Nature News highlights: 28 May 2013

Can't view this email? Click here to view in your browser.     28 May 2013       nature news alert • Read Nature's news online • Subscribe to Nature Your weekly update from Nature's global news team.                       The May 2013 special issue of Cellular & Molecular Immunology on Frontiers in Natural Killer Cell Immunology includes five reviews that highlight the recent progress that has been made in studying the education of memory NK cells in the liver, the roles of NK cells in immune tolerance, the interactions of NK cells with other immune cells and NK cell immunotherapy for tumors. FREE access to select articles today!               • Featured               Nature/Scientific American Student Survey now open! ▶       Come fill out our 2013 student survey. Help us provide insights into students' career plans, the constraints and challenges they face in the pursuit of higher education and their attitudes toward new approaches to training. To thank you for your time, you will have the chance to enter a prize draw to win a £100/$150 Amazon gift card. Read More ▶                           For many years, science in the Asia-Pacific region has been dominated by Japan. However, as seen through the lens of the Nature Publishing Index (NPI), the fastest growth in high-quality research is now coming from other countries- in particular China and Singapore. The 2012 NPI Asia-Pacific presents an analysis of the dynamic changes in the region’s scientific publishing record. www.natureasia.com/en/publishing-index/asia-pacific               • Latest News               Ultrashort laser pulses squeezed out of graphene ▶ 24 May 2013     Experiments suggest that the carbon sheets can produce beams in broad range of colours. Read More ▶             New avian flu readily transmits in key animal model ▶ 24 May 2013     Emerging H7N9 virus easily jumps between ferrets even though there is no evidence for human-to-human transmission. Read More ▶             Scientists discover molecular trigger for itch ▶ 23 May 2013     Identification of distinct neural circuit distinguishes the sensation from pain. Read More ▶                 • More Stories               Studies cast doubt on cancer drug as Alzheimer's treatment ▶ 23 May 2013     Independent researchers fail to replicate bexarotene results. Read More ▶             Patients leave a microbial mark on hospitals ▶ 23 May 2013     The microscopic ecosystems in health-care centres mirror those of their patients. Read More ▶             Stem-cell cloner acknowledges errors in groundbreaking paper ▶ 23 May 2013     Critics raise questions about rush to publication. Read More ▶             Infant tooth reveals Neanderthal breastfeeding habits ▶ 22 May 2013     Chemicals in primate teeth reveal transition to solid food. Read More ▶             'Universal' flu vaccine effective in animals ▶ 22 May 2013     Self-assembling nanoparticles could make updating seasonal vaccines easier. Read More ▶             Seven days: 17–23 May 2013 ▶ 22 May 2013     The week in science: Chile pushes for a national science ministry, Indonesia protects its forests, and Nobel laureate Heinrich Rohrer dies. Read More ▶             Pure hype of pure research helps no one ▶ 22 May 2013     Congressman Lamar Smith hopes to 'improve' peer review by adding a layer of accountability, but his bill aims at imaginary ideals, argues Daniel Sarewitz. Read More ▶             Financial blow for Alaskan volcano monitoring ▶ 22 May 2013     As government funding ebbs, scientists launch commercial company to continue analysis efforts. Read More ▶             The big fat truth ▶ 22 May 2013     More and more studies show that being overweight does not always shorten life — but some public-health researchers would rather not talk about them. Read More ▶             Voyager: Outward bound ▶ 22 May 2013     Ed Stone has spent 36 years guiding the twin Voyager spacecraft through the Solar System. Next stop, interstellar space. Read More ▶             A network to track Caribbean hazards ▶ 22 May 2013     Multi-nation effort is a test of scientific diplomacy. Read More ▶             Graphene knock-offs probe ultrafast electronics ▶ 22 May 2013     Honeycomb lattices in different materials enable experiments impossible in the real thing. Read More ▶               • Newsblog               Read up to the minute coverage of research and science policy. 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