Nature News highlights: 25 February 2016

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25 February 2016       nature news alert • Read Nature's news online • Subscribe to Nature Your weekly update from Nature's global news team.               Validated Western Blotting Antibodies That Work Every Time    Finding a western blotting antibody that works no longer requires trial and error - PrecisionAb™ Western Blotting Antibodies are validated using the industry's most stringent validation protocol and guaranteed to work in every lab.    Explore PrecisionAb Antibodies         • Featured               Future Generations ▶       The effects on distant tomorrows of the decisions we make today have never been greater. As we change our planet, ourselves and potentially our descendants, in ever more dramatic ways, this issue of Nature takes stock. Do we have the brains and tools to understand and account for the future and, if not, what should be done? 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Read More ▶               • More Stories               Mysterious radio burst pinpointed in distant galaxy ▶ 24 February 2016     For the first time, astronomers have traced an enigmatic blast of radio waves to its source. Read More ▶             The week in science: 19–25 February 2016 ▶ 24 February 2016     Anger over ExxonMobil's climate misinformation; LIGO-India gets the go-ahead; and Italy gets a new research chief. Read More ▶             A world where everyone has a robot: why 2040 could blow your mind ▶ 24 February 2016     Technological change is accelerating today at an unprecedented speed and could create a world we can barely begin to imagine. Read More ▶             Global warming 'hiatus' debate flares up again ▶ 24 February 2016     Researchers now argue that slowdown in warming was real. Read More ▶             Zika researchers release real-time data on viral infection study in monkeys ▶ 23 February 2016     Raw data from macaque experiment published daily online. Read More ▶             Satellite alerts track deforestation in real time ▶ 23 February 2016     System uses Landsat data to issue warnings just hours after tree loss is detected. Read More ▶             Synthetic biology's first malaria drug meets market resistance ▶ 23 February 2016     Commercial use of genetically engineered yeast to make medicine has modest impact. Read More ▶             Should you edit your children's genes? ▶ 23 February 2016     In the fierce debate about CRISPR gene editing, it's time to give patients a voice. Read More ▶             Senate nears final vote on Obama's pick to lead FDA ▶ 22 February 2016     Clinical-trials expert Robert Califf expected to win approval after months of political delay. Read More ▶             Proposal to ban imported monkeys catches scientists off guard ▶ 22 February 2016     Australian bill provokes rush of protests ahead of parliamentary deadline. Read More ▶             Academics fall short in reporting results of clinical trials ▶ 22 February 2016     Only one-third of trials at US medical centres are reported within two years of completion. Read More ▶             Can today's decisions really be future-proofed? ▶ 22 February 2016     The impact of long-term policies on future generations will differ over time, and policymaking should take this into account, argues Céline Kermisch. 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