NATURE NEWS WEEKLY HIGHLIGHTS: 19 October 2010
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SCIENCE & POLITICS: SPEAKING OUT ABOUT SCIENCE
13 October 2010
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ROW OVER NASA PRIMATE-RADIATION EXPERIMENT
Controversial test would establish safe radiation-exposure levels for
astronauts.
18 October 2010
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SUPERLASER FIRES A BLANK
The US National Ignition Facility cautiously approaches the fusion threshold.
18 October 2010
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STONE AGE FLOUR FOUND ACROSS EUROPE
Starch residues on stone tools suggest early humans ate a balanced diet.
18 October 2010
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News special : SCIENCE AND THE US MIDTERMS
As America prepares to deliver its verdict on US President Barack
Obama's administration in the 2 November midterm elections, a Nature
special asks: how has Obama performed on scientific issues?
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The 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act - the stimulus bill -
has pumped an extra $31 billion into R&D. But there has been an
abject failure to pass a comprehensive climate bill. And despite a
commitment from Obama to improve 'science integrity', a news feature
finds that federal scientists still run up against institutional
barriers when it comes to communicating their research.
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Finally, in a comment piece, Daniel S. Greenberg sets out priorities
for Barack Obamas science to-do list for the next two years.
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GENE-SYNTHESIS RULES FAVOUR CONVENIENCE
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WHY WINDS ARE SLOWING
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FLEXIBLE LEDS TO BOOST BIOMEDICINE
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STEM CELL PAPERS UNDER SUSPICION
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SCIENTISTS PUSH FOR LYME DISEASE TRIALS
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SUPERCOMPUTER SETS PROTEIN-FOLDING RECORD
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** Q&A **
THE RENEGADE GENE TEST
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TO BE THE BEST, CITE THE BEST
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COUNTING COLLABORATION
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DEARTH OF RESEARCH VESSELS HAMPERS OIL-SPILL SCIENCE
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SOCIETIES EVOLVE IN STEPS
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VARIETY SPARKS SEXUAL EVOLUTION
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US MIDTERM ELECTIONS: VOLATILE FORCES SHAPE US VOTE
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US MIDTERM ELECTIONS: DEFICIT POSES THREAT TO SCIENCE
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US MIDTERM ELECTIONS: NIH PREPARES FOR LOSS OF POLITICAL CHAMPIONS
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US MIDTERM ELECTIONS: A CHILLY SEASON FOR CLIMATE CRUSADERS
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US MIDTERM ELECTIONS: POLICY ROW LAUNCHES NASA INTO LIMBO
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US MIDTERM ELECTIONS: OPPONENTS BATTLE HEALTH-CARE RESEARCH
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SCIENCE & POLITICS: SPEAKING OUT ABOUT SCIENCE
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SEVEN DAYS: 8-14 OCTOBER 2010
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PUBLISH YOUR COMPUTER CODE: IT IS GOOD ENOUGH
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Mountain mining project set to be vetoed
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Benoit Mandelbrot, father of fractal geometry, dies
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Huge tide power project scrapped as UK confirms no subsides for
nuclear power
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Intelligence Science Board Disbanded
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Ruth's Reviews: God's Philosophers - James Hannam
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Canadian government declares bisphenol A 'toxic'
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IPCC: Pachauri carries on
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'Bonfire of the quangos' singes science advice
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Cattle plague goes the way of smallpox
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Big pharma acknowledges neglected tropical diseases
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No cap-and-trade? Focus on R&D...
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Retraction for rejuvenating stem cells
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US finalizes synthetic DNA security guidance
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NASA Administrator's China visit draws congressional ire
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