Nature News highlights: 9 July 2015

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09 July 2015       nature news alert • Read Nature's news online • Subscribe to Nature Your weekly update from Nature's global news team.             • Latest News               US postdocs hope for overtime pay ▶ 08 July 2015     A change to the rules on working hours could end up boosting salaries. Read More ▶             European labs set sights on continent-wide computing cloud ▶ 08 July 2015     Giant public–private computing network would fulfil the European Commission's vision of an open-research platform. Read More ▶             We need a measured approach to metrics ▶ 08 July 2015     Quantitative indicators of research output can inform decisions but must be supported by robust analysis, argues James Wilsdon. Read More ▶               • More Stories               Smithsonian sets up frozen-plant repository ▶ 08 July 2015     Collection is intended to catalogue biodiversity and facilitate genomic research. Read More ▶             What to expect from the Pluto fly-by ▶ 08 July 2015     Nature Video's guide to the highlights as the New Horizons spacecraft speeds past the icy dwarf planet. Read More ▶             The week in science: 3–9 July 2015 ▶ 08 July 2015     Solar plane breaks record; California clamps down on vaccine exemptions; and the outlook on world farming and food supply. Read More ▶             The 24/7 search for killer quakes ▶ 08 July 2015     Meet the seismologists who work around the clock to pinpoint major earthquakes anywhere on Earth. Read More ▶             Genome researchers raise alarm over big data ▶ 07 July 2015     Storing and processing genome data will exceed the computing challenges of running YouTube and Twitter, biologists warn. Read More ▶             Musk: 'No clear theory' to explain SpaceX rocket crash ▶ 07 July 2015     Company founder says that instrument error could explain conflicting data from 28 June incident. Read More ▶             How to beat HIV ▶ 07 July 2015     Scientists have the tools to end the epidemic. They just need better ways to use them. Read More ▶             Pluto fly-by: a graphical guide to the historic mission ▶ 07 July 2015     New Horizons mission is set to speed past an ice world at the fringes of the Solar System. Read More ▶             Night-time storm chasers stalk their prey on US Plains ▶ 07 July 2015     Violent nocturnal thunderstorms are hard to explain and even harder to forecast. Read More ▶             Climate scientists discuss future of their field ▶ 07 July 2015     Paris science meeting prepares the ground for UN climate talks in December. Read More ▶             Geneticists reveal what makes great rice ▶ 06 July 2015     Gene responsible for long grains and pleasing texture can now be bred into existing varieties without sacrificing yield. Read More ▶             Plant denizens get the big-science treatment ▶ 06 July 2015     Researchers seek holistic view of botanic ecosystems. 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