Nature News highlights: 7 May 2015

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07 May 2015       nature news alert • Read Nature's news online • Subscribe to Nature Your weekly update from Nature's global news team.                 Four million CpGs - we've got you covered. Diagenode's Premium RRBS kit uses a proprietary protocol for highest efficiency of bisulfite conversion and minimal bias with reduced amplification requirements. High resolution DNA methylation profiling at the single nucleotide level Superior coverage - 4 million CpGs Cost-efficient - Optimized for multiplexing up 6 samples/lane Most complete kit available from conversion to library preparation reagents Learn more         • Latest News               Mobile-phone microscope detects eye parasite ▶ 06 May 2015     Tool demonstrates new thinking for diagnostic technologies in remote locales. Read More ▶             Scientists stumble across unknown stem-cell type ▶ 06 May 2015     'Region-selective' pluripotent cells raise possibility of growing human organs in animals. Read More ▶             Seven days: 1–7 May 2015 ▶ 06 May 2015     The week in science: farewell to MESSENGER; the Pope takes lead on climate change; and Tesla reveals home batteries. Read More ▶               • More Stories               Fossil-fuel divestment campaign hits resistance ▶ 06 May 2015     Academics suggest other ways to cut carbon emissions on campus and beyond. Read More ▶             Pluto-bound craft hunts for hazardous moons ▶ 06 May 2015     Unknown satellites pose danger to New Horizons mission as it journeys to the edge of the Solar System. Read More ▶             The retirement debate: Stay at the bench, or make way for the next generation ▶ 06 May 2015     When and how to exit research has become a charged issue in science. Read More ▶             Keep the directive that protects research animals ▶ 06 May 2015     Losing legislation that has animal welfare at its core would not just jeopardize science, it is also likely to lead to a drop in standards, argues Kay Davies. Read More ▶             Images expose thunder in exquisite detail ▶ 05 May 2015     Acoustic measurements reveal the energy that radiates from a lightning bolt. Read More ▶             Japanese academics spooked by military science incursions ▶ 05 May 2015     Relationship between traditionally pacifist research community and military is changing. Read More ▶             Research: Africa's fight for equality ▶ 05 May 2015     After years of second-class status in research partnerships, African scientists are calling for change. Read More ▶             Pint-sized DNA sequencer impresses first users ▶ 05 May 2015     Portable device offers on-the-spot data to fight disease, catalogue species and more. Read More ▶             Mysterious galactic signal points LHC to dark matter ▶ 05 May 2015     High-energy particles at centre of Milky Way now within scope of Large Hadron Collider. Read More ▶             Countering a tide of anti-vaccine sentiment ▶ 05 May 2015     GAVI chief executive Seth Berkley explains the challenges of supporting immunization in the world's neediest countries. Read More ▶             Floods might have doomed prehistoric American city ▶ 04 May 2015     Cahokia settlement's decline began in 1200, around time of major Mississippi River surge. Read More ▶             Fjords soak up a surprising amount of carbon ▶ 04 May 2015     Inlets at high latitudes store carbon faster than do other marine ecosystems. 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