Nature News highlights: 10 September 2013

Can't view this email? Click here to view in your browser.     10 September 2013       nature news alert • Read Nature's news online • Subscribe to Nature Your weekly update from Nature's global news team.               The new face of benchtop cell analysis The new BD LSRFortessa™ X-20 is an affordably priced powerhouse for multicolor cell analysis, with up to five lasers detecting up to twenty parameters simultaneously from the most compact footprint available (30" x 29" x 30"). Learn how cell analysis has been re-imagined for limited space and boundless potential. bdbiosciences.com/go/fortessa         • 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               UK open-access route too costly, report says ▶ 09 September 2013     Preference for publishing-for-fee overlooks role of repositories. Read More ▶             Strike ends at Chilean observatory ▶ 09 September 2013     ALMA resumes operations after more than two weeks of labour negotiations. Read More ▶             Better fathers have smaller testicles ▶ 09 September 2013     Study finds evolutionary trade-off between mating prowess and parenting involvement. Read More ▶                 • More Stories               Calls in India for legal action against US charity ▶ 09 September 2013     Study organizers firmly refute alleged misconduct in cervical cancer vaccination project. Read More ▶             Bacteria from lean cage-mates help mice stay slim ▶ 05 September 2013     But microbes are only part of the story — the effect also depends on a healthy diet. Read More ▶             Underwater volcano is Earth's biggest ▶ 05 September 2013     Tamu Massif rivals the size of Olympus Mons on Mars. Read More ▶             Birds protect Costa Rica's coffee crop ▶ 05 September 2013     Species including yellow warblers cut damaging borer-beetle infestation by half. Read More ▶             Convergent evolution seen in hundreds of genes ▶ 04 September 2013     Bats and dolphins may have developed echolocation via similar mutations. Read More ▶             Easy route to stable silver nanoparticles ▶ 04 September 2013     Cheap synthesis offers edge over gold particles for biomedicine and solar cells. Read More ▶             Scientist cleared of libel in Taiwan court ▶ 04 September 2013     Industrial conglomerate loses case against researcher who claimed that petrochemical plant raised cancer rates. Read More ▶             Gaming improves multitasking skills ▶ 04 September 2013     Study reveals plasticity in age-related cognitive decline. Read More ▶             Can matter cycle through shapes eternally? ▶ 04 September 2013     'Time crystals' idea is challenged but its proponent doubles down. Read More ▶             Seven days: 30 August–5 September 2013 ▶ 04 September 2013     The week in science: UK badger cull begins; Japan's government takes charge of Fukushima clean-up; and virus linked to dolphin strandings. Read More ▶             Systems ecology: Biology on the high seas ▶ 04 September 2013     How Eric Karsenti's quest to understand the cell launched a trip around the world. Read More ▶             NASA ponders Kepler’s future ▶ 04 September 2013     Spacecraft could continue to hunt for planets — or take on alternative tasks, such as asteroid spotting. Read More ▶               • Newsblog               Read up to the minute coverage of research and science policy. $2 million X prize seeks new sensors to study ocean acidification Scaled-back proposals for Antarctic protection draw fire NASA’s Deep Impact spacecraft is spinning out of control Scientists to sequence genomes of hundreds of newborns Dark energy survey launches Standard vaccines can offer protection against H5N1 pandemic flu Two scientists to join Italian senate Taiwan court set to decide on libel case against scientist Differences on display on US informed-consent rules Pitch-drop custodian dies without witnessing a drop fall more...                   nature.com webcasts Macmillan Science Communication presents a custom webcast on: Live-cell RNA detection and its use in identifying cancer stem cells within mixed populations   Wednesday September 11th 9am PDT/12pm EDT/5pm BST/6pm CEST   Register for the free webcast and live Q & A session    Sponsored by: EMD Millipore            Nature Publishing Index 2012 Global  The Nature Publishing Index (NPI) ranks institutions and countries according to the number of primary research articles they publish in the Nature family of journals in a one-year period. 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