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Project set to map marks on genome
Consortium sets sights on the differences that make us different.
- Alison Abbott
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IPCC flooded by criticism
Climate body slammed for errors and potential conflicts of interest.
- Quirin Schiermeier
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False alarms
British scientists must adopt a positive tone if they hope to protect their gains in funding.
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News & Views |
50 & 100 years ago
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Self-doubt plagues female astronomers
Study seeks insight into astronomers' career paths.
- Karen Kaplan
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China's research rise
Number of domestic researchers draws level with Europe and the United States.
- Gene Russo
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Books & Arts |
Tricks of the stage
A restored imperial theatre in China reveals how Western techniques of visual perspective brought by the Jesuits were adopted by an eighteenth-century Chinese emperor, explains Martin Kemp.
- Martin Kemp
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Books & Arts |
On the shoulders of giants
A volume of essays celebrating 350 years of Britain's Royal Society highlights the continuing gulf between science and the public, says John Gribbin.
- John Gribbin
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Debt crisis threatens UK science
As Britain's researchers face fierce budget cuts, Nature finds out how labs are preparing for hard times.
- Geoff Brumfiel
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Plans for alien contact found wanting
Governments lack frameworks to respond to discoveries.
- Lucas Laursen
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Fixing the communications failure
People's grasp of scientific debates can improve if communicators build on the fact that cultural values influence what and whom we believe, says Dan Kahan.
- Dan Kahan
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Career Brief |
Biotech ends on a high
Biotech firms raise much more money in 2009, buoyed by big pharma partnerships
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Small rise for US postdocs
NIH stipend increase not enough, says US National Postdoctoral Association.
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Tricky terrains
The drug and biotech industries are not always easy to break into. Developing a diverse skill set could be the key to success, Karen Kaplan reports.
- Karen Kaplan
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'Big science' spurs collaborative trend
Complicated projects mean that science is becoming more globalized.
- Eric Hand
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Iranian academics fear more killings
Concern grows in the wake of particle physicist's death.
- Declan Butler
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Bulgarian science reform attacked
Researchers say law wouldn't fix nation's higher-education system.
- Alison Abbott
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Israel hails first steps towards funding agency
Weightier grants will provide security for biomedical researchers.
- Haim Watzman
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Security ethics
Manufacturers of computer systems should welcome researchers' efforts to find flaws.
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Lessons from a pandemic
It is time to assess what worked, and what didn't, in the global efforts to cope with swine flu.
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To make progress we must remember and learn from the past
- Bart Penders
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News & Views |
50 & 100 years ago
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Call for a bigger vision
Science in Canada cannot realize its full potential without clear direction from government.
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Canada needs a polar policy
A lack of coordination in Arctic research funding leaves scientists without the support they need for fieldwork. John England outlines how Canada can set things right, and show leadership in the north.
- John England
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Swine flu: Crisis communicator
Richard Besser led the United States' top public-health agency as swine flu broke out on its doorstep. And his communication shaped the early days of a pandemic, finds Brendan Maher.
- Brendan Maher
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Correspondence |
Climate e-mails: man's mark is clear in thermometer record
- Hans von Storch
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Prospects |
From geek to chic
Many stereotypes should be crushed, but some can prove beneficial to a fledgling scientist, says Peter Fiske.
- Peter Fiske
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World view: Tomorrow never knows
Science should focus more on understanding the present and less on predicting the future, argues Daniel Sarewitz.
- Daniel Sarewitz
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Israeli government advisers threaten walkout
Research council says it wants independence from ministry.
- Haim Watzman
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The demise of the lone author
During the editorship of Philip Campbell (1995 onwards), the single author has all but disappeared. As the average number of contributors to individual papers continues to rise, Mott Greene investigates whether the present system is likely to last.
- Mott Greene