Nature Middle East update: 29 January 2015

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Nature Middle East update 29 January 2015 In this issue Latest news and features Latest research Editor's blog Our picks Nature Job Stay connected: sponsor Latest news & features News: New origin of universe model pours water on Big Bang theory A new model in which the cosmos is filled with a “quantum fluid” suggests that there was no Big Bang – and could explain the origin of two mysterious components of the universe. Feature: Arab scientists earmark best sites for astronomical observatories Scientists set out to determine the Middle East’s best sites for new observatories to study the stars. News: Mothers infecting children with hepatitis C in Egypt Up to 5,000 Egyptian children a year could be infected by hepatitis C through their mothers. Top Latest reseach New genes identified for neurological disorders in Genetics , Neuroscience Top Editor’s blog - House of Wisdom Talking it out: How diabetics benefit from diagnosis conversations with doctors Nobel laureates urge KAUST to openly decry harsh punishment of Saudi blogger 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 naturejobs Postdoctoral Researcher in Computational Design of Materials for Lithium-Ion Batteries : Doha, Qatar Qatar Energy & Environment Research Institute Postdoctoral Fellowships in Single Molecule Imaging at KAUST : Thuwal-Jeddah, Saudi Arabia King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) Postdoctoral Associate - Organic Electronics for Solar Cells & Transistors : Thuwal, Saudi Arabia King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) Postdoctoral Fellow : Doha, Qatar Qatar University Physiology Assistant professor Position : Hofuf, Saudi Arabia King Faisal University 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. © 2015 Nature Publishing Group, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited. All Rights Reserved.