Nature News highlights: 26 January 2017

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26 January 2017       nature news alert • Read Nature's news online • Subscribe to Nature Your weekly update from Nature's global news team.               Animation: Alzheimer's disease    Nature Neuroscience presents this animation, which introduces the molecular, cellular and physiological mechanisms associated with Alzheimer's disease and highlights some of the most recent advances in our understanding of the onset and progression of this devastating neurological condition.   Watch the Animation free online >>          • Featured               President Donald Trump ▶       What does the new US president mean for science? Amid protest marches, unease over his selections for key government positions, and worries over how the new administration will approach science, we'll be keeping a close eye on Donald Trump's every move. Read More ▶                 • Latest News               World's foremost institute on death and disease metrics gets massive cash boost ▶ 25 January 2017     Centre evaluates how public-health spending can improve mortality rates and disease burden, but many countries still do not record how people die. Read More ▶             How to find the right answer when the 'wisdom of the crowd' fails ▶ 25 January 2017     A new algorithm succeeds by asking members of large groups how they think others will respond. Read More ▶             Hottest year, atomic-clock problems and a diversity failure ▶ 25 January 2017     The week in science: 20–26 January 2017. Read More ▶               • More Stories               Big science has a buzzword problem ▶ 25 January 2017     Moonshots, road maps, frameworks and more are proliferating, but few can agree on what these names even mean. Read More ▶             Plant biologists welcome their robot overlords ▶ 25 January 2017     Old-school areas of plant biology are getting tech upgrades that herald more detailed, faster data collection. Read More ▶             D-Wave upgrade: How scientists are using the world's most controversial quantum computer ▶ 24 January 2017     Scepticism surrounds the ultimate potential of D-wave machines, but researchers are already finding uses for them. Read More ▶             We must urgently clarify data-sharing rules ▶ 24 January 2017     Scientists have worked hard to ensure that Europe's new data laws do not harm science, but one last push is needed, says Jan-Eric Litton. Read More ▶             'You never said my peer review was confidential' — scientist challenges publisher ▶ 23 January 2017     Open-science advocate says journals should be clearer to peer-reviewers about terms and conditions. Read More ▶             Scientists join massive protest against Trump ▶ 22 January 2017     Researchers at Women's March in Washington DC defend their work as US president takes office. Read More ▶             Rumours swirl about Trump's science adviser pick ▶ 20 January 2017     Climate sceptic William Happer and ardent critic of academia David Gelernter have met with the president. Read More ▶             Biotech firm backs controversial CRISPR challenger ▶ 20 January 2017     What Novozymes might do with the NgAgo protein, claimed by some to be a powerful gene editor, is still unclear. Read More ▶             Scientists on their hopes and fears for Trump administration ▶ 20 January 2017     Comments about the new US president and the importance of science flowed under the #USofScience and #SciTrump hashtags. Read More ▶             Trump's next move? Scientists struggle with foggy future ▶ 20 January 2017     The US president reiterated his promise to roll back climate regulations on his first day in office. Read More ▶             When a preprint becomes the final paper ▶ 20 January 2017     A geneticist's decision not to publish his finalized preprint in a journal gets support from scientists online. Read More ▶             NIH director Francis Collins staying on — for now ▶ 19 January 2017     President-elect Donald Trump's team has asked Collins to remain in his job for an unknown period. 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