Nature News highlights: 27 November 2012

Can't view this email? Click here to view in your browser.     27 November 2012       nature news alert • Read Nature's news online • Subscribe to Nature Your weekly update from Nature's global news team.                       The New BD FACSJazz™ Cell Sorter Perfectly tuned cell sorting is now available with the new BD FACSJazz. Built on a proven, dependable platform, it may change the way you'll think of cell sorting with ease of operation, affordability, and a benchtop fit. Exceedingly capable performance whether as a soloist or part of your core lab ensemble. bdbiosciences.com/jazz               • Featured               Special: The new map of science ▶       Today more nations – from China and India to Singapore, Brazil and South Korea – are taking their place at the high table of research alongside the traditional science superpowers. At the same time national boundaries are being transcended through collaboration networks and 'brain circulation'. In this special issue Nature examines how the movement of people and ideas will change how science is done, how it is funded and the questions that it addresses. Read More ▶                           EndNote enables you to move through your research process with tools for searching, organizing and sharing research, creating your bibliography and writing your paper. Save hours with features to maximize your time like automatically finding full text and updating records.               • Latest News               Brain's 'reading centres' are culturally universal ▶ 26 November 2012     Whether you are reading in Chinese or French, the same brain areas light up. Read More ▶             Life abounds in Antarctic lake sealed under ice ▶ 26 November 2012     Lake Vida's cold brine has yielded a bounty of microbes. Read More ▶             UNESCO head faces early leadership challenge ▶ 26 November 2012     Rival bid for leadership poses threat to Bokova's second term. Read More ▶                         Announcing Principles of Biology, a textbook for the 21st century from Nature Publishing Group Principles of Biology is a peer-reviewed, affordable textbook solution for university-level Introductory Biology courses, featuring 200+ customizable learning modules, 175+ interactive exercises, 3,000+ assessment questions, and access from laptops, smartphones, or tablets. Learn more.               • More Stories               Chemical "soup" clouds connection between toxins and poor health ▶ 23 November 2012     Toxicologist Linda Birnbaum has tried to put sound science at the center of debates over chemical regulation. Read More ▶             What's at stake in Doha climate talks ▶ 23 November 2012     Negotiators look beyond the Kyoto Protocol and focus on 2020. Read More ▶             Europe sets modest goals for space ▶ 23 November 2012     European Space Agency sees flat funding for science but gears up for stronger ties with NASA on human spaceflight. Read More ▶             Troubled ape facility reinstates controversial researcher ▶ 22 November 2012     Read More ▶             Single photon could detect quantum-scale black holes ▶ 22 November 2012     Tabletop experiment proposed to show whether space-time is made of indivisible units. Read More ▶             Revolution's aftershocks still rattling Egyptian universities ▶ 22 November 2012     Fight for campus access symptomatic of larger problems facing scientific research. Read More ▶             Benefits of mammograms under fire ▶ 21 November 2012     Nearly one-third of breast cancers identified by screening healthy US women need not have been treated, study finds. Read More ▶             Bats adjust squeaks to focus sonar ▶ 21 November 2012     Frequency of echolocation can be tuned to change field of perception. Read More ▶             Autism symptoms reversed in mice ▶ 21 November 2012     Neural 'hyperconnections' caused by runaway protein production can be undone. Read More ▶             How resilient is your country? ▶ 21 November 2012     Extreme events are on the rise. Governments must implement national and integrated risk-management strategies, says Erwann Michel-Kerjan. Read More ▶             Seven days: 16–22 November 2012 ▶ 21 November 2012     The news in brief: World Bank warning on climate change; NIH moves to enforce open-access policy; and BP receives record fine for Deepwater Horizon spill. Read More ▶             Chemical biology: DNA's new alphabet ▶ 21 November 2012     DNA has been around for billions of years — but that doesn't mean scientists can't make it better. Read More ▶               • Newsblog               Read up to the minute coverage of research and science policy. Illumina, BGI spar over Complete Genomics UK energy deal boosts renewables – but hesitates on low-carbon electricity Family cluster of novel coronavirus cases reported in Saudi Arabia Cuts avoided at UK parliament's science advice unit Ruth's Reviews – The Information Leaky pipelines for Canadian women in research Neurologist charged with insider trading Research dogs shipped to India under airline's radar Nutrition researcher censured over serial misconduct FDA approves its first egg-free seasonal flu vaccine more...                           Nature Insight: Metabolism and Disease Metabolic diseases are a threat to global health. 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