Nature News highlights: 26 May 2016

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26 May 2016       nature news alert • Read Nature's news online • Subscribe to Nature Your weekly update from Nature's global news team.               Are you working on gene therapeutics? Have an innovative approach to AAV-mediated gene therapy with improved tissue targeting? If so, Boehringer Ingelheim invites you to enter their InnoCentive Challenge. A $15,000 award fund is available along with options for Research Collaborations. The deadline for submissions is June 5, 2016. See the full details and enter here.            Nature Outlook Urban Health & Well-Being This Nature Outlook explores some of the obstacles to a healthy, happy urban life - and the development of strategies to overcome them. Available free online Produced with support from: The Institute of Urban Environment, CAS; Zhongke DingShi Environmental Engineering; Ningbo Tianhe Aquatic; Huilv Landscape Construction         • Latest News               Why the historic deal to expand US chemical regulation matters ▶ 25 May 2016     A rare bipartisan compromise endorsed by industry and the White House will give the US government new authority to ensure that chemicals are safe. Read More ▶             Cloud-seeding surprise could improve climate predictions ▶ 25 May 2016     A molecule made by trees can seed clouds, suggesting that pre-industrial skies were less sunny than thought. Read More ▶             Neanderthals built cave structures — and no one knows why ▶ 25 May 2016     Walls of stalagmites in a French cave might have had a domestic or a ceremonial use.  Read More ▶                     • More Stories               Jailed Iranian physicist released on bail ▶ 25 May 2016     Omid Kokabee has been granted temporary medical leave after having a kidney removed. Read More ▶             The week in science: 20–26 May 2016 ▶ 25 May 2016     Pandemic war chest unveiled for developing countries; India launches space shuttle; and US National Football League criticized over health-funding pressure. Read More ▶             1,500 scientists lift the lid on reproducibility ▶ 25 May 2016     Survey sheds light on the 'crisis' rocking research. Read More ▶             Has a Hungarian physics lab found a fifth force of nature? ▶ 25 May 2016     Radioactive decay anomaly could imply a new fundamental force, theorists say. Read More ▶             Next generation of carbon-monitoring satellites faces daunting hurdles ▶ 25 May 2016     Space agencies envisage system of probes to track whether countries are achieving emissions goals. Read More ▶             Society must seize control of the antibiotics crisis ▶ 25 May 2016     Pressure from the public could force firms to develop new drugs that treat resistant infections, says Carlos Amábile-Cuevas. Read More ▶             Silicon quantum computers take shape in Australia ▶ 24 May 2016     Two blueprints emerge from centre tasked with creating a practical quantum device. Read More ▶             Poverty linked to epigenetic changes and mental illness ▶ 24 May 2016     Impoverished adolescents acquire DNA marks, brain changes and depression over time. Read More ▶             The secret history of ancient toilets ▶ 24 May 2016     By scouring the remains of early loos and sewers, archaeologists are finding clues to what life was like in the Roman world and in other civilizations. Read More ▶             US reviews plan to infect mosquitoes with bacteria to stop disease ▶ 24 May 2016     Biotech firm seeks government approval to market mosquitoes as a pesticide to prevent spread of Zika and dengue viruses. Read More ▶             US government issues historic $3.5-million fine over animal welfare ▶ 20 May 2016     Antibody provider Santa Cruz Biotechnology settles with government after complaints about treatment of goats. Read More ▶             Why women earn less: Just two factors explain post-PhD pay gap ▶ 20 May 2016     Study of 1,200 US graduates suggests family and choice of doctoral field dents women's earnings. 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