over rugged terrain. Read More ▶             German scientists regain access to Elsevier journals ▶ 14 February 2017     Publisher restores access as negotiations for a nationwide licence continue. Read More ▶             Shout about the European Union's success ▶ 14 February 2017     As people in other nations watch the UK prepare to sever ties, Herman Goossens urges more scientists to stress what the EU does for them. Read More ▶             Elusive triangulene created by moving atoms one at a time ▶ 13 February 2017     Unstable molecule couldn't be made through conventional synthesis, so IBM researchers carried out molecular surgery using a microscope tip. Read More ▶             Heavyweight funders back central site for life-sciences preprints ▶ 13 February 2017     Coalition of scientists and research agencies argue for a one-stop shop server. Read More ▶             Three sites where NASA might retrieve its first Mars rock ▶ 10 February 2017     Agency narrows possible targets for the first-ever sample return from the red planet. Read More ▶             Long-awaited mathematics proof could help scan Earth's innards ▶ 10 February 2017     Proposed solution to geometry puzzle allows an object's structure to be determined from limited information. 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