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News Cautious welcome for UK's vague £2 billion research pledge

Questions remain around commitment to boost science investment.
- Daniel Cressey
- Richard Van Noorden
Nature News (21 November 2016) | doi:10.1038/nature.2016.21022
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News Geneticists hope to unlock secrets of bats’ complex sounds

Project to sequence the DNA of more than 1,000 species seeks to reveal how bats learn to communicate.
- Ramin Skibba
Nature News (18 November 2016) | doi:10.1038/nature.2016.20997
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News Brazil’s scientists battle to escape 20-year funding freeze

Cap at current spending levels could spell 'end of science in Brazil', researchers say.
- Claudio Angelo
Nature News (18 November 2016) | doi:10.1038/nature.2016.21014
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News UK politicians demand Brexit guarantee for EU scientists

Influential committee says researchers need assurances that they can stay after UK leaves European Union.
- Daniel Cressey
Nature News (18 November 2016) | doi:10.1038/nature.2016.21015
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News Long-sought signal deepens mystery of fast radio bursts

A discovery that was supposed to help reveal how the bursts arise only thickens the plot.
- Elizabeth Gibney
Nature News (17 November 2016) | doi:10.1038/nature.2016.20993
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- Astronomy and astrophysics
News Rock core from dinosaur-killing impact reveals how enormous craters form

Drilling into Mexico’s Chicxulub basin also finds shattered rock where underground life could thrive.
- Alexandra Witze
Nature News (17 November 2016) | doi:10.1038/nature.2016.20994
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News Laser used to control mouse's brain — and speed up milkshake consumption

The ability to control very small groups of neurons could have big implications for brain science.
- Sara Reardon
Nature News (17 November 2016) | doi:10.1038/nature.2016.20995
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News Argentina president's first budget angers scientists

Researchers chafe at spending cuts and fear a brain drain.
- Valeria Román
Nature News (17 November 2016) | doi:10.1038/nature.2016.21013
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- Developing world
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Research Highlights Animal behaviour: Plastic smells good to marine birds
Nature 539, 332 (16 November 2016) | doi:10.1038/539332a
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- Animal behaviour
- Environmental sciences
Research Highlights Photonics: Nanolasers for precision imaging
Nature 539, 332 (16 November 2016) | doi:10.1038/539332b
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- Nanoscience and technology
- Optics and photonics
Research Highlights Geochemistry: Plants take up more carbon
Nature 539, 332 (16 November 2016) | doi:10.1038/539332c
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Research Highlights Cancer immunotherapy: Gene-edited cells fight cancer
Nature 539, 332–333 (16 November 2016) | doi:10.1038/539332d
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Research Highlights Neuroscience: Brain circuit for tickling found
Nature 539, 333 (16 November 2016) | doi:10.1038/539333a
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- Neuroscience
Research Highlights Cardiovascular biology: Food chemical protects the heart
Nature 539, 333 (16 November 2016) | doi:10.1038/539333b
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- Cardiovascular biology
- Metabolism
Research Highlights Materials: Elastic polymer mimics muscles
Nature 539, 333 (16 November 2016) | doi:10.1038/539333c
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- Materials science
Research Highlights Infection: Red squirrels get leprosy
Nature 539, 333 (16 November 2016) | doi:10.1038/539333d
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- Infection
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Research Highlights Palaeontology: Early dinosaurs emerged gradually
Nature 539, 333 (16 November 2016) | doi:10.1038/539333e
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Research Highlights Archaeology: Old DNA reveals fishing habits
Nature 539, 333 (16 November 2016) | doi:10.1038/539333f
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Seven days Carbon dioxide emissions still stable, bird flu in Europe and LIGO restarts

The week in science: 11–17 November 2016.
Nature 539, 334–335 (16 November 2016) | doi:10.1038/539334a
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News The flip side of personal genomics: When a mutation doesn't spell disease

Researchers worry about misinforming people about the risk of disease.
- Erika Check Hayden
Nature News (15 November 2016) | doi:10.1038/nature.2016.20986
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News CRISPR gene-editing tested in a person for the first time

The move by Chinese scientists could spark a biomedical duel between China and the United States.
- David Cyranoski
Nature News (15 November 2016) | doi:10.1038/nature.2016.20988
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News European diseases left their mark on First Nations' DNA

Change to immune-system genes in indigenous Canadians linked to epidemic introduced by Europeans.
- Brigitte Osterath
Nature News (15 November 2016) | doi:10.1038/nature.2016.20992
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- Anthropology
- Genetics
News US to launch its most advanced weather satellite yet

GOES-R can snap an image every 30 seconds and will improve responses to severe storms.
- Alexandra Witze
Nature News (14 November 2016) | doi:10.1038/nature.2016.20970
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- Atmospheric science
- Environmental sciences
News Disgraced stem-cell entrepreneur under fresh investigation

Davide Vannoni is barred from offering a controversial stem-cell therapy in Italy but may be continuing his work abroad.
- Alison Abbott
Nature 539, 340 (14 November 2016) | doi:10.1038/539340a
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- Stem cells
News Rwanda feels the pinch as donors slash health aid

Country's progress on public health and science prompts funding shift to more-troubled nations.
- Erika Check Hayden
Nature 539, 342 (14 November 2016) | doi:10.1038/539342a
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News November 2016

News Cautious welcome for UK's vague £2 billion research pledge

News Geneticists hope to unlock secrets of bats’ complex sounds

News Brazil’s scientists battle to escape 20-year funding freeze

News UK politicians demand Brexit guarantee for EU scientists

News Long-sought signal deepens mystery of fast radio bursts

News Rock core from dinosaur-killing impact reveals how enormous craters form

News Laser used to control mouse's brain — and speed up milkshake consumption

News Argentina president's first budget angers scientists

Research Highlights Animal behaviour: Plastic smells good to marine birds

Research Highlights Photonics: Nanolasers for precision imaging

Research Highlights Geochemistry: Plants take up more carbon

Research Highlights Cancer immunotherapy: Gene-edited cells fight cancer

Research Highlights Neuroscience: Brain circuit for tickling found

Research Highlights Cardiovascular biology: Food chemical protects the heart

Research Highlights Materials: Elastic polymer mimics muscles

Research Highlights Infection: Red squirrels get leprosy

Research Highlights Palaeontology: Early dinosaurs emerged gradually

Research Highlights Archaeology: Old DNA reveals fishing habits

Seven days Carbon dioxide emissions still stable, bird flu in Europe and LIGO restarts

News The flip side of personal genomics: When a mutation doesn't spell disease

News CRISPR gene-editing tested in a person for the first time

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News UK politicians demand Brexit guarantee for EU scientists

News Long-sought signal deepens mystery of fast radio bursts

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Research Highlights Animal behaviour: Plastic smells good to marine birds

Research Highlights Photonics: Nanolasers for precision imaging

Research Highlights Geochemistry: Plants take up more carbon

Research Highlights Cancer immunotherapy: Gene-edited cells fight cancer

Research Highlights Neuroscience: Brain circuit for tickling found

Research Highlights Cardiovascular biology: Food chemical protects the heart

Research Highlights Materials: Elastic polymer mimics muscles

Research Highlights Infection: Red squirrels get leprosy

Research Highlights Palaeontology: Early dinosaurs emerged gradually

Research Highlights Archaeology: Old DNA reveals fishing habits

Seven days Carbon dioxide emissions still stable, bird flu in Europe and LIGO restarts

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News CRISPR gene-editing tested in a person for the first time

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