Tuesday, October 25, 2011

Nature News highlights: 25 October 2011

 
  25 October 2011    
 

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Special: Haiti: one year of cholera

 
 
 

As the cholera outbreak enters its second year, relief bodies are moving to roll out vaccine for the first time.

The epidemic has disappeared from the headlines, but it continues to wreak a deadly toll. Donor funding for front-line response teams is drying up, even as a newly approved vaccine offers a glimmer of hope. Read More

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   
 
 

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European ban on stem-cell patents has a silver lining  

24 October 2011
 
 

Researchers can work without fear of action over patent infringement. Read More

 
 
 
   
 
 
 

Brazilian scientists fight for cut of oil royalties  

24 October 2011
 
 

Senate passes bill that would slash research funding. Read More

 
 
 
   
 
 
 

Antibody offers hope for multiple sclerosis treatment  

24 October 2011
 
 

Promising phase III trial paves the way for alemtuzumab approval. Read More

 
 
 
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Nature Reviews Cancer turns 10
Nature Reviews Cancer celebrates its 10 year anniversary with a specially commissioned Article Series that explores today's hottest research areas such as epigenetics, heterogeneity and metastasis, as well as forward looking concepts that could result in new treatments for cancer patients.

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Read the Article Series online: www.nature.com/nrc/series/thenext10

 
 
 
 
 
 
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Crows, children and choreography

21 October 2011
 
 

A leading dancer and a Cambridge scientist discuss their collaboration. Read More

 
 
 
   
 
 
 

Different method, same result: global warming is real

20 October 2011
 
 

Independent analysis confirms earlier results but aims for greater transparency. Read More

 
 
 
   
 
 
 

Mastodon fossil throws up questions over 'rapid' extinction

20 October 2011
 
 

A bone tool embedded in a mastodon rib suggests humans were hunting big game earlier than thought. Read More

 
 
 
   
 
 
 

Finding puts brakes on faster-than-light neutrinos

20 October 2011
 
 

An independent experiment confirms that subatomic particles have wrong energy spectrum for superluminal travel. Read More

 
 
 
   
 
 
 

Climate action a 'moral responsibility'

20 October 2011
 
 

Chinese climatologist says the world must work together on global warming. Read More

 
 
 
   
 
 
 

Year's best wildlife photos on display in London

19 October 2011
 
 

Check out the Nature news team's favourite entries from the 2011 Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition. Read More

 
 
 
   
 
 
 

Angry words over East Asian seas

19 October 2011
 
 

Chinese territorial claims propel science into choppy waters. Read More

 
 
 
   
 
 
 

Correction

19 October 2011
 
 
 
   
 
 
 
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Read up to the minute coverage of research and science policy.

Argument over RNA editing study deepens
The Iceman genome cometh
Earthquake severely damages eastern Turkish cites
Marking a joyous occasion, California finalizes climate regulations
Can psychology overcome a climate of resistance?
Scathing appraisal for UK research councils? Shared Services Centre
EPA to regulate fracking waste water
Abbott splits into two companies to lessen reliance on Humira
US lab safety under fire
Van Gogh, Picasso, Pollock, and ... Serratia marcescens?
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