Nature News highlights: 13 July 2017

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13 July 2017       nature news alert • Read Nature's news online • Subscribe to Nature Your weekly update from Nature's global news team.               Nature Awards for Mentoring in Science - Spain Your mentor could win €10,000 Nominations are now open         Nature Index: Melbourne Interactive Map 2017  The Nature Index Melbourne interactive map enables you to explore the scientific job opportunities, collaborations and partnerships at the centre of Australia's life science and healthcare epicentre. Use the interactive map to benchmark the global reach of the Melbourne's key institutions and to view key connections at the heart of Melbourne's success. Access the free Interactive Map         • Latest News               US lawmakers seek $1.1 billion boost for the NIH ▶ 12 July 2017     Legislation introduced in the House of Representatives also rejects a White House plan to cut 'indirect cost' payments to research institutions. Read More ▶             Engineered cell therapy for cancer gets thumbs up from FDA advisers ▶ 12 July 2017     Therapy shows promise in young patients with leukaemia, but safety risks abound. Read More ▶             Tricks to mute quantum noise aid hunt for gravitational waves ▶ 12 July 2017     Physicists find ways to make LIGO and other gravitational-wave detectors even more sensitive. Read More ▶               • More Stories               Lights, camera, CRISPR: Biologists use gene editing to store movies in DNA ▶ 12 July 2017     Technique demonstrated in E. coli suggests ways to record key events in a cell's life. Read More ▶             Panda diplomats, smuggled relics and a nuclear-weapons treaty ▶ 12 July 2017     The week in science: 7–13 July 2017. Read More ▶             Ant colonies flow like fluid to build tall towers ▶ 12 July 2017     Insects' structural secrets offer model for designing swarm robots. Read More ▶             How poverty affects the brain ▶ 12 July 2017     An unprecedented study in Bangladesh could reveal how malnutrition, poor sanitation and other challenges make their mark on child development. Read More ▶             Female astronomers of colour face daunting discrimination ▶ 11 July 2017     Two-fifths report feeling unsafe at work, and 18% have concerns about attending conferences. Read More ▶             World's largest hoard of carbon dates goes global ▶ 11 July 2017     Scientists hope pooled records could answer major archaeological questions and map human migration patterns. Read More ▶             White House's dwindling science office leaves major research programmes in limbo ▶ 11 July 2017     Pared-back staff struggles to continue cybersecurity, climate-change and science-education efforts without direction from the Trump administration. Read More ▶             Kill the myth of the miracle machine ▶ 11 July 2017     Unchallenged assumptions about how science works threaten its support and decrease its ability to contribute to society, says Daniel Sarewitz. Read More ▶             Plants turn caterpillars into cannibals ▶ 10 July 2017     Chemical produced by tomato plants in response to pest attack can change insect behaviour. Read More ▶             Massive database of 182,000 leaves is helping predict plants' family trees ▶ 07 July 2017     The technique could be used on everything from flowers to cells to examine the factors that influence the shapes of plant parts. Read More ▶             Why planetary scientists want better fake space dirt ▶ 07 July 2017     Artificial soils that mimic the surfaces of the Moon, Mars and asteroids are hard to make — and often miss the mark. Read More ▶             Trump administration chooses Georgia physician to lead US public-health agency ▶ 07 July 2017     Brenda Fitzgerald will be the next director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 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. Winners will be announced at a reception in London, as well as in Nature, and will receive £2,000. Closing date for nominations is 31st July 2017. Click to learn more            Nature Insight Biodiversity Rotation 1: Highlighting the origins of Earth's biodiversity and how rapid increases in the human population are putting it to the test. 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