Nature News highlights: 17 June 2014

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17 June 2014       nature news alert • Read Nature's news online • Subscribe to Nature Your weekly update from Nature's global news team.             • Featured               Nature Special: South American science ▶       The eyes of the world are on South America as the 2014 FIFA World Cup kicks off in São Paulo. This Nature Special looks at the state of science across the continent, highlighting the pockets of excellence and the successes at reversing the brain drain but also the challenges for a region where most countries spend less than 1% of their GDP on research and development. Also, commentaries from ten South American research leaders and from Nobelist Torsten Wiesel, and much more. Read More ▶                 • Latest News               Study to test strategy to rid infants of HIV ▶ 16 June 2014     New global clinical trial aims to replicate the mysterious 'Mississippi baby' success. Read More ▶             Quantum network would be most precise clock yet ▶ 15 June 2014     Physicists propose harnessing 'quantum entanglement' to surpass accuracy of any single atomic clock. Read More ▶             European Medicines Agency set to publish clinical-trial reports ▶ 13 June 2014     EMA promises increased transparency but will not release anonymized data on individual patients. Read More ▶                 • More Stories               Spider mating plugs become better with age ▶ 13 June 2014     Effectiveness of animal 'chastity' mechanism also depends on size. Read More ▶             Sweeping diversity seen in Mexican genomes ▶ 12 June 2014     Genetic differences among Mexicans also have health implications, study finds. Read More ▶             Dinosaurs neither warm-blooded nor cold-blooded ▶ 12 June 2014     Metabolic analysis suggests they could regulate body temperature, but only to a point. Read More ▶             Spanish physicist brings radical politics to Brussels ▶ 12 June 2014     Blogging about his disability propelled Pablo Echenique into an unplanned career in the European Parliament. Read More ▶             Secrets of ant rafts revealed ▶ 11 June 2014     Architecture of flash-frozen ant assemblages offers inspiration for robot designers. Read More ▶             Origins of Arctic fox traced back to Tibet ▶ 11 June 2014     High terrains might have been training ground for cold adaptation before the Ice Age struck. Read More ▶             South American science: Big players ▶ 11 June 2014     Despite myriad problems in many countries, pockets of excellence thrive in South American science. Read More ▶             The impact gap: South America by the numbers ▶ 11 June 2014     Read More ▶             Stars of South American science ▶ 11 June 2014     Growing resources for research and development are creating opportunities across the continent, but many countries still struggle to build their programmes. Read More ▶             Research training: Homeward bound ▶ 11 June 2014     South American efforts to repatriate scientists are paying off. Read More ▶             Searching chromosomes for the legacy of trauma ▶ 11 June 2014     The daughter of a Holocaust survivor narrates her own participation in a study of epigenetic inheritance. Read More ▶             Sound clue in hunt for MH370 ▶ 11 June 2014     Hydroacoustic signal caught by sensors in the Indian Ocean may be linked to crash of Malaysian airliner. Read More ▶               • Newsblog               Read up to the minute coverage of research and science policy. 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