Nature News highlights: 05 March 2013

Can't view this email? Click here to view in your browser.     05 March 2013       nature news alert • Read Nature's news online • Subscribe to Nature Your weekly update from Nature's global news team.                       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 www.nature.com/marketplace               • Featured               Nature Insight: Frontiers in biology ▶       With the field developing at a breakneck speed in all its diverse aspects, it is often said that this is the century of biology. This Insight supplement highlights important advances from the level of molecules to that of entire organisms. It includes reviews on the self-organization of tissues; on Fanconi anaemia and its links to genomic stability; on the possibility of slowing ageing; on the metabolism of inflammation; and on the role of neuron signalling in autism. Read More ▶                           We know you're busy, so let the research come to you Scientific Reports is an open access journal that publishes research across all areas of the natural sciences. New papers are published daily. Stay updated with our latest content. Choose to receive a weekly round-up of all content published in the last seven days or monthly subject specific alerts.               • Latest News               Commercial space race heats up ▶ 04 March 2013     Antares test could challenge dominance of Falcon 9 rocket. Read More ▶             Devices aim to deliver on stem-cell therapies ▶ 04 March 2013     Bendable needle increases reach of a single injection to the brain. Read More ▶             Insect wings shred bacteria to pieces ▶ 04 March 2013     Antibacterial 'nanopillars' on cicada wings pull bacterial membranes apart. Read More ▶                 • More Stories               Physicists twist water into knots ▶ 03 March 2013     3-D-printed vortex maker may improve understanding of braided fluids in nature. Read More ▶             US science academy celebrates 150 years ▶ 01 March 2013     President Ralph Cicerone discusses diversity and efficiency at the National Academy of Sciences. Read More ▶             Ephemeral third ring of radiation makes appearance around Earth ▶ 28 February 2013     NASA probes observed new Van Allen belt for weeks before solar shock wave wiped it out. Read More ▶             Much of Fukushima's fallout was gone with the wind ▶ 28 February 2013     Cancer risks from nuclear disaster concentrated in a few radiation hotspots. Read More ▶             King's 'lionheart' gets a forensic exam ▶ 28 February 2013     Analysis of heart of Richard I shows that Christians practised embalming. Read More ▶             Intercontinental mind-meld unites two rats ▶ 28 February 2013     But critics are sceptical about predicted organic computer. Read More ▶             Big Neuroscience: Billions and Billions (Maybe) to Unravel Mysteries of the Brain ▶ 28 February 2013     The era of Big Neuroscience has arrived. Read More ▶             Liquid storage could make hydrogen a feasible fuel ▶ 27 February 2013     Catalyst efficiently recovers the gas from easily stored methanol. Read More ▶             Circular RNAs throw genetics for a loop ▶ 27 February 2013     RNA 'sponges' mop up sequences that curb gene expression. Read More ▶             Having sons can shorten a woman's life expectancy ▶ 27 February 2013     Boys may be energetically more demanding to breastfeed. Read More ▶             Seven days: 22–28 February 2013 ▶ 27 February 2013     The week in science: Canada launches satellite to search for asteroids; big new biology prizes awarded; and Irish science gets cash injection. Read More ▶             America's research adviser: Science's go-to guy ▶ 27 February 2013     With the ear of politicians and the respect of researchers, Norman Augustine is the most influential non-scientist in US science. Read More ▶               • Newsblog               Read up to the minute coverage of research and science policy. 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