Nature News highlights: 14 April 2016

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14 April 2016       nature news alert • Read Nature's news online • Subscribe to Nature Your weekly update from Nature's global news team.               Do you know of an innovative approach to selectively deliver new chemical entities to podocytes in diabetic nephropathy patients? If so, Boehringer Ingelheim invites you to enter their InnoCentive Challenge. A $20,000 award fund is available along with options for Research Collaborations. The deadline for submissions is May 13, 2016. See the full details and enter here           The Naturejobs Career Expo is coming to San Francisco! April 27, 2016 This career fair offers young, talented researchers an excellent opportunity to meet a diverse selection of national and international employers from academic institutions and scientific industries, such as pharmaceutical organisations, digital technology companies, science publishing and more. Register for FREE today!          • Latest News               First paralysed person to be 'reanimated' offers neuroscience insights ▶ 13 April 2016     Technique moves man's arm by decoding his thoughts and electrically stimulating his own muscles. Read More ▶             Human mind excels at quantum-physics computer game ▶ 13 April 2016     Revelation could have implications for how scientists approach quantum problems. Read More ▶             The week in science: 8–14 April 2016 ▶ 13 April 2016     Human embryos made HIV-resistant; reusable rocket lands on ship; Pfizer calls off merger with Allergan. Read More ▶               • More Stories               Coral crisis: Great Barrier Reef bleaching is “the worst we’ve ever seen” ▶ 13 April 2016     Marine ecologist Terry Hughes talks about the ongoing bleaching of the world’s most famous coral reef. Read More ▶             Origins of the obesity pandemic can be analysed ▶ 13 April 2016     Statistical and biological methods are available to probe why the prevalence of obesity has risen more in some countries than in others, says John Frank. Read More ▶             Cancer therapy: an evolved approach ▶ 13 April 2016     Tumours are subject to the same rules of natural selection as any other living thing. Clinicians are now putting that knowledge to use. Read More ▶             Cocktails for cancer with a measure of immunotherapy ▶ 13 April 2016     The next frontier in cancer immunotherapy lies in combining it with other treatments. Scientists are trying to get the mix just right. Read More ▶             Fears rise over yellow fever’s next move ▶ 13 April 2016     Scientists warn vaccine stocks would be overwhelmed in the event of large urban outbreaks. Read More ▶             Billionaire backs plan to send pint-sized starships beyond the Solar System ▶ 12 April 2016     $100-million initiative would be proof of concept for high-speed galactic travel. Read More ▶             Rescued Japanese spacecraft delivers first results from Venus ▶ 12 April 2016     Streaked acidic clouds and a bow shape in the atmosphere are among Akatsuki’s findings. Read More ▶             Gene-editing surges as US rethinks regulations ▶ 12 April 2016     Committee begins study to guide oversight of modified organisms. Read More ▶             Brain scans reveal how LSD affects consciousness ▶ 11 April 2016     Drug researcher David Nutt discusses brain-imaging studies with hallucinogens. Read More ▶             Measurement of Universe's expansion rate creates cosmological puzzle ▶ 11 April 2016     Discrepancy between observations could point to new physics. Read More ▶             Mystery factors protect lucky few from severe genetic disorders ▶ 11 April 2016     Massive genomic study picks up disease-linked mutations in otherwise healthy people. Read More ▶             Kepler spacecraft in emergency mode ▶ 10 April 2016     NASA engineers work to recover the telescope on the eve of a new type of planet search. 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