Nature News highlights: 23 December 2014

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Can't view this email? Click here to view in your browser.     23 December 2014       nature news alert • Read Nature's news online • Subscribe to Nature Your weekly update from Nature's global news team.                   • Featured               2014: The year in science ▶       2014 was a roller coaster ride for scientists. They celebrated the first mission to land on a comet — and mourned the devastation wrought by the Ebola virus. Here, Nature rounds up the discoveries, stories and people that mattered in science this year. Read More ▶                       • Latest News               Peer review — reviewed ▶ 22 December 2014     Top medical journals filter out poor papers but often reject future citation champions. Read More ▶             Animal-rights activists ramp up campaigns in Europe ▶ 22 December 2014     Footage from German and Italian labs makes its way to television reports. Read More ▶             Japanese scientist resigns as 'STAP' stem-cell method fails ▶ 19 December 2014     Haruko Obokata caused a sensation earlier this year with papers, now discredited, that claimed a simple method for creating stem cells. Read More ▶                     • More Stories               Satellite maps global carbon dioxide levels ▶ 18 December 2014     NASA's Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 overcomes design flaw discovered after launch. Read More ▶             How do you test an Ebola vaccine? ▶ 18 December 2014     Scientists in West Africa are racing to determine what immunization strategies could be most effective to contain the epidemic. Read More ▶             Books & Arts of 2014 ▶ 18 December 2014     Our top 10 picks of Books & Arts coverage of the year. Read More ▶             European court clears way for stem-cell patents ▶ 18 December 2014     A ruling from the European Court of Justice lifts 2011 ban on patenting embryonic stem cells made from unfertilized eggs. Read More ▶             Still no stem cells via easy 'STAP' path ▶ 18 December 2014     Japanese researcher's renewed attempts to induce pluripotency by putting cells under stress come up empty. Read More ▶             Ebola survivors fight prejudice ▶ 18 December 2014     Organizations seek to help patients reintegrate into society after recovering from the virus. Read More ▶             365 days: Nature's 2014 quiz ▶ 18 December 2014     Test your knowledge of the year in science. Read More ▶             UK releases world's largest university assessment ▶ 17 December 2014     Government reveals ratings that will guide spending of £2 billion — and announces overall science strategy. Read More ▶             Parasite test shows where validation studies can go wrong ▶ 17 December 2014     First report from Reproducibility Initiative highlights importance of publishing details of experimental methods. Read More ▶             Comet lander's location still eludes scientists ▶ 17 December 2014     Search intensifies as researchers try to determine if Philae can recharge its batteries. Read More ▶             Earth's deep crust could support widespread life ▶ 17 December 2014     Discovery of hydrogen-rich waters hints at unexplored microbial ecosystems. Read More ▶             365 days: Images of the year ▶ 17 December 2014     Eruptions, comets and a see-through mouse all captured the imagination in 2014. Read More ▶               • Newsblog               Read up to the minute coverage of research and science policy. 'Tis the season… Gates Foundation announces world's strongest policy on open access research Energy outlook sees continuing dominance of fossil fuels Private rocket explodes on launch to space station WHO plans for millions of doses of Ebola vaccine by 2015 US research ethics agency upholds decision on informed consent Western Australia abandons shark cull Fundamental overhaul of China's competitive funding AstraZeneca neither confirms nor denies that it will ditch antibiotics research More than half of 2007-2012 research articles now free to read more...                             • Jobs           naturejobs.com Science jobs of the week       Viral Group Leader     The Genome Analysis Centre (TGAC)            Senior Lecturer, Reader or Professor     King's College London            Research Scientist     ETH Zurich            Professor in Cell and Molecular Pathology     University of Jyvaskyla, Finland            Postdoc Position - Sensor Expert     Universität Basel          No matter what your career stage, student, postdoc or senior scientist, you will find articles on naturejobs.com to help guide you in your science career. 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