Nature News highlights: 10 August 2017

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10 August 2017       nature news alert • Read Nature's news online • Subscribe to Nature Your weekly update from Nature's global news team.               MEDTECH DEALMAKERS A supplement to Nature Biotechnology | Nature Medicine | Nature Reviews Drug Discovery Medtech Dealmakers explores the dealmaking strategies of the growing medical technology industry, and provides in-depth analysis of emerging technologies, as well as showcase innovative companies seeking partners. Check out the latest issue for medtech dealmaking and financing trends in 2016, and diagnostics deals from the past year- particularly for immuno oncology applications. Download the issue for FREE         • Latest News               How to map the circuits that define us ▶ 09 August 2017     Neuroscientists want to understand how tangles of neurons produce complex behaviours, but even the simplest networks defy understanding. Read More ▶             Thousands across India march in support of science ▶ 09 August 2017     Inspired by global demonstrations, protesters demand respect for research. Read More ▶             Telescope protest, GM salmon and a giant 'dead zone' ▶ 09 August 2017     The week in science: 4–10 August 2017. Read More ▶                     • More Stories               Mysteries of Sun's corona on view during upcoming eclipse ▶ 09 August 2017     From ground, sky and space, researchers are ready to test latest technologies on the Great American Eclipse. Read More ▶             Citizen scientists chase total solar eclipse ▶ 09 August 2017     Non-scientists are being recruited to collect data on everything from the Sun's outer atmosphere to animal behaviour. Read More ▶             Insomnia linked to premature birth in study of 3 million mothers ▶ 08 August 2017     Women with sleep disorders were about twice as likely to deliver babies more than six weeks early. Read More ▶             Commit to talks on patient data and public health ▶ 08 August 2017     Gene-edited embryos are exciting, but the truly urgent conversations concern genomic medicine, says Vivienne Parry. Read More ▶             Home-grown scientists step up to save Africa's primates ▶ 08 August 2017     Scientific network aims to train a generation of African leaders in primate research. Read More ▶             Half of papers searched for online are free to read ▶ 07 August 2017     Large study of open research analysed reader data from Unpaywall tool, which finds freely available versions of articles. Read More ▶             First genetically engineered salmon sold in Canada ▶ 04 August 2017     US firm AquaBounty Technologies says that its transgenic fish has hit the market after a 25-year wait. Read More ▶             Chronic diseases spike in Middle East as conflicts rage ▶ 04 August 2017     Rising rates of chronic disease and deaths from violence can be curbed only if fighting is brought to an end, say researchers. Read More ▶             Cosmic map reveals a not-so-lumpy Universe ▶ 03 August 2017     Odd results could still be consistent with the 'standard model' of cosmology. Read More ▶             Ancient genomes show how maize adapted to life at high altitudes ▶ 03 August 2017     Changes to flowering times helped the staple crop spread into new areas thousands of years ago. Read More ▶             'Autistic' mice make littermates less social ▶ 03 August 2017     Mice genetically engineered to show autism-like symptoms can affect behaviour of unmodified animals when the two are kept together. Read More ▶             Authors retract controversial NgAgo gene-editing study ▶ 03 August 2017     Researchers pull study after several failed attempts by others to replicate findings describing a proposed alternative to CRISPR. Read More ▶                 HIV IMMUNITY AND ERADICATION, A HERRENHAUSEN SYMPOSIUM November 2-3, 2017 | Hanover, Germany REGISTER NOW!           Stay informed with the best science news from Nature and beyond. Curated by our global news team and delivered direct to your inbox every weekday, free of charge. 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