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  20 April 2017    
 

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Physicists excited by latest LHC anomaly

19 April 2017
 
 

A series of odd findings have theorists hoping for new particles. Read More

 
 
 
 
 
 

DNA's secret weapon against knots and tangles

19 April 2017
 
 

A simple process seems to explain how massive genomes stay organized. But no one can agree on what powers it. Read More

 
 
 
 
 
 

Young human blood makes old mice smarter

19 April 2017
 
 

Mice treated with a protein from umbilical cord plasma improved their performance on memory tests. Read More

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Fake-drug crackdown, tackling misconduct and Europa’s plumes

19 April 2017
 
 

The week in science: 14–20 April 2017. Read More

 
 
 
 
 
 

Drivers gear up for world’s first nanocar race

19 April 2017
 
 

Chemists will navigate molecular wagons along a tiny golden track. Read More

 
 
 
 
 
 

Global coalition chips away at neglected tropical diseases

18 April 2017
 
 

Partnerships see some success in eliminating illnesses, but challenges, such as access

to treatments, remain. Read More

 
 
 
 
 
 

How the March for Science splits researchers

18 April 2017
 
 

Nature asked members of the scientific community whether or not they plan to march on

22 April — and why. Read More

 
 
 
 
 
 

French-election fears unite scientists in defence of liberal

democracy

18 April 2017
 
 

Threat of a far-right president galvanizes researchers to put politics first. Read More

 
 
 
 
 
 

Republican scientists negotiate the Trump era

18 April 2017
 
 

Conservative academics face a growing tension between their politics and the liberal atmosphere on many US campuses. Read More

 
 
 
 
 
 

Doom and gloom won't save the world

18 April 2017
 
 

The best way to encourage conservation is to share our success stories, not to write obituaries for the planet, says Nancy Knowlton. Read More

 
 
 
 
 
 

Social scientists tell Congress: 'Don't cut our funding'

14 April 2017
 
 

Linguists, anthropologists and political scientists take to Capitol Hill to defend their research. Read More

 
 
 
 
 
 

Teaching load could put female scientists at career disadvantage

13 April 2017
 
 

Male scientists in the United Kingdom report teaching less than their female counterparts, while women and minorities tend to feel disadvantaged in their careers. Read More

 
 
 
 
 
 

Joining the European Union leads to less cross-border collaboration

12 April 2017
 
 

Brain drain from entering member states led to less-integrated research in countries of origin. Read More

 
 
 
 
 
 

Miniature liver on a chip could boost US food safety

12 April 2017
 
 

The goal is to compare these engineered organs to animal models, with an eye towards replacing animal testing. Read More

 
 
 
 
 
 

How lizards get their spots

12 April 2017
 
 

Each scale on an ocellated lizard coordinates its colour with its neighbours. Read More

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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