Nature Middle East update: 22 October 2015

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Nature Middle East update 22 October 2015 In this issue Latest news and features Latest research Editor's blog Our picks Stay connected: sponsor Latest news & features Feature: Modern taxonomy illuminates the Red Sea ecosystem New studies in the region lift the veil on a coral ecosystem, thriving with biodiversity. Feature: Epigenetic adaptation of corals: A new hope? The study of epigenetic mechanisms in regional corals is essential to securing the future of reefs everywhere. Feature: Deep-sea corals in the Red Sea: reservoirs of hope The very existence of deep-sea corals in their extreme Red sea environments opens new horizons for research. Feature: Overfishing threatens Middle East coral reefs Overfishing is unbalancing the region’s coral reef habitats by culling their top predators. Feature: Corals get by with a little help from a friend Can previously unknown algae save coral reefs from the damage expected from climate change? Feature: Adapt or perish: How the region’s corals survive against all odds Corals in the Middle East are the perfect model for adaptation to extreme environments. Although research into how they survive is in its infancy, the findings range from promising to fascinating.  Latest reseach New therapeutic target to treat Alzheimer's disease in Genetics, Medical research Antenna for wireless communications now stretchable in Applied physical sciences A porous adsorbent for separating light hydrocarbons in Chemistry Synthetic protein nanosheets reveal a surprising “twist” in Applied physical sciences , Biotechnology Setting the standard: Ancient genome provides new baseline in Archaeology New software for analysing single-molecule-based microscopic images in Cell and molecular biology Editor’s blog - House of Wisdom Last coral standing 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 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.