Nature News highlights: 09 June 2016

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09 June 2016       nature news alert • Read Nature's news online • Subscribe to Nature Your weekly update from Nature's global news team.               Submit your proposal: Seeking Novel Pathways involved in the Mobilization, Stimulation and Differentiation of Endogenous Stem Cells. Deadline; 24th June. $15,000 award offered. See the full details and enter here.           Immune Profiling in Health and Disease Presented by: Adaptive Biotechnologies | Nature Immunology | Nature Medicine | Nature Biotechnology | Nature Genetics October 3-5, 2016 | Bell Harbor International Conference Center, Seattle, WA, USA Register now!         • Latest News               Google moves closer to a universal quantum computer ▶ 08 June 2016     Combining the best of analog and digital approaches could yield a full-scale multipurpose quantum computer. Read More ▶             'Hobbit' relatives found after ten-year hunt ▶ 08 June 2016     Jaw and teeth discovered in Indonesia are triumph for team that almost gave up hope. Read More ▶             Four new element names proposed for periodic table ▶ 08 June 2016     Welcome nihonium, moscovium, tennessine and oganesson. Read More ▶                 • More Stories               The week in science: 3–9 June 2016 ▶ 08 June 2016     Gravitational-wave observatory passes technology test; gunman kills engineering professor in California; and Egypt's bullied students and professors get international recognition. Read More ▶             Fast-spreading genetic mutations pose ecological risk ▶ 08 June 2016     US science academies advise caution in experimenting with gene drives. Read More ▶             Gene editing can drive science to openness ▶ 08 June 2016     The fast-moving field of gene-drive research provides an opportunity to rewrite the rules of the science, says Kevin Esvelt. Read More ▶             Can Delhi save itself from its toxic air? ▶ 08 June 2016     India's capital city scrambles to tackle its epic pollution problems. Read More ▶             The man who can map the chemicals all over your body ▶ 07 June 2016     Pieter Dorrestein uses mass spectrometry to eavesdrop on the molecular conversations between microbes and their world. Read More ▶             Fairer way to distribute last-ditch drugs gets real-world trial ▶ 07 June 2016     With drug companies' policies hard to decipher, frustrated patients often resort to social-media campaigns and other public appeals. Read More ▶             Electric eels leap from water in shock video ▶ 06 June 2016     Defensive electrocution added to annals of electric fish behaviour. Read More ▶             Massive ocean-observing project launches — despite turmoil ▶ 06 June 2016     Network of deep-water observatories streams data in real time. Read More ▶             'Zombie volcano' slowly grows beneath New Zealand ▶ 03 June 2016     Molten rock accumulates in a magma chamber outside the North Island's main volcanoes. Read More ▶             CRISPR gene-editing system unleashed on RNA ▶ 03 June 2016     Cutting tool could be used to study RNA's role in disease. Read More ▶             Plan to synthesize human genome triggers mixed response ▶ 02 June 2016     Some admire project's ambition; others say that it hasn't justified its aims. Read More ▶             Ancient genomes suggest dual origin for modern dogs ▶ 02 June 2016     Man's best friend may have been domesticated twice — at different sites. Read More ▶                 Nature Outlook: Irritable Bowel Syndrome Irritable bowel syndrome is one of the most common gastrointestinal disorders. As research slowly progresses, there is increased hope for treating, or perhaps preventing, this always unpleasant and in some cases severe condition. 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