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How a microbe chooses among seven sexes

Thu, 03/28/2013 - 4:21pm

Sex determination in the protozoan Tetrahymena is a roll of the genetic dice.

Nature News doi: 10.1038/nature.2013.12684

Scientists map protein that creates antibiotic resistance

Thu, 03/28/2013 - 3:21pm

Molecule changes shape to help organisms kick drugs out of cells.

Nature News doi: 10.1038/nature.2013.12686

Paul Erdős’s centenary celebration

Thu, 03/28/2013 - 2:21pm

Turning 100 might have seemed unremarkable to the Hungarian-born mathematician.

Nature News doi: 10.1038/nature.2013.12687

Gut-microbe swap helps mice shed weight

Wed, 03/27/2013 - 3:21pm

Bacteria transplant provides some of the benefits of gastric bypass surgery without the surgery.

Nature News doi: 10.1038/nature.2013.12688

Planck snaps infant Universe

Wed, 03/27/2013 - 2:21pm

Space telescope culls exotic creation theories with ultra-precise microwave map.

Nature 495 417 doi: 10.1038/495417a

Higgs physics on the cheap

Wed, 03/27/2013 - 2:21pm

Tabletop Higgs particles may illuminate cosmic cousin.

Nature 495 422 doi: 10.1038/495422a

Stem-cell ruling riles researchers

Wed, 03/27/2013 - 2:21pm

Italian health minister’s support for a controversial treatment appals the country’s scientists.

Nature 495 418 doi: 10.1038/495418a

Social isolation shortens lifespan

Wed, 03/27/2013 - 2:21pm

Ageing study finds being alone is a health risk.

Nature News doi: 10.1038/nature.2013.12673

Brain scans predict which criminals are more likely to reoffend

Wed, 03/27/2013 - 2:21pm

Neuroimaging 'biomarker' linked to rearrest after incarceration.

Nature News doi: 10.1038/nature.2013.12672

Neuroaesthetics is killing your soul

Wed, 03/27/2013 - 2:21pm

Can brain scans ever tell us why we like art?

Nature News doi: 10.1038/nature.2013.12640

Canada puts commercialization ahead of blue-sky research

Wed, 03/27/2013 - 1:21pm

Federal budget boosts clean-energy research and university infrastructure.

Nature News doi: 10.1038/nature.2013.12663

Text mining uncovers British reserve and US emotion

Wed, 03/27/2013 - 12:21pm

Writers' expressions of sentiment have grown apart in recent decades.

Nature News doi: 10.1038/nature.2013.12642

Triassic extinction tied to massive lava spills

Wed, 03/27/2013 - 12:21pm

Dating technique pins down massive eruptions that may have triggered mass extinction.

Nature News doi: 10.1038/nature.2013.12657

Serotonin receptors offer clues to new antidepressants

Wed, 03/27/2013 - 11:21am

Shapes of binding sites could help drug discovery and the study of consciousness.

Nature News doi: 10.1038/nature.2013.12659

Planck telescope peers into primordial Universe

Wed, 03/27/2013 - 11:21am

Analysis of cosmic microwave background backs sudden ‘inflation’ after Big Bang.

Nature News doi: 10.1038/nature.2013.12658

DNA folding takes a fresh direction

Wed, 03/27/2013 - 10:21am

Interlocking grids guide the production of two- and three-dimensional structures.

Nature News doi: 10.1038/nature.2013.12660

So, has Voyager 1 left the Solar System? Scientists face off

Wed, 03/27/2013 - 10:21am

Cosmic-ray fluctuations could mean the craft has exited the Sun's magnetic field.

Nature News doi: 10.1038/nature.2013.12662

A chance to drive forward Europe’s science

Tue, 03/26/2013 - 9:21pm

The new head of the European Research Council will have more power and focus than former presidents, says Ernst-Ludwig Winnacker.

Nature 495 283 doi: 10.1038/495283a

Seven days: 15–21 March 2013

Tue, 03/26/2013 - 1:21pm

The week in science: AstraZeneca cuts research posts as part of restructuring plans; Japan recovers methane from seabed hydrates; and Internet innovators win million-pound prize.

Nature 495 286 doi: 10.1038/495286a

Astronomy: Star tracker

Tue, 03/26/2013 - 12:21pm

As an early adopter of astronomical technology, Andrea Ghez is revealing secrets about the giant black hole at the Galaxy's centre.

Nature 495 296 doi: 10.1038/495296a