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Biodiversity
Nature marks the anniversary of the publication of Charles Darwin's On The Origin Of Species 150 years ago this week, with a special issue on biodiversity. Three News Features, four Opinion pieces, a News story and an Editorial investigate the impact of, and solutions to, today's dramatic depletion of species, as nearly 200 nations prepare progress reports on their pact to significantly reduce the rate of loss of biodiversity by 2010, International Year of Biodiversity.
Read selected content from the Darwin 200 Nature News special free this week and listen to this week's Nature Podcast for more.
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This week in our biodiversity special, we hear why today's paleontologists need to get predictive and not just descriptive, learn how to factor environmental goods into the economy and celebrate 150 years of Darwin's On the Origin of Species by learning about the cultural context of his theories in Britain and across the world.
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Feature Quantum leap: The emerging field of quantum information science has meant a battle for talent worldwide.
News Workforce shortfalls: Brazil, China and India will need many more science and engineering professionals than they can produce in the coming years, according to a series of analyses.
In Brief Few rewards: Canadian postdocs face low pay and an uncertain future, a report finds.
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Re-thinking obesity
Mutations in specific genes fully explain a small but significant subset of patients with obesity and/or type 2 diabetes while genetic factors play a key role in determining susceptibility to both disorders in the broader population, a Review in this week's Nature concludes. Teasing apart the genetics of people with these conditions is helping researchers identify new therapeutic targets, design new drugs and understand the pathophysiology of these complex disorders.
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