Nature News highlights: 20 August 2013

Can't view this email? Click here to view in your browser.     20 August 2013       nature news alert • Read Nature's news online • Subscribe to Nature Your weekly update from Nature's global news team.               See what nature is hiding  BD Horizon™ Brilliant Violet™ polymer conjugates are brighter than traditional dyes and can help identify cell populations with lower receptor density than previously possible. Learn how to resolve rare and dim cell populations with our expanded set of tools and information and request a free sample at bdbiosciences.com/go/brilliant.         • Featured               HeLa cell line genome data published ▶       Francis Collins, director of the US National Institutes of Health (NIH), has brokered a deal with the family of Henrietta Lacks to publish genome data from the HeLa cell line. The cell line has contributed to the development of a polio vaccine, the discovery of human telo­merase and countless other advances but were used without Lacks' knowledge or permission. An earlier paper caused a bioethical storm. Collins discuss how the NIH worked with the Lacks family in a Q&A with Nature, and reveals more details of the agreement in a Comment piece with Kathy L. Hudson. A editorial calls for researchers to work more closely with donors in future. Read More ▶                   Program reduces alcohol consumption by 20% among adolescents  Brazilian researchers are adapting methodology developed in Australia for use in schools   Devices could help identify explosives used in homemade bombs    Sign up for FAPESP's free weekly newsletter with the latest developments of Brazilian science         • Latest News               Predictors of suicidal behaviour found in blood ▶ 20 August 2013     Changes in gene expression can indicate heightened risk for self-harm. Read More ▶             Musicians' appearances matter more than their sound ▶ 19 August 2013     Our judgements of quality depend more on how a musician moves than what they sound like. Read More ▶             Tahitian gender-bending bug avoids stabbing sex ▶ 19 August 2013     Adaptations keep closely related species from traumatic interbreeding. Read More ▶               • More Stories               Fish farms cause rapid sea-level rise ▶ 16 August 2013     Aquaculture makes China's Yellow River delta sink. Read More ▶             Genetically modified crops pass benefits to weeds ▶ 16 August 2013     Herbicide resistance could confer an advantage on plants in the wild. Read More ▶             Fossil reveals features of mammal line that outlived dinosaurs ▶ 15 August 2013     Rodent-like animals were deft movers and flexible feeders. Read More ▶             Cute mammal is first carnivore discovered in Western Hemisphere for 35 years ▶ 15 August 2013     Olinguito masqueraded as relative for a century. Read More ▶             Climate change threatens crunchy, tart apples ▶ 15 August 2013     Warmer temperatures mean varieties such as Fuji are softer and sweeter than 40 years ago. Read More ▶             Rare star probes supermassive black hole ▶ 14 August 2013     Magnetar's pulsations confirm that the Galaxy's central black hole generates a strong magnetic field. Read More ▶             Metric for consciousness tracks waking states ▶ 14 August 2013     An easy measure of neural activity could guide treatment for people with brain injuries. Read More ▶             US brain project puts focus on ethics ▶ 14 August 2013     Unsettling research advances bring neuroethics to the fore. Read More ▶             Smart glass blocks heat or light at flick of a switch ▶ 14 August 2013     Spray-on coating is a step towards energy-efficient windows. Read More ▶             Seven days: 9–15 August 2013 ▶ 14 August 2013     The week in science: Protestors vandalize Philippine GM rice trial, US sets biofuel requirements, and scientists find clues to animal hosts of MERS coronavirus. Read More ▶             Halt the avalanche of performance metrics ▶ 14 August 2013     The increasing dominance of quantitative research assessment threatens the subjective values that really matter in academia, says Colin Macilwain. Read More ▶             Evidence-based justice: Corrupted memory ▶ 14 August 2013     Elizabeth Loftus has spent decades exposing flaws in eyewitness testimony. Her ideas are gaining fresh traction in the US legal system. Read More ▶               • Newsblog               Read up to the minute coverage of research and science policy. Indian court halts projects in wake of calamitous monsoon California governor vetoes egg-payment law Japan investigations allege misconduct in large-scale clinical studies Ozone hole could boost global warming Study finds widespread conflicts of interest in food-safety decisions Experiments reveal that crabs and lobsters feel pain Why rabbits have white tails Researchers put synthetic meat to the palate test Spanish cancer-research centre plans to cut 13% of jobs University of California adopts open-access publishing policy more...                   Ben Lehner: Eppendorf Young Investigator 2013   Nature is the partner for the Eppendorf Award for Young European Investigators. This year the prize was awarded to Dr Ben Lehner for his discoveries concerning the fundamental question why mutations in the genome result in various phenotypes.   Listen to a podcast with Ben and read excerpts from the interview in a Q&A feature article.            nature.com webcasts Macmillan Science Communication, presents a custom webcast on: Using microfluidics for real-time imaging of in vitro cell models   Register for free and listen on demand    Sponsored by: EMD Millipore          • Jobs           naturejobs.com Science jobs of the week       Postdoc Position (w / m)     University of Göttingen Institute of Molecular Oncology            Statistical Bioinformatician     University of Oxford            Lecturer / Senior Lecturer - Genetics     Massey University            Associate R&D Biologist     University of Mississippi, School of Pharmacy          No matter what your career stage, student, postdoc or senior scientist, you will find articles on naturejobs.com to help guide you in your science career. 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