Nature News highlights: 27 August 2013

Can't view this email? Click here to view in your browser.     27 August 2013       nature news alert • Read Nature's news online • Subscribe to Nature Your weekly update from Nature's global news team.             FAPESP Week London highlights scientific cooperation between Brazil and Europe Symposium in September at the Royal Society will showcase advanced scientific topics. Registration is open Obesity could interfere with acute pulmonary inflammation Sign up for FAPESP's free weekly newsletter with the latest developments of Brazilian science         • 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 ▶                 • Latest News               ALMA observatory halts work amid labour dispute ▶ 26 August 2013     Striking workers have occupied operations building at radio telescope array in Chile. Read More ▶             US behavioural research studies skew positive ▶ 26 August 2013     Scientists speculate 'US effect' is a result of publish-or-perish mentality. Read More ▶             US electrical grid on the edge of failure ▶ 25 August 2013     Network analysis suggests geography makes grid inherently unstable. Read More ▶               • More Stories               Rising ocean acidity will exacerbate global warming ▶ 25 August 2013     Carbon dioxide soaked up by seawater will cause plankton to release less cloud-forming compounds back into atmosphere. Read More ▶             Deadly coronavirus found in bats ▶ 23 August 2013     Discovery hints at virus's source, but how it spreads to humans remains unknown. Read More ▶             Flight of the bumblebee decoded ▶ 22 August 2013     X-ray scattering study suggests insects' wing muscles work by mechanism shared with vertebrate muscle. Read More ▶             Neolithic chefs spiced their food ▶ 21 August 2013     Mineral grains from garlic-mustard seeds found in 6,000-year-old cooking pots. Read More ▶             Big horns clash with longevity in sheep ▶ 21 August 2013     Gene for small horns lowers sexual fitness but boosts lifespan. Read More ▶             Emergence of H7N9 avian flu hints at broader threat ▶ 21 August 2013     Evolutionary path shows related virus can infect some mammals, raising concerns about spread. Read More ▶             Seven days: 16–22 August 2013 ▶ 21 August 2013     The week in science: Zoologists identify mislabelled carnivore as new species, leading forensic scientist resigns in China, and Ecuador opens way to drilling in Amazon reserve. Read More ▶             What is to be done about Russian science? ▶ 21 August 2013     Government reforms to the Russian Academy of Sciences have met with controversy, but some form of change is needed, argues Mikhail Gelfand. Read More ▶             Stem cells: Egg engineers ▶ 21 August 2013     In a technical tour de force, Japanese researchers created eggs and sperm in the laboratory. Now, scientists have to determine how to use those cells safely — and ethically. Read More ▶             Romanian science in free fall ▶ 21 August 2013     Researchers rue the reversal of positive reforms. Read More ▶             Nicotine exposure gives baby rats addictive personalities ▶ 20 August 2013     Results suggest explanation for why people exposed to nicotine in the womb are more likely to become smokers. Read More ▶             Quantum paradox seen in diamond ▶ 20 August 2013     Real-life version of Zeno's ancient Greek conundrum could advance quantum computing. Read More ▶               • Newsblog               Read up to the minute coverage of research and science policy. 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