Nature Middle East update: 2 October 2014

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Nature Middle East update 2 October 2014 In this issue Latest news and features Latest research Editor's blog Our picks Stay connected: sponsor Nature Communications soon to be fully open access From 20th October Nature Communications, will become fully open access for all new submissions. If an author has a manuscript they wish to submit to the journal via the subscription route, they must submit before 20th October. After this date all new submissions, if accepted, will be published open access and an article processing charge (APC) will apply. For any questions on the switch, open access or advice on policies and funding, visit our website, read the press release or contact our dedicated support team at openaccess@nature.com. Latest news & features News: Middle East wild crops essential for world food security The Middle East has a large concentration of wild-growing crops that scientists say must be protected if we are to tackle food insecurity. News: Drought destroyed ancient civilizations  Researchers believe that droughts may have led to the destruction of ancient civilizations in the Fertile Crescent.  Feature: Islamic State plunges research in Iraq into darkness As the Islamic State takes over large areas of northern Iraq, science research and education grinds to a near halt. News: Marine brown algae may inhibit HIV infection A brown algae found in the Red Sea contains compounds that researchers suspect may help develop an inhibitor for some strains of HIV. Top Latest reseach New genetic mutation behind bone marrow failure identified in Cell and molecular biology , Medical research Robust SNP barcode to genotype tuberculosis complex strains  in Genetics , Medical research Comparative analysis of chromatin organization across three organisms  in Genetics The genetic origin of modern Europeans in Genetics Top Scientific Data will be attending the American Society of Human Genetics conference on 19th - 21st October. Come and visit us at the Nature booth #1321-1323 to learn more. Editor’s blog - House of Wisdom In Egypt, religious texts may be used as science references Top Our picks Get free access to some premium content of relevance to you published in journals and portals across the Nature Publishing Group. Note - free access is only available through the Nature Middle East Our picks page. A robust SNP barcode for typing Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex strains. Coll, F. et al. Nature Communications Top You have been sent this Table of Contents Alert because you have opted in to receive it. You can change or discontinue your e-mail alerts at any time, by modifying your preferences on your nature.com account at:www.nature.com/nams/svc/myaccount (You will need to log in to be recognised as a nature.com registrant). For further technical assistance, please contact our registration department For print subscription enquiries, please contact our subscription department For other enquiries, please contact our feedback department Nature Publishing Group | 75 Varick Street, 9th Floor | New York | NY 10013-1917 | USA Nature Publishing Group | Chiyoda Bldg, 2-37 Ichigayatamachi | Shinjuku | Tokyo 162-0843 | Japan Nature Publishing Group's worldwide offices: London - Paris - Munich - New Delhi - Tokyo - Melbourne San Diego - San Francisco - Washington - New York - Boston Macmillan Publishers Limited is a company incorporated in England and Wales under company number 785998 and whose registered office is located at Brunel Road, Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 6XS. © 2014 Nature Publishing Group, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited. All Rights Reserved.