Nature News highlights: 27 September 2011

27 September 2011       nature news alert • Read Nature's news online • Subscribe to Nature Your weekly update from Nature's global news team.                       BD Accuri® C6 personal flow cytometer The BD Accuri C6 gives you 4-color cell analysis in an affordable, transportable, and easy-to-use format, putting flow cytometry within reach for both novice and experienced researchers. BD CFlow® software's intuitive interface guides you through workflows, making it easy to begin collecting and analyzing data. Learn more today at bdbiosciences.com/go/accuri               • Featured               Special: Beyond the bomb: Science and the military ▶       The military has for many years been one of the biggest investors in scientific research. In an online collection, Nature takes a close look at the current relationship between science and the military: from the emerging science of traumatic brain injury in troops, to the ethical quandaries that come with killer robots. Read More ▶                       • Latest News               Trace amounts of crude oil harm fish  ▶ 26 September 2011     Deepwater Horizon spill affected gene expression in Gulf killifish. Read More ▶                   Bacteria encode secret messages  ▶ 26 September 2011     Undercover E. coli act as updated invisible ink. Read More ▶                   Texas holds firm on physics closures  ▶ 24 September 2011     Undergraduate programmes face termination unless graduation rates improve. Read More ▶                               Announcing Principles of Biology, an interactive textbook from Nature Publishing Group Principles of Biology is a peer-reviewed, affordable textbook solution for university-level Introductory Biology courses, featuring 200+ customizable learning modules, 175+ interactive exercises, 3,000+ assessment questions, and access from laptops, smartphones, or tablets. Learn more.               • More Stories               Ecologists dig deep for DNA ▶ 23 September 2011     Soil samples can reveal biological diversity. Read More ▶                   Exoplanet's misstep raises doubts ▶ 23 September 2011     Astronomers argue over object's status after it unexpectedly veers off course. Read More ▶                   West Africans at risk from bat epidemics ▶ 22 September 2011     Ecologists hope to avert public-health disaster without a cull. Read More ▶                   Particles break light-speed limit ▶ 22 September 2011     Neutrino results challenge cornerstone of modern physics. Read More ▶                   First Aboriginal genome sequenced ▶ 22 September 2011     1920s hair sample reveals Aboriginal Australians' explorer origins. Read More ▶                   Nitrogen pollution disrupts Pacific Ocean ▶ 22 September 2011     Surging nitrates in Asian waters could dramatically affect marine wildlife. Read More ▶                   Plant biodiversity theory debunked ▶ 22 September 2011     Light, not productivity, may control species richness Read More ▶                   How microbes train our immune system ▶ 21 September 2011     Gut bacteria coax T cells to see them as friends. Read More ▶                     • Newsblog               Read up to the minute coverage of research and science policy. Who were the Hobbit's ancestors? Vagueness reigns as UK science agency defends cuts Miracle fruit surrenders its secret Nobel peace prize laureate and environmental campaigner dies International Atomic Energy Agency gets new safety remit Professor pleads not guilty in Huntsville murders Controversial science prize back on UNESCO's agenda First embryonic stem cell trial approved outside the US Chronic fatigue study partially retracted Science and the military: live web chat more...                           Strands of life - 5 short films on physiology and medicine Recorded at the 2011 Meeting of Nobel Laureates, the films capture conversations between young researchers and Nobel prizewinning scientists. Watch last week's release "Combating cancer" featuring Edmond Fischer. Supported by Mars, Incorporated and published weekly from Sept 15th-Oct 13th                         Become part of the of Nature Middle East community. 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