Nature News highlights: 5 November 2013

Can't view this email? Click here to view in your browser.     05 November 2013       nature news alert • Read Nature's news online • Subscribe to Nature Your weekly update from Nature's global news team.               Brazilian researchers develop digital X-ray  For use in odontology, equipment will allow to explore new radiology technology, says project team Physical activity before age 40 helps prevent hypertension during menopause  Sign up for FAPESP's free weekly newsletter with the latest developments of Brazilian science         • Featured               Special Issue: Impact ▶       Every government and organization that funds research wants to support science that makes a difference. But separating the best from the rest has never been harder. This Nature special issue examines how the impact of research is measured — and asks whether today's evaluation systems promote the most influential science. We examine how countries are assessing work through elaborate audits — much to the dismay of some researchers — and ask to what extent publishing in a high-impact journal opens doors. Two opinion pieces look at the future of tracking citations and the future of references in a world of diverse research products, such as data, video and code. Read More ▶                   Speed. Resolution. Clarity. Accuracy. The Hamamatsu NanoZoomer Series delivers all of this and more. The ultimate digital whole-slide scanner and virtual microscopy tool, the NanoZoomer delivers reliable, robust scanning 24/7/365 at the touch of a button. Outstanding features include high sensitivity, fast scanning, flexible fluorescence capabilities, and a Z-stack feature to accommodate thicker tissue samples.         • Latest News               Ice proved cool way to move stones for Forbidden City ▶ 04 November 2013     Ice-lubricated sledges were the most efficient way to transport multi-tonne stones for Beijing's centre. Read More ▶             Oil recovery may have triggered Texas tremors ▶ 04 November 2013     Gas injections used to enhance oil production linked to quakes in the Permian Basin. Read More ▶             Linnaeus's Asian elephant was wrong species ▶ 03 November 2013     Molecular sleuths crack 300-year-old mystery over the identity of the Asian elephant type specimen. Read More ▶               • More Stories               T. rex grew beefier than museum fossils suggest ▶ 01 November 2013     Structure of bones' superficial layers suggests most dinosaurs were still growing when they died. Read More ▶             Third time unlucky for Antarctic protection bid ▶ 01 November 2013     Failure to create marine reserve in Ross Sea raises questions over polar conservation. Read More ▶             Rift widens over structure of HIV's molecular anchor ▶ 31 October 2013     Studies of a potential vaccine target bolster claims that an earlier paper was flawed. Read More ▶             US tallgrass prairie's microbial past revealed ▶ 31 October 2013     Efforts to restore the prairie ecosystem might need to look below ground as well. Read More ▶             Grant-giving freeze lifted at Texas cancer institute ▶ 31 October 2013     But concerns about political ties shadow agency's new oversight committee. Read More ▶             United States to approve potent oral drugs for hepatitis C ▶ 30 October 2013     Improved treatments offer hope for eradication of viral liver infection. Read More ▶             Dual-action drug shows promise against diabetes ▶ 30 October 2013     Molecule controls blood sugar effectively in humans and also promotes weight loss in rodents. Read More ▶             Exoplanet is built like Earth but much, much hotter ▶ 30 October 2013     Planet has a similar size and density to our world's but circles its star in just 8.5 hours. Read More ▶             Supercharged antibodies fight HIV-related virus in monkeys ▶ 30 October 2013     'Next-generation' antibodies could complement current therapies. Read More ▶             Seven days: 25–31 October 2013 ▶ 30 October 2013     The week in science: PubMed pilots online commenting, NASA laser communications set transmission record, and Greenland lifts ban on uranium mining. Read More ▶             Science's rightful place is in service of society ▶ 30 October 2013     Science policy must concentrate less on how much money is spent, and more on how to translate investments into public good, says Daniel Sarewitz. Read More ▶             No sign of dark matter in underground experiment ▶ 30 October 2013     LUX, the most sensitive dark matter detector yet, fails to capture mysterious particles. Read More ▶               • Newsblog               Read up to the minute coverage of research and science policy. Mutant-flu researchers appeal Dutch court ruling on export permits 'Ethical failure' leaves one-quarter of all clinical trials unpublished India balks during Montreal Protocol talks UK environmental regulator to cut more than 1,500 jobs Millions of TB cases going undetected, says WHO Crowdsourcing science site Marblar revamps patents-to-products contest Guarded welcome for EU fisheries reform vote Immunologist calls on university to disclose details of misconduct claims Drug industry can profit from clinical-trial data openness, say leading regulators United Nations embraces science's best minds more...                   nature.com webcasts Macmillan Science Communication presents a custom webcast on: The latest innovations in real-time imaging of cells with Super Resolution Microscopy   Thursday November 7th at 8am PST / 11am EST / 4pm GMT / 5pm CET   Register for the free webcast followed by our live Q & A session    Sponsored by: Andor Technology            Choose Scientific Reports for fast, efficient, open access publishing  94% of authors said they are likely or very likely to recommend Scientific Reports to their colleagues* 91% of authors would publish in Scientific Reports again*  SUBMIT your paper today!  *Nature Publishing Group author survey, data correct as of September 2013         • Jobs           naturejobs.com Science jobs of the week       Adviser, Research Team     British Council            Technical Operations Manager     The University of Western Australia (UWA)            Postdoctoral Fellow in Disease Gene Discovery     Georgia Regents University            Research Associate (Assistant Professor)     University of Chicago            Postdoctoral Scientist     Medical Research Council          No matter what your career stage, student, postdoc or senior scientist, you will find articles on naturejobs.com to help guide you in your science career. 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