Nature News highlights: 3 March 2016

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03 March 2016       nature news alert • Read Nature's news online • Subscribe to Nature Your weekly update from Nature's global news team.               Animation: Immunology of the rheumatoid joint This animation guides us through the immune pathways involved in rheumatoid arthritis, from the first signs of self-reactive immune cells to joint damage and other symptoms, and highlights opportunities for new treatments. Watch now. Produced with support from: Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson           The Geoffrey Beene Cancer Research Center at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Nature, Nature Cell Biology and Nature Reviews Cancer present: CANCER AS AN EVOLVING AND SYSTEMIC DISEASE March 12-15, 2016 | New York, NY, USA REGISTER NOW!         • Latest News               Fat mice provide clue to obesity-colon cancer puzzle ▶ 02 March 2016     Study suggests stem-cell stimulation is behind obesity's contribution to cancer risk. Read More ▶             Fresh confusion over origins of enigmatic radio-wave blasts ▶ 02 March 2016     One paper suggests that fast radio bursts can repeat, but a finding on the origin of another burst is in doubt. Read More ▶             The week in science: 26 February–3 March 2016 ▶ 02 March 2016     Italian researchers protest over government support; Illumina launches lawsuit over nanopores; and report published on women in academia. Read More ▶               • More Stories               The nanolight revolution is coming ▶ 02 March 2016     Virus-sized particles that fluoresce in every colour could revolutionize applications from television displays to cancer treatment. Read More ▶             Epic El Niño yields massive data trove ▶ 02 March 2016     Waning warming event studied in unprecedented detail. Read More ▶             Spectre of Ebola haunts Zika response ▶ 02 March 2016     Agencies rush to show that outbreak tactics have improved. Read More ▶             Conflicting laws threaten Ukrainian science ▶ 02 March 2016     Country's austerity budget stands in way of law to modernize Soviet-era academy. Read More ▶             Genetic clues to monobrows and bushy beards revealed ▶ 01 March 2016     Findings could inform forensic science — and the development of innovative hair products. Read More ▶             Speedier Arctic data as warm winter shrinks sea ice ▶ 01 March 2016     Scientists push for better monitoring of what remains. Read More ▶             Stop needless dispute of science in the courts ▶ 01 March 2016     Primers on various scientific topics could be used across trials to avoid wasting time on debating basic points, argues David Neuberger. Read More ▶             Can fracking power Europe? ▶ 01 March 2016     Several countries hope to unleash vast natural-gas reserves through fracking, but drilling attempts have been disappointing. Read More ▶             ET search: Look for the aliens looking for Earth ▶ 01 March 2016     Astronomers propose hunting for civilizations on worlds that can see our planet cross the Sun. Read More ▶             India's budget keeps dream of genomics hub alive ▶ 29 February 2016     Biotechnology agency wants to upgrade capabilities to kick-start economic growth. Read More ▶             Women under-represented in world's science academies ▶ 29 February 2016     Fewer than half of academies have policies in place to boost gender equality in membership. 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