Nature News highlights: 20 July 2017

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20 July 2017       nature news alert • Read Nature's news online • Subscribe to Nature Your weekly update from Nature's global news team.                     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. Rotation 2: Access the Insight online          • Latest News               The strange topology that is reshaping physics ▶ 19 July 2017     Topological effects might be hiding inside perfectly ordinary materials, waiting to reveal bizarre new particles or bolster quantum computing. Read More ▶             Vaccines promoted as key to stamping out drug-resistant microbes ▶ 19 July 2017     Immunization can stop resistant infections before they get started, say scientists from industry and academia. Read More ▶             Maryam Mirzakhani, quantum teleportation and the Great Red Spot ▶ 19 July 2017     The week in science: 14–20 July 2017. Read More ▶               • More Stories               The DeepMind debacle demands dialogue on data ▶ 19 July 2017     Mishandling of patient information shows how governments and companies must become more worthy of trust, says Hetan Shah. Read More ▶             Climate scientists flock to France's call ▶ 18 July 2017     President said 'Make Our Planet Great Again' — and researchers signed up. Read More ▶             Ancient genomes heat up dog domestication debate ▶ 18 July 2017     Results point to a single origin for modern canines and push back the timing by thousands of years. Read More ▶             Satellite snafu masked true sea-level rise for decades ▶ 17 July 2017     Revised tallies confirm that the rate of sea-level rise is accelerating as the Earth warms and ice sheets thaw. Read More ▶             European Commission urges logging ban in ancient Białowieża Forest ▶ 14 July 2017     Europe's highest court will rule on Poland's policy that encourages tree-felling in biodiversity hotspot. Read More ▶             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     Treatment shows promise in young people 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 ▶             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 ▶                 Nature Awards for Mentoring in Science - Spain Your mentor could win €10,000 Nominations are now open           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                  Inside View ▶ Advertisement Feature       Short and informative Q&As with leaders in science and technology.                 • Jobs           naturejobs.com Science jobs of the week       Professor / Associate Professor     Augusta University            Postdoctoral Fellow Vacancy in Interfacial Lab     King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST)            Canada 150 Research Chairs Nominees - McMaster University, Faculty of Science     McMaster University            Research Associate     University of Glasgow          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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