Nature News highlights: 27 October 2016

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27 October 2016       nature news alert • Read Nature's news online • Subscribe to Nature Your weekly update from Nature's global news team.                   • Latest News               HIV's Patient Zero exonerated ▶ 26 October 2016     A study clarifies when HIV entered the United States and dispels the myth that one man instigated the AIDS epidemic in North America. Read More ▶             The plight of young scientists ▶ 26 October 2016     A special issue explores how the research enterprise keeps early-career scientists from pursuing the most important work, and what can be done to help. Read More ▶             US mental-health chief: psychiatry must get serious about mathematics> ▶ 26 October 2016     Joshua Gordon says that his focus at the National Institute of Mental Health will be on quick wins, brain circuits and mathematical rigour. Read More ▶               • More Stories               Hungarian science spat, Kuwait's DNA law and a transparency milestone ▶ 26 October 2016     The week in science: 21–27 October 2016 Read More ▶             Rio fights Zika with biggest release yet of bacteria-infected mosquitoes ▶ 26 October 2016     Wolbachia-infected mosquitoes will be widely deployed in two South American cities to combat viral infections. Read More ▶             Young, talented and fed-up: scientists tell their stories ▶ 26 October 2016     Scientists starting labs say that they are under historically high pressure to publish, secure funding and earn permanent positions — leaving precious little time for actual research. Read More ▶             Young scientists under pressure: what the data show ▶ 26 October 2016     Young researchers are having to fight harder than past generations for a smaller share of the academic pie. Read More ▶             Autism study finds early intervention has lasting effects ▶ 25 October 2016     Some autism symptoms reduced in children six years after their parents receive communications training. Read More ▶             Scientific challenges loom for Canada's popular prime minister ▶ 25 October 2016     Justin Trudeau draws praise for boosting budgets and unmuzzling scientists, but tough challenges lie ahead. Read More ▶             Divisive campaigning damages democracy ▶ 25 October 2016     In the final days before the US election, political leaders must speak out to boost confidence in the democratic process, says Andrew Daniller. Read More ▶             Computing glitch may have doomed Mars lander ▶ 25 October 2016     Researchers sift through clues after Schiaparelli crash in hopes of averting mistakes in 2020 mission. Read More ▶             Violence escalates at South African universities ▶ 24 October 2016     Protests over rising tuition fees have stopped classes, closed institutions and slowed research. Read More ▶             Kepler finds scores of planets around cool dwarf stars ▶ 21 October 2016     NASA's rebooted mission, K2, seeks out new worlds closely orbiting stars smaller than the Sun. Read More ▶             Mars lander's potential crash site spotted ▶ 21 October 2016     Images from NASA orbiter suggest that Europe's Schiaparelli probe smashed on impact. Read More ▶             Icy heart could be key to Pluto's strange geology ▶ 21 October 2016     NASA's New Horizons mission plumbs complex interplay between the dwarf planet's surface and its sky. 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