Nature News highlights: 15 July 2014

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15 July 2014       nature news alert • Read Nature's news online • Subscribe to Nature Your weekly update from Nature's global news team.               • Featured               Nature Special: The rise and fall of STAP ▶       Two papers published in Nature in January described how simply putting mature body cells under stress can 'reprogram' them and make them able to develop into any type of tissue in the body. But errors were found in the papers, attempts to replicate the experiments failed and Haruko Obokata, the lead author, was found guilty of misconduct. In this special collection you can follow a timeline of the controversy through Nature's news coverage of it and read the journal's editorial on the retractions, a feature article on STAP's significance for research integrity and much more. 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Read More ▶                 • More Stories               Memory-saving devices snag US research funds ▶ 10 July 2014     Implants to restore brain function lost to injury and disease win support from defence agency. Read More ▶             HIV rebound dashes hope of 'Mississippi baby' cure ▶ 10 July 2014     Virus resurfaces in infected child 27 months after antiretroviral therapy stopped.  Read More ▶             Starvation in pregnant mice marks offspring DNA ▶ 10 July 2014     Aftermath of hunger affects three generations in study of epigenetic changes. Read More ▶             Chimpanzee IQ starts in the genes ▶ 10 July 2014     Study shows that about half of the animals' intellect is heritable. Read More ▶             Cooling protects oxygen-deprived infants ▶ 09 July 2014     Use of hypothermia in babies at risk of brain damage lessens risk of long-term disability. Read More ▶             Exploding star reveals origins of Universe's dust ▶ 09 July 2014     Cosmic dust is crucial to the birth of stars and planets but why so much was present in the young Universe was a mystery. Read More ▶             Malaria control: The great mosquito hunt ▶ 09 July 2014     From dogs to balloons, researchers are using unorthodox ways to find out where malaria vectors hide during a long dry season. Read More ▶             Not all plagiarism requires a retraction ▶ 09 July 2014     Papers that plagiarize only text can still contribute to the literature, but any errors or omissions should be prominently corrected, says Praveen Chaddah. Read More ▶             Seven days: 4–10 July 2014 ▶ 09 July 2014     The week in science: NASA launches carbon-tracking satellite; European particle accelerators funded; and gloom over Caribbean coral reefs. Read More ▶             NIH finds forgotten smallpox store ▶ 08 July 2014     Sixty-year-old ampoule contains smallpox DNA, and it is unclear whether the virus is viable. Read More ▶             Biotech reels over patent ruling ▶ 08 July 2014     Firms fight for the right to patent natural products and processes. Read More ▶             Survey probes volcano's depths ▶ 08 July 2014     Seismic project aims to reveal plumbing of Mount St Helens. Read More ▶               • Newsblog               Read up to the minute coverage of research and science policy. Mars probe to get rare view of comet First boron 'buckyball' could be used to store hydrogen Study finds organic produce is more nutritious Baby steps towards rescue of Human Brain Project Attempt to retrieve NASA probe runs out of gas Imperial College animal research chief steps down Physicists defend Big Bang wave announcement Portugal cuts funding for lowest-rated labs Chimps from controversial lab move to retirement home Imperial College under renewed pressure over animal research more...                   Nature Outlook Stroke Research is focusing on ways to prevent loss of brain function following stroke, on developing new treatments to repair physical damage and on post-stroke management and rehabilitation programmes. 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