Nature Middle East update: 25 December 2014

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Nature Middle East update 25 December 2014 In this issue Latest news and features Latest research Editor's blog Our picks Stay connected: sponsor Latest news & features Feature: Female education and workforce trends in health-related disciplines in Jordan A recent report by the World Bank on gender assessment showed that half of Jordan’s educated females were unemployed, despite a growing awareness of the importance of women’s role in science. News: Arabian Sea's unique humpback whale population is critically endangered Two new studies reveal more about humpback whales - the Arabia Sea harbors the populations' most isolated and genetically distinct types and these carry a skin disease not previously known to affect them.  Top Latest reseach A DNA sequencer the size of a USB stick promises to revolutionize clinical diagnosis in Genetics , Medical research Laser manipulation at a quantum scale in Physics Top Editor’s blog - House of Wisdom Mainz University Egyptologist to create massive digital inventory of hieroglyphic characters 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.