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  19 November 2015    
 

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General Relativity at 100

 
 
 

In November 1915, Albert Einstein put the finishing touches on his radical reinvention of space, time, gravity and the Universe itself. In this special collection and companion e-book, we celebrate the milestone - which Einstein did not achieve alone - and look at how physicists have pushed the limits of our understanding of entanglement and quantum weirdness. Read More

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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NIH to retire all research chimpanzees

18 November 2015
 
 

Fifty animals held in “reserve” by the US government will be sent to sanctuaries. Read More

 
 
 
 
 
 

Cultural differences determine when kids learn to play fair

18 November 2015
 
 

Children in many — but not all ― societies reject unfair deals by the age of eight. Read More

 
 
 
 
 
 

China's bold push into genetically customized animals

18 November 2015
 
 

New kinds of dogs, goats, monkeys and pigs are being made quickly, though scientists voice worries about ethics. Read More

 
 
 
 
 
 
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The week in science: 13–19 November 2015

18 November 2015
 
 

Space junk splashdown; glyphosate risk assessed; US space miners get rights. Read More

 
 
 
 
 
 

The exoplanet files

18 November 2015
 
 

What we know about alien worlds — and what's coming next. Read More

 
 
 
 
 
 

Time to cry out for academic freedom

18 November 2015
 
 

Giving staff and students a say in how institutions are run would strengthen governance and clip the wings of administrators, argues Colin Macilwain. Read More

 
 
 
 
 
 

Wild toads saved from killer fungal disease

17 November 2015
 
 

But chemical treatment for chytrid infection may only work in specific habitats. Read More

 
 
 
 
 
 

Freefall space cubes are test for gravitational wave spotter

17 November 2015
 
 

Europe's long-awaited LISA Pathfinder spacecraft has two metal cubes at its heart, which it will attempt to isolate from every force except for gravity. Read More

 
 
 
 
 
 

Racial bias continues to haunt NIH grants

17 November 2015
 
 

Minorities still less likely to win biomedical funding. Read More

 
 
 
 
 
 

Scientific groups revisit sexual-harassment policies

16 November 2015
 
 

Officials worry that under-reporting remains a problem. Read More

 
 
 
 
 
 

'Supergene' determines wading birds' sex strategy

16 November 2015
 
 

Male ruffs look and behave differently around females, depending on their version of a 125-gene stretch of DNA. Read More 

 
 
 
 
 
 

Chile's scientists take to the streets over funding

16 November 2015
 
 

Researchers leave their labs to call for greater public support of research. Read More

 
 
 
 
 
 

The quantum source of space-time

16 November 2015
 
 

Many physicists believe that entanglement is the essence of quantum weirdness — and some now suspect that it may also be the essence of space-time geometry. Read More

 
 
 
 
 
 

Long-sought biological compass discovered

16 November 2015
 
 

Protein complex offers explanation for how animals sense Earth's magnetic pull. Read More

 
 
 
 
 
 

Safety upgrade found for gene-editing technique

16 November 2015
 
 

Tweak reduces chance of a mutation escaping into the wild, and can help to undo a mutation after it has spread. Read More 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Nature Insight: Precision Medicine

This Insight examines the emerging framework that is bringing together researchers, clinical laboratories, clinicians and patients in a precision-medicine ?ecosystem?, progress in pharmacogenomics and gene therapy towards personalized treatments, and the need to redesign clinical trials to match patients with the most suitable trial.

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The National Cancer Institute (NCI) 

 
 
 
 
 

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Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences 

 
 
 
 
 

Assistant Dean, Diversity Initiatives in the Natural Sciences

 
 

Princeton University 

 
 
 
 
 

Lecturer in Climate and Environmental Science

 
 

University of Bristol 

 
 
 
 
 

Tenure Track Research Positions at Assistant Professors

 
 

University of Gothenburg (GU) 

 
 
 
 

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