Tuesday, November 9, 2010

Nature News highlights: 9 November 2010

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-Special : SCIENCE AND THE CITY
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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.

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.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.

---Latest news

-GROWTH FACTOR MAKES A COMEBACK IN CYSTIC FIBROSIS
08 November 2010
Work in pigs points to culprit and potential treatment for growth retardation.
http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=50&m=35967908&r=MTc2NzE1NzUzNAS2&b=2&j=ODYyNTE5ODUS1&mt=1&rt=0

-PHYSICISTS PROTEST COLLEAGUE'S TERRORISM DETENTION
08 November 2010
Letter urges end to lengthy imprisonment of French scientist.
http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=41&m=35967908&r=MTc2NzE1NzUzNAS2&b=2&j=ODYyNTE5ODUS1&mt=1&rt=0

-STERILE MOTHS WIPE OUT COTTON PEST
07 November 2010
Arizona farms are all but 'pinkie'-free for the first time in nearly a century.
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---More Stories

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-SOME LIKE IT HOT
08 November 2010
If heat is needed to kickstart life, water may be the only crucible,
argues Philip Ball.
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-CELLULAR 'ALCHEMY' TRANSFORMS SKIN INTO BLOOD
07 November 2010
Direct conversion of cell types could offer safer, simpler treatments
than stem cells.
http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=40&m=35967908&r=MTc2NzE1NzUzNAS2&b=2&j=ODYyNTE5ODUS1&mt=1&rt=0

-MAYANS CONVERTED WETLANDS TO FARMLAND
05 November 2010
The sophistication of the civilization's agricultural systems
rivalled their pyramids.
http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=37&m=35967908&r=MTc2NzE1NzUzNAS2&b=2&j=ODYyNTE5ODUS1&mt=1&rt=0

-DNA SEQUENCE MAY BE LOST IN TRANSLATION
05 November 2010
Researchers tackle a mysterious genetic phenomenon
http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=38&m=35967908&r=MTc2NzE1NzUzNAS2&b=2&j=ODYyNTE5ODUS1&mt=1&rt=0

-OIL SPILL CRUISE FINDS FIELD OF DEAD CORAL
05 November 2010
Scientific expedition assesses deep-sea damage in the Gulf of Mexico.
http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=35&m=35967908&r=MTc2NzE1NzUzNAS2&b=2&j=ODYyNTE5ODUS1&mt=1&rt=0

-BISPHENOL A GOES THROUGH THE SKIN
04 November 2010
Till receipts are a potential source of exposure to the controversial
chemical.
http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=57&m=35967908&r=MTc2NzE1NzUzNAS2&b=2&j=ODYyNTE5ODUS1&mt=1&rt=0

-HIV IMMUNITY IS ALL IN THE AMINO ACIDS
04 November 2010
Worldwide study implicates structural changes in a protein binding
site
http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=58&m=35967908&r=MTc2NzE1NzUzNAS2&b=2&j=ODYyNTE5ODUS1&mt=1&rt=0

-WEAPONS RESEARCH CROSSES THE CHANNEL
04 November 2010
Joint facility at the heart of Anglo-French nuclear cooperation.
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--Read up to the minute coverage of research and science policy
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Asilomar geoengineering conference report released
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Cholera 'has reached Port-au-Prince'
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Space Shuttle Discovery's final mission delayed
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Controversial carbon-burial project cancelled
http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=12&m=35967908&r=MTc2NzE1NzUzNAS2&b=2&j=ODYyNTE5ODUS1&mt=1&rt=0

The new biology on the silver screen
http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=9&m=35967908&r=MTc2NzE1NzUzNAS2&b=2&j=ODYyNTE5ODUS1&mt=1&rt=0

Ocean pH dropping faster than expected
http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=8&m=35967908&r=MTc2NzE1NzUzNAS2&b=2&j=ODYyNTE5ODUS1&mt=1&rt=0

US rebuts plaintiffs in stem cell litigation
http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=6&m=35967908&r=MTc2NzE1NzUzNAS2&b=2&j=ODYyNTE5ODUS1&mt=1&rt=0

EPOXI has a close encounter with comet Hartley 2
http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=4&m=35967908&r=MTc2NzE1NzUzNAS2&b=2&j=ODYyNTE5ODUS1&mt=1&rt=0

LHC run reaches smashing conclusion
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Train your brain... or simply electrocute it?
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Why so many rare variants?
http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=11&m=35967908&r=MTc2NzE1NzUzNAS2&b=2&j=ODYyNTE5ODUS1&mt=1&rt=0

Major research cuts loom at Biogen
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Biotech tax credit winners announced
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UK science students could pay higher fees
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Got Oil?
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