Nature News highlights: 22 June 2017

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22 June 2017       nature news alert • Read Nature's news online • Subscribe to Nature Your weekly update from Nature's global news team.                     Collection: Nature Research Tech Collection The Nature Research Tech Collection is the home for life-science technology from across the Nature Research portfolio. Here, we highlight the technology behind the science, and provide current and need-to-know information that scientists can implement in their own labs Access the Collection Online         • Latest News               Modified viruses deliver death to antibiotic-resistant bacteria ▶ 21 June 2017     Engineered microbes turn a bacterium's immune response against itself using CRISPR. Read More ▶             China's genomics giant to make stock-market debut ▶ 21 June 2017     Once the world's biggest DNA sequencer for research, BGI is now looking to medical applications to boost profits. Read More ▶             New journal blacklist, palm-oil ban and the world's top supercomputers ▶ 21 June 2017     The week in science: 16–22 June 2017. Read More ▶                     • More Stories               The fight to save thousands of lives with sea-floor sensors ▶ 21 June 2017     Geophysicists are ramping up their efforts to monitor major undersea faults for movement, and search for signs of the next catastrophic quake. Read More ▶             China cracks down on fake peer reviews ▶ 20 June 2017     Funding agencies announce harsh penalties and stronger policing efforts. Read More ▶             Teeth tell tale of hippo's quick spread across Africa ▶ 20 June 2017     Fossils from ancient hippo ancestor suggest that grass helped the animals to conquer a continent. Read More ▶             A year on, Brexit brings lessons in uncertainty ▶ 20 June 2017     It is more important to understand the electorate than to make predictions about the outcome of elections, says Jane Green. Read More ▶             Strengthened US sanctions on Cuba disappoint scientists ▶ 19 June 2017     US President Donald Trump plans to roll back policies that aided collaboration between US and Cuban scientists. Read More ▶             Ancient oak's youthful genome surprises biologists ▶ 19 June 2017     DNA of 234-year-old tree has few mutations, giving weight to idea that plants protect their stem cells. Read More ▶             Macron consolidates electoral victory ▶ 19 June 2017     The party of France's recently elected president won an absolute majority in its first general elections, with an agenda that included strong support for research. Read More ▶             Swipe right for science: Papr app is 'Tinder for preprints' ▶ 16 June 2017     App lets researchers rate life-sciences abstracts by swiping across a screen. Read More ▶             Biologists debate how to license preprints ▶ 16 June 2017     Flood of online manuscripts generates confusion about terms for distribution and reuse. Read More ▶             China's quantum satellite clears major hurdle on way to ultrasecure communications ▶ 15 June 2017     Probe sends entangled photons — which could underpin quantum-based data encryption — over unprecedented distance. Read More ▶             New concerns raised over value of genome-wide disease studies ▶ 15 June 2017     Large analyses dredge up 'peripheral' genetic associations that offer little biological insight, researchers say. Read More ▶             Eye-opening picture of fetal immune system emerges ▶ 14 June 2017     Human fetuses have an immune system that acts differently from the adult version. Read More ▶                       Call for nominations: 2017 John Maddox Prize for Standing up for Science. Recognising the work of individuals who promote science in the face of hostility. 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