Nature News highlights: 29 April 2014

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Can't view this email? Click here to view in your browser.     29 April 2014       nature news alert • Read Nature's news online • Subscribe to Nature Your weekly update from Nature's global news team.               Reliable CRISPR-Cas9 sgRNA design and cloning services for your genome editing projects Starting from $150, quick turnaround  Register webinar to learn more/Download technical note         • Latest News               Death-penalty analysis reveals extent of wrongful convictions ▶ 28 April 2014     Statistical study estimates that some 4% of US death-row prisoners are innocent. Read More ▶             Stem cells made by cloning adult humans ▶ 28 April 2014     Cell lines made by two separate teams could boost the prospects of patient-specific therapies. Read More ▶             Male researchers stress out rodents ▶ 28 April 2014     Rats and mice show increased stress levels when handled by men rather than women, potentially skewing study results. Read More ▶                 • More Stories               Ethanol fuels ozone pollution ▶ 28 April 2014     Shifts in use between petrol and ethanol in São Paulo’s cars creates unique atmospheric chemistry experiment. Read More ▶             FDA proposes regulation of electronic cigarettes ▶ 24 April 2014     Agency also intends to extend authority to other tobacco products, including cigars and hookahs. Read More ▶             Decoded fly genome offers clues about sleeping sickness ▶ 24 April 2014     Tsetse gene sequence adds to researchers' knowledge of the fly's biology and behaviour. Read More ▶             Corals use multiple tricks to adapt to hotter seas ▶ 24 April 2014     Genes and physiological acclimation contribute equally to heat resistance. Read More ▶             Reprieve for men: Y chromosome is not vanishing ▶ 24 April 2014     The sex chromosome has been shrinking throughout mammalian evolution, but many of its remaining genes play crucial roles beyond sex determination. Read More ▶             Regrown nerves boost bionic ears ▶ 23 April 2014     Gene therapy aids performance of cochlear impants in guinea pigs. Read More ▶             UK foreign aid turns to research ▶ 23 April 2014     £375 million from development budget will be redirected to science partnerships with middle-income economies. Read More ▶             CO2 makes growing seasons longer ▶ 23 April 2014     Elevated greenhouse gas levels, not just rising temperatures, are extending annual plants' life cycles. Read More ▶             Quantum communications leap out of the lab ▶ 23 April 2014     China begins work on super-secure network as ‘real-world’ trial successfully sends quantum keys and data. Read More ▶             Start-up investor bets on biotech ▶ 23 April 2014     Y Combinator has high hopes for low-cost biotech innovation. Read More ▶             Seven days: 18–24 April 2014 ▶ 23 April 2014     The week in science: NIH allows reuse of rejected grant ideas; China’s land pollution revealed; and NASA’s LADEE probe crashes into the Moon. Read More ▶             Iran needs to present a united front on science ▶ 23 April 2014     Iranian scientists must be allowed to interact abroad without fear of persecution, says Elise Auerbach. Read More ▶               • Newsblog               Read up to the minute coverage of research and science policy. 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