Nature News highlights: 15 January 2013

Can't view this email? Click here to view in your browser.     15 January 2013       nature news alert • Read Nature's news online • Subscribe to Nature Your weekly update from Nature's global news team.                       NPG Asia Materials is proud to present a web focus on recent developments in organic and inorganic electronic materials, which covers recent progress in organic conductors and semiconductors, combinations and composites of organic and inorganic nanomaterials for flexible electronic devices, and the shape control of semiconducting nanomaterials for advanced functionality. Access the Web Focus today!                         Do you want to save money on your lab costs? Receive exclusive discounts from top suppliers of lab products and keep up-to-date with the latest product information as published in Nature and Nature Methods. Nature.com marketplace is the new product focused website brought to you by Nature Publishing Group. Visit nature.com/marketplace               • Latest News               Pot smokers might not turn into dopes after all ▶ 14 January 2013     Revisiting data casts doubts on link between heavy cannabis use and declining IQ. Read More ▶             Genomes link aboriginal Australians to Indians ▶ 14 January 2013     Mingling of genes four millennia ago suggests continent was not isolated after all. Read More ▶             Tensions linger over discovery of coronavirus ▶ 14 January 2013     A continuing row pits researchers against authorities in Saudi Arabia, where deadly pathogen was first isolated. Read More ▶                 • More Stories               Discovery of goat facility adds to antibody provider's woes ▶ 14 January 2013     US officials cite company for undeclared animals and interfering with inspections. Read More ▶             Vaccine switch urged for polio endgame ▶ 14 January 2013     Inactivated virus vaccine could deliver the final blow. Read More ▶             Giant squid filmed in its natural environment ▶ 14 January 2013     Landmark achievement reveals clues to mollusc's behaviour. Read More ▶             Climate change may bring bigger waves for down under ▶ 13 January 2013     Changes could affect shipping lanes and beach erosion — and make Australian surfers happy. Read More ▶             Insider trading sparks concerns ▶ 11 January 2013     Universities indulge researchers’ ties to finance industry. Read More ▶             Experts still split about what quantum theory means ▶ 11 January 2013     Poll reveals diverse views about foundational questions in physics. Read More ▶             The time? About a quarter past a kilogram ▶ 11 January 2013     Atomic clock measures time on the basis of an atom's mass. Read More ▶             Nearby star is almost as old as the Universe ▶ 10 January 2013     Precise measurement reveals perhaps the most ancient known star. Read More ▶             Molecular robot mimics life's protein-builder ▶ 10 January 2013     Ribosome-inspired nanomachine links amino acids in pre-determined sequence. Read More ▶             Epigenetics posited as important for evolutionary success ▶ 09 January 2013     Environmentally modified genes could factor in the success of invasive species. Read More ▶             Safety of induced stem cells gets a boost ▶ 09 January 2013     Fears of immune response have been overestimated. Read More ▶             Common STD grows resistant to treatment in North America ▶ 09 January 2013     Read More ▶               • Newsblog               Read up to the minute coverage of research and science policy. US justice system ‘overreach’ blamed in suicide of Internet freedom activist European Food Authority to open up GMO data Japan’s new old leadership to boost science Antarctic team reaches Lake Whillans Draft US climate assessment released for review California budget boosts funds for higher education Fish biologists claim political interference over salmon studies United Airlines ends transport of research primates NuSTAR spies black holes in galactic web At long last, a new weapon against tuberculosis more...                           New Podcast from Pediatric Research: Developing an artificial placenta For 50 years, scientists have been trying to make an artificial placenta. Such a device could revolutionise the treatment of extremely premature babies. On this podcast, Yuichiro Miura from Tohoku University in Japan talks about his new, compact design. 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