Nature News highlights: 12 August 2014

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12 August 2014       nature news alert • Read Nature's news online • Subscribe to Nature Your weekly update from Nature's global news team.               Save on best-in-class personal flow cytometry With a combined value package, you can save 10% on the BD Accuri™ C6 personal flow cytometer and 40% on high quality BD Pharmingen™ reagents for 2 full years. There's never been a better time to buy and get the best-in-class power, flexibility, and insight personal flow cytometry can offer. Flow cytometry within reach™. bdbiosciences.com/go/accuri          • Featured               Special report: Chemists' choice 2014 ▶       As the world's chemists gather for the American Chemical Society's autumn meeting, we look at the most exciting news and research of 2014. A feature explores chemists' attempts to build a 'dream machine' to synthesize any compound. And a paper reports a long-sought method for making just one kind of nanotube. Other highlights include high-tech probing of water's structure and attempts to mimic photosynthesis in the lab. If these whet your appetite, there is also a PDF collection of more chemical highlights available for just $3.99. Read More ▶                   • Latest News               Spread of genes implicated in post-traumatic stress disorder ▶ 11 August 2014     Identification of possible genetic markers supports trauma treatment with steroid hormone. Read More ▶             Laser identifies explosives from afar ▶ 11 August 2014     Scattered light reveals composition of dangerous powders from up to a kilometre away. Read More ▶             Pipeline emissions up to four times worse than predicted ▶ 10 August 2014     Analysis suggests Keystone XL's greenhouse-gas emissions have been underestimated by US government. Read More ▶                 • More Stories               Fish flourish on anxiety drug ▶ 08 August 2014     Pharmaceutical pollutants in water seem to benefit at least one species — effects that could be missed by standard risk assessments. Read More ▶             Ebola declared a public-health emergency ▶ 08 August 2014     World Health Organization announcement could shift focus to basic public health. Read More ▶             Origami robot folds itself in 4 minutes ▶ 07 August 2014     Robot begins as a flat sheet and uses heat to get into shape. Read More ▶             Tiny water worlds float in oil reservoirs ▶ 07 August 2014     Thriving microbial communities found in tar lake suggest new approach to break down oil spills. Read More ▶             Humans have tripled mercury levels in upper ocean ▶ 06 August 2014     Pollution may soon overwhelm deep seas' ability to sequester mercury. Read More ▶             US big-data health network launches aspirin study ▶ 06 August 2014     PCORI clinical-research initiative will collect information on some 30 million people. Read More ▶             Rosetta craft makes historic comet rendezvous ▶ 06 August 2014     European Space Agency's comet-chasing mission arrives after 10-year journey. Read More ▶             Organic synthesis: The robo-chemist ▶ 06 August 2014     The race is on to build a machine that can synthesize any organic compound. It could transform chemistry. Read More ▶             Open-access website gets tough ▶ 06 August 2014     Leading directory tightens listing criteria to weed out rogue journals. Read More ▶             Europe needs a research leader who will lead ▶ 06 August 2014     The next research commissioner for the European Union will need the drive and confidence to clear a daunting in-tray, argues Colin Macilwain. Read More ▶             Hidden bonus from vaccination ▶ 06 August 2014     Immunization against pneumococcus in Africa also reduces levels of antibiotic resistance. Read More ▶             Stem-cell scientists mourn loss of brain engineer ▶ 05 August 2014     A famous name in regenerative medicine, Yoshiki Sasai was found dead on 5 August. Read More ▶               • Newsblog               Read up to the minute coverage of research and science policy. Geneticists say popular book misrepresents research on human evolution Ban all ivory sales for 10 years, says conservationist Science shut down at crippled UK Antarctic base Physics student arrested after axe attack Space agencies battle to keep Mars mission on track Researcher's death shocks Japan US Department of Energy frees up access to research Journal retracts paper linking vaccine and narcolepsy NASA announces instruments for 2020 Mars rover Space sex gecko experiment is safe — for now more...                   Nature Outlook Epilepsy Stigmatization of people with epilepsy continues in certain parts of the world and though lack of funding limits epilepsy research, new ways to treat and manage seizures are on the horizon. 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