Mars excitement, campus riots and a freeze on refrigerants
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The week in science: 14–20 October 2016 Nature 538 294 doi: 10.1038/538294aMysterious origin of European bison revealed using DNA and cave art
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Oct 16, 2016, 8:00 pm By Elizabeth GibneySchiaparelli touchdown would be ESA's first success on the red planet. Nature News doi:…Mouse eggs made from skin cells in a dish
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Breakthrough raises call for debate over prospect of artificial human eggs. Nature 538 301 doi:…Nations agree to ban refrigerants that worsen climate change
Oct 14, 2016, 8:00 pm By Jeff Tollefson
Use of heat-trapping hydrofluorocarbons to be cut sharply under ozone treaty. Nature News doi:…Universe has ten times more galaxies than researchers thought
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The new estimate could help astronomers better understand how galaxies form and grow. Nature News…Troubled plant-biology group faces new inquiry
Oct 13, 2016, 8:00 pm By Declan Butler
Team of leading biologist Olivier Voinnet chalks up eighth retraction. Nature News doi:…Google's AI reasons its way around the London Underground
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Oct 12, 2016, 8:00 pm By Linda GeddesMore-advanced implants will be needed to restore full sensation throughout the body. Nature News…Leading scientists clash over sweeping UK research reforms
Oct 12, 2016, 8:00 pm By Daniel Cressey
Researchers at odds in head-to-head press briefing. Nature News doi: 10.1038/nature.2016.20808Science group seeks to guide Silicon Valley philanthropists
Oct 12, 2016, 8:00 pm By Erika Check HaydenUncertain government funding drives effort to beef up private support for research. Nature News doi:…Arecibo Observatory hit with discrimination lawsuit
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Two former workers say that they were treated unfairly on the basis of age and disability. Nature…Cholera fears, Brexit experts and LIGO in India
Oct 11, 2016, 8:00 pm By Nature
The week in science: 7–13 October 2016. Nature 538 144 doi: 10.1038/538144aMeteorites pummel the Moon far more than expected
Oct 11, 2016, 8:00 pm By Alexandra Witze
Hundreds of fresh impact craters hint at possible dangers for future lunar bases. Nature News doi:…CRISPR deployed to combat sickle-cell anaemia
Oct 11, 2016, 8:00 pm By Heidi LedfordStudies in mice highlight the promises — and challenges — of CRISPR–Cas9 gene editing. Nature…Safety concerns blight promising cancer therapy
Oct 11, 2016, 8:00 pm By Heidi Ledford
As the first T-cell therapies for tumours near US approval, researchers race to engineer less-toxic…A radical revision of human genetics
Oct 11, 2016, 8:00 pm By Erika Check Hayden
Why many ‘deadly’ gene mutations are turning out to be harmless. Nature 538 154 doi: 10.1038/538154aIt’s time to get real about conservation
Oct 10, 2016, 8:00 pm By Aaron M. Ellison
To protect endangered species from extinction, the ecological community must become more politically…Pangolins and parrots among winners at largest-ever meeting on wildlife trade
Oct 10, 2016, 8:00 pm By Daniel Cressey
CITES conference hailed as a “game changer” for vulnerable species. Nature News doi:…Close but no Nobel: the scientists who never won
Oct 10, 2016, 8:00 pm By Declan Butler
Archives reveal the most-nominated researchers who missed out on a Nobel prize. Nature News doi:…
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