Nature News highlights: 5 May 2016

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05 May 2016       nature news alert • Read Nature's news online • Subscribe to Nature Your weekly update from Nature's global news team.               CRE-Luc GPCR REPORTER PLATFORM: An in vitro/in vivo luciferase reporter platform for profiling of GPCR targeting compounds Features: A panel of luciferase reporter mice to assay GPCR ligand binding and pathway activation in different tissues. Same reporter system supports in vitro, in vivo, or ex vivo assays Provides in vivo PK/PD profiling of compounds. CLICK to learn more           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         • Latest News               Computer gleans chemical insight from lab notebook failures ▶ 04 May 2016     Machine-learning approach mines unpublished 'dark' reactions that don't work, as well as ones that do. Read More ▶             Human embryos grown in lab for longer than ever before ▶ 04 May 2016     Embryos cultured for up to 13 days after fertilization open a window into early development. Read More ▶             Can artificial intelligence create the next wonder material? ▶ 04 May 2016     Some researchers believe that machine-learning techniques can revolutionize how materials science is done. Read More ▶                   The Naturejobs Career Expo is coming back to Boston! May 18, 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!          • More Stories               How club drug ketamine fights depression ▶ 04 May 2016     Breakdown product of drug reduces signs of depression in mice without side effects. Read More ▶             The week in science: 29 April–5 May 2016 ▶ 04 May 2016     New Mars missions shape up; Nobel laureate passes away; and a marten stops the world's biggest science experiment. Read More ▶             US and China eye up European gravitational-wave mission ▶ 04 May 2016     Space-based detector draws interest, but regulatory hurdles might complicate a partnership. Read More ▶             Citizen scientists aid Ecuador earthquake relief ▶ 03 May 2016     Effort to identify damaged areas combines crowdsourcing with machine-learning algorithms. Read More ▶             Set up a public registry of competing interests ▶ 03 May 2016     The problem of bias in published research must be tackled in a consistent and comprehensive fashion, says Adam G. Dunn. Read More ▶             UK graphene inquiry reveals commercial struggles ▶ 03 May 2016     Concerns about the University of Manchester's National Graphene Institute reflect a broader decline in industrial research and development. Read More ▶             Stem-cell plan aims to bring rhino back from brink of extinction ▶ 03 May 2016     Ambitious effort depends on transformation of rhino tissue into sperm and egg cells. Read More ▶             Nine years of censorship ▶ 03 May 2016     Canadian scientists are now allowed to speak out about their work — and the government policy that had restricted communications. Read More ▶             Paper piracy sparks online debate ▶ 02 May 2016     Data on Sci-Hub activity prompts discussion about why the research-paper website is so popular. Read More ▶             Cattle drug threatens thousands of vultures ▶ 29 April 2016     Modelling study paints bleak picture for Europe's bird populations. Read More ▶             Higgs Bison or Niels Bohrson? Twitter offers names for Fermilab's baby bison ▶ 29 April 2016     A request to christen the newborn animal kicks off a flurry of physics puns. Read More ▶             Software error doomed Japanese Hitomi spacecraft ▶ 28 April 2016     Space agency declares the astronomy satellite a loss. 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