NATURE NEWS WEEKLY HIGHLIGHTS: 2 November 2010
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US MIDTERM ELECTIONS: VOLATILE FORCES SHAPE US VOTE
13 October 2010
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BACTERIA CAN DRIVE THE EVOLUTION OF NEW SPECIES
Symbiotic organisms influence fruitfly mate choice.
01 November 2010
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CURTAIN FALLS ON COLLABORATIVE WORK
End of the line for international funding agency that brought former
Soviet weapons scientists in from the cold.
01 November 2010
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UK DRUG-PRICE OVERHAUL SET TO SHAKE UP PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY
A bad value-based pricing system could threaten innovation.
01 November 2010
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Special : SCIENCE AND THE CITY
By 2030, almost 6 in 10 people will live in metropolitan areas. A
Nature special focuses on how that concentration of people gives rise
to some of the world's greatest problems, as well as some of
humanity's greatest achievements.
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Cities are home to considerable scientific capital and the resources
they offer can stimulate outstanding science. On the other side of
the equation, scientists can assist cities in tackling their biggest
problems.
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Scientists are also helping cities assume a leadership position in
combating global warming. But a disproportionate lack of data at the
city level makes it hard for urban planners and scientists to address
many of the most pressing issues. Finally, cities must find a way to
grow sustainably in the future, which will require scientists across
many disciplines to collaborate.
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CLIMATE HERETIC: JUDITH CURRY TURNS ON HER COLLEAGUES
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UNDERWATER ROBOT CAN FOLLOW MARINE ORGANISMS OVER RECORD DISTANCES
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DROUGHT STRIKES THE AMAZON RAINFOREST AGAIN
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SPARKS FLY OVER THEORY THAT VOLCANO CAUSED SALMON BOOM
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NARWHALS TRANSMIT CLIMATE DATA FROM ARCTIC SEAS
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MASSIVE NEUTRON STAR IS EXACTLY THAT
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1000 GENOMES PROJECT REVEALS HUMAN VARIATION
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'MARILYN MONROE' NEURON AIDS MIND CONTROL
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HUMAN GENOME: GENOMES BY THE THOUSAND
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SEVEN DAYS: 22-28 OCTOBER 2010
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SPACE SCIENCE: THE TELESCOPE THAT ATE ASTRONOMY
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MOUNTAINTOP MINING PLANS CLOSE TO DEFEAT
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SPENDING REVIEW LEAVES RESEARCH IN THE LURCH
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UK SCIENTISTS CELEBRATE BUDGET REPRIEVE
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MOMENTUM BUILDS FOR TEVATRON EXTENSION
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CONSERVATION OFFERS HOPE FOR BIODIVERSITY DECLINE
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QUESTIONS RAISED OVER MEDICAL JOURNALS' FINANCIAL TIES TO INDUSTRY
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GLIMPSING A COMET'S HEART
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EDUCATORS TAKE AIM AT CLIMATE CHANGE
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VERBAL AUTOPSY METHODS QUESTIONED
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MYSTERY FRAUD ACCUSATIONS
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Election eve details of green energy hiring scandal
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Court sets date for oral arguments in stem cell appeal
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Has the US government abandoned gene patents?
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House committee weighs in on 'climate engineering'
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Convention ends with new biodiversity roadmap
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Fatal helicopter crash at French Antarctic research base
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Biodiversity talks still wrangling over genetic resources and
protected area targets
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Cold cash for cold science
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Stem cell plaintiffs argue for return of injunction -- UPDATED
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Cyberspace abuzz over putative NASA mission
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Nature clears stem cell paper of image manipulation charges
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US government takes on white-nose syndrome in bats
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There's no place like home?
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NIH conflict of interest rules cut into industry collaborations
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Mortality research leads to spin-off technology that mines Facebook
and Twitter for opinions
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PODCAST
This week, the evolution of sex determination, controlling images
with the mind and the first results from the 1000 Genomes Project.
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COMBINING CANCER DRUGS TO SPEED DEVELOPMENT
The next generation of cancer treatments could be approved in pairs.
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THE REAL WAR ON DRUGS
Cassandra Willyard looks at the lessons relief agencies have learned
in recent years providing care amidst increasingly complex conflicts.
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