Nature News highlights: 17 November 2016

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17 November 2016       nature news alert • Read Nature's news online • Subscribe to Nature Your weekly update from Nature's global news team.               LDI Multiline Laser Illuminator for spinning disk confocal, photactivation, optogenetics, TIRF, PALM/STORM. High power/Low cost. Up to 1W of power per channel, feedback controlled stability, up to 7 wavelengths, ultimate price to performance ratio. www.89north.com/LDI         • Featured               CRISPR milestone ▶       A Chinese group has become the first to inject a person with cells that contain genes edited using the revolutionary CRISPR–Cas9 technique. Read More ▶                   WE SEQUENCE, YOU DISCOVER We offer complete NGS services to support your Academic and Pharmaceutical research programs as well as Clinical Trial projects, executed in our CAP and ISO accredited service laboratories around the world. 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Read More ▶                     • More Stories               How much longer can Antarctica's hostile ocean delay global warming? ▶ 16 November 2016     The waters of the Southern Ocean have absorbed much of the excess heat and carbon generated by humanity. Read More ▶             European diseases left their mark on First Nations' DNA ▶ 15 November 2016     Change to immune-system genes in indigenous Canadians linked to epidemic introduced by Europeans. Read More ▶             CRISPR gene-editing tested in a person for the first time ▶ 15 November 2016     The move by Chinese scientists could spark a biomedical duel between China and the United States. Read More ▶             The flip side of personal genomics: When a mutation doesn't spell disease ▶ 15 November 2016     Researchers worry about misinforming people about the risk of disease. Read More ▶             Science and innovation policies for Donald Trump ▶ 15 November 2016     Daniel Sarewitz says the new US president will need to promote creative science to benefit the disaffected millions who voted for him. Read More ▶             Rwanda feels the pinch as donors slash health aid ▶ 14 November 2016     Country's progress on public health and science prompts funding shift to more-troubled nations. Read More ▶             Disgraced stem-cell entrepreneur under fresh investigation ▶ 14 November 2016     Davide Vannoni is barred from offering a controversial stem-cell therapy in Italy but may be continuing his work abroad. Read More ▶             US to launch its most advanced weather satellite yet ▶ 14 November 2016     GOES-R can snap an image every 30 seconds and will improve responses to severe storms. Read More ▶             Canada's proposed natural-gas plant stirs more controversy ▶ 11 November 2016     Lawsuits and a new study raise questions about the project's environmental impact. Read More ▶             The ultimate experiment: How Trump will handle science ▶ 11 November 2016     Climate-change and immigration policies raise alarm, but much of the incoming US president's agenda is simply unknown. Read More ▶             What scientists should focus on — and fear — under Trump ▶ 11 November 2016     Nine experts reflect on where researchers should direct their efforts during the next US administration. Read More ▶             AI science search engines expand their reach ▶ 11 November 2016     Semantic Scholar triples in size and Microsoft Academic's relaunch impresses researchers. 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