The week in science: 5–11 June 2015
Jun 9, 2015, 8:00 pm By NatureG7 nations present pledge on greenhouse-gas emissions; how the world is getting sicker; and the…African academics challenge homophobic laws
Jun 9, 2015, 8:00 pm By Linda NordlingScientific report demolishes assertions used to back criminalization of homosexuality. Nature 522…DNA data explosion lights up the Bronze Age
Jun 9, 2015, 8:00 pm By Ewen CallawayPopulation-scale studies suggest that migrants spread steppe language and technology. Nature 522 140…The rise of Africa’s super vegetables
Jun 8, 2015, 8:00 pm By Rachel CernanskyLong overlooked in parts of Africa, indigenous greens are now capturing attention for their…South Korean MERS outbreak spotlights lack of research
Jun 8, 2015, 8:00 pm By Declan ButlerHow Middle East respiratory syndrome jumps from animals to humans remains a puzzle. Nature 522 139…Image software spots links in tattoo ink
Jun 8, 2015, 8:00 pm By Alexandra WitzeComputer scientists develop automated methods to recognize tattoos in images, aiding law…Irreproducible biology research costs put at $28 billion per year
Jun 8, 2015, 8:00 pm By Monya BakerStudy calculates cost of flawed biomedical research in the United States. Nature News doi:…Injectable brain implant spies on individual neurons
Jun 7, 2015, 8:00 pm By Elizabeth GibneyElectronic mesh has potential to unravel workings of mammalian brain. Nature 522 137 doi:…Start-ups fight for a place in Boston’s biotech hub
Jun 7, 2015, 8:00 pm By Heidi LedfordCompetition for lab space threatens Kendall Square’s innovative spark. Nature 522 138 doi:…Controversial molecular-analysis tool tries for a comeback
Jun 4, 2015, 8:00 pm By Heidi LedfordA technique that once promised to simplify crystallography appears useful, but only for niche…South Korean MERS outbreak is not a global threat
Jun 4, 2015, 8:00 pm By Declan ButlerThe largest outbreak of the MERS coronavirus outside the Middle East is no different to previous…Natural gas stands to get a boost from carbon tax
Jun 4, 2015, 8:00 pm By Mason InmanAt a global meeting, energy companies weigh up the benefits of a price on emissions. Nature News…Contamination shuts down NIH pharmacy centre
Jun 4, 2015, 7:20 pm By Sara ReardonUS Food and Drug Administration finds fungus and insects in lab that supplies drugs for clinical…'Bizarre' triceratops relative unearthed
Jun 3, 2015, 8:00 pm By Boer DengNew horned dinosaur named after amateur finder. Nature News doi: 10.1038/nature.2015.17699Climate-change ‘hiatus’ disappears with new data
Jun 3, 2015, 8:00 pm By Jeff TollefsonUS agency’s updated temperature records suggest that global warming continues apace. Nature News…Friction of a single atom measured with light
Jun 3, 2015, 8:00 pm By Davide CastelvecchiSuspended ions mimic strange 'superlubricity' phenomenon. Nature News doi: 10.1038/nature.2015.17698US lawmakers approve controversial spending bill
Jun 3, 2015, 8:00 pm By Lauren MorelloProposal for NSF and NASA would take from Earth and social sciences, and give to planetary…Sluggish data sharing hampers reproducibility effort
Jun 2, 2015, 8:00 pm By Richard Van NoordenInitiative trying to validate 50 cancer papers finds difficulty in accessing original study data.…Pluto’s moons move in synchrony
Jun 2, 2015, 8:00 pm By Alexandra WitzeGravity binds together three satellites of dwarf planet. Nature News doi: 10.1038/nature.2015.17681CRISPR, the disruptor
Jun 2, 2015, 8:00 pm By Heidi LedfordA powerful gene-editing technology is the biggest game changer to hit biology since PCR. But with…
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