Nature News highlights: 5 November 2015

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05 November 2015       nature news alert • Read Nature's news online • Subscribe to Nature Your weekly update from Nature's global news team.               Science Masterclass The 2015 meeting between Nobel laureates and young researchers in Lindau, Germany cast a spotlight on super-resolution microscopy, as discussed in depth in this Nature Outlook, as well as fields as diverse as memory formation and the Higgs bosons. Access the Outlook free online. Produced with support from: Mars, Incorporated         • Latest News               The tapeworm that turned into a tumour ▶ 04 November 2015     Bizarre case study reports how cancerous cells came from a tapeworm infection. Read More ▶             Canada creates science-minister post ▶ 04 November 2015     New prime minister Justin Trudeau gives research a higher profile. Read More ▶             Sexual selection makes female songbirds drab ▶ 04 November 2015     Study of 6,000 bird species shows why females sometimes evolve colourful feathers, but mostly don't. Read More ▶               • More Stories               Antarctic Journal: Packing for the end of the world ▶ 04 November 2015     Nature follows an expedition to study the fate of Antarctica's ice. Read More ▶             'Stealth bomb' antibiotic vanquishes drug-resistant bacteria ▶ 04 November 2015     Technique kills infections hiding away inside mouse cells. Read More ▶             The week in science: 30 October–5 November 2015 ▶ 04 November 2015     Probe visits geyser in space, China ends one child policy, and more woe for Volkswagen. Read More ▶             Synthetic biology lures Silicon Valley investors ▶ 04 November 2015     Tech funders warm to start-ups that use microbes in manufacturing. Read More ▶             The big baby experiment ▶ 04 November 2015     A London lab is deploying every technology it can to understand infant brains, and what happens when development goes awry. Read More ▶             Historic Rosetta mission to end with crash into comet ▶ 04 November 2015     There were other options, but super close-up shots on descent will provide science bonanza. Read More ▶             Memory-boosting devices tested in humans ▶ 03 November 2015     US military research suggests that electrodes can compensate for damaged tissue. Read More ▶             Ancient DNA dispute raises questions about wheat trade in prehistoric Britain ▶ 03 November 2015     Wheat DNA reported to be 8,000 years old lacks damage expected of its age, study contends. Read More ▶             Software predicts slew of fiendish crystal structures ▶ 03 November 2015     Chemists succeed at forecasting how complex molecules will assemble in 3D. Read More ▶             The greatest vanishing act in prehistoric America ▶ 03 November 2015     Seven centuries ago, tens of thousands of people fled their homes in the American Southwest. Archaeologists are trying to work out why. Read More ▶             Indonesia blazes threaten endangered orangutans ▶ 03 November 2015     Fuelled by El Niño and land-management blunders, fires consume precious habitat. Read More ▶             Avoid major disasters by welcoming minor change ▶ 03 November 2015     Scientists can educate policymakers on how to deal with the European refugee crisis — it's all about alleviating the pressure, says Len Fisher. Read More ▶                 Nature Plants: Call for Papers Nature Plants launched in January and covers all aspects of plants be it their evolution, genetics, development or metabolism, their interactions with the environment, or their societal significance. 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