Nature News highlights: 25 June 2013

Can't view this email? Click here to view in your browser.     25 June 2013       nature news alert • Read Nature's news online • Subscribe to Nature Your weekly update from Nature's global news team.               Special Offer: Complete Cell Analysis and Cell Sorting Package For a limited time you can buy the BD FACSJazz™ sorter and the BD Accuri™ C6 analyzer in a complete package and save $47,000. Package includes biosafety cabinet, workstations, software, BD CSampler™, and BD reagent discounts. Yellow-green laser configuration options available.   bdbiosciences.com/go/plus         • Featured               Nature Special: The quantum atom ▶       One hundred years after Niels Bohr published his model of the atom, a special issue of Nature explores its legacy — and how much there is still to learn about atomic structure. This special includes articles on the history of Bohr's discovery; on the enigmatic nature of the electron; on the theoretical limits on atomic and nuclear size; and on how physicists are stretching, stripping and contorting atoms to new and bizarre limits. Read More ▶                 • Latest News               Location may stymie wind and solar power benefits ▶ 24 June 2013     The health and climate gains made by green energies are often lowest in the windiest or sunniest places. Read More ▶             Plants perform molecular maths ▶ 24 June 2013     Arithmetic division guides plants' use of energy at night. Read More ▶             Blocking boozy memories reduces risk of relapse ▶ 23 June 2013     Molecule associated with learning and memory could be key to treating alcoholism. Read More ▶                 • More Stories               Online games offer trove of brain data ▶ 21 June 2013     Study of 35 million users of brain-training software finds alcohol and sleep linked to cognitive performance. Read More ▶             Los Angeles unveils plans for ocean-research centre ▶ 21 June 2013     Facility focused on coastal sustainability comes with hefty US$500-million price tag. Read More ▶             Canadian quake refines Pacific tsunami risk ▶ 21 June 2013     October 2012 tremor shifted the sea floor in unexpected ways. Read More ▶             Whole human brain mapped in 3D ▶ 20 June 2013     Ten-year 'BigBrain' effort yields 1-trillion-byte atlas of fine-scale cerebral anatomy. Read More ▶             Violence against women at epidemic proportions ▶ 20 June 2013     Multi-country analyses spotlight a dark problem. Read More ▶             High-energy γ-ray astronomy comes back to Earth ▶ 20 June 2013     Planned ground-based telescope array could shed light on dark matter and the origin of cosmic rays. Read More ▶             Pin-sized battery printed in 3D packs a powerful punch ▶ 20 June 2013     Miniature lithium-ion device could power medical devices or miniature robots. Read More ▶             Silver makes antibiotics thousands of times more effective ▶ 19 June 2013     Ancient antimicrobial treatment could help to solve modern bacterial resistance. Read More ▶             Simple molecule prevents mole rats from getting cancer ▶ 19 June 2013     Sugar matrix surrounding cells traps would-be tumours in long-lived mammal. Read More ▶             Seven days: 14–20 June 2013 ▶ 19 June 2013     The week in science: Opposition to Japanese 'NIH', funding for ExoMars, and endangered status for captive chimps. Read More ▶             Space rovers in record race ▶ 19 June 2013     Revised data show Soviet Union's 1970s lunar vehicle outdistanced NASA's Opportunity — for now. Read More ▶             Seismology: Quake catcher ▶ 19 June 2013     With earthquake death tolls rising, Ross Stein is building a global risk model to mitigate future disasters. Read More ▶               • Newsblog               Read up to the minute coverage of research and science policy. 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