Naturejobs

What's the alternative? p3

Paul Smaglik

doi:10.1038/35008152

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Opinion

Towards new standards in university–industry collaboration p723

A new report provides a useful overview of issues surrounding the mutual and conflicting interests of academic researchers and business. Its recommendations should inspire caution rather than unalloyed enthusiasm.

doi:10.1038/35081242

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An appropriate apology p723

The president of the Max Planck Society has struck the right note in acknowledging past crimes against humanity.

doi:10.1038/35081244

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News

Bush set to clash with European leaders over carbon emissions p725

Irwin Goodwin

doi:10.1038/35081246

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Labs seek share of NIH spending p725

Meredith Wadman

doi:10.1038/35081249

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Meeting hints at thaw in relations between genome rivals p726

Colin Macilwain

doi:10.1038/35081251

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Max Planck Society admits to its predecessor's Nazi links p726

Alison Abbott

doi:10.1038/35081253

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Pathogen threat spurs research initiatives p727

Rex Dalton

doi:10.1038/35081256

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UK election sees revamp for farming and environment p727

David Adam

doi:10.1038/35081259

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Fears rise over BSE infection in UK abattoirs p728

David Adam

doi:10.1038/35081261

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Contracts offer conflict resolution p728

Mark Schrope

doi:10.1038/35081263

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Referendum stalls Japanese nuclear power strategy p729

David Cyranoski

doi:10.1038/35081266

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Airborne telescope delayed as plane is made ready p729

Tony Reichhardt

doi:10.1038/35081269

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news in brief p730

doi:10.1038/35081272

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news feature

The history man p732

A Californian book dealer has created a unique archive of molecular biology's achievements. But some historians are uneasy about such a valuable resource resting in private hands, says Rex Dalton.

Rex Dalton

doi:10.1038/35081276

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Seismic sleuths p734

The worldwide network of seismometers is detecting some surprising events, from bouncing kangaroos to changes in climate. Larry O'Hanlon talks to the seismologists who have found unusual uses for their data.

Larry O'Hanlon

doi:10.1038/35081281

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Correspondence

Smart-card traffic system keeps Singapore in the fast lane p737

Leo Tan Wee Hin and R. Subramaniam

doi:10.1038/35081286

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Mathematical model could clarify arms race p737

J. C. R. Hunt

doi:10.1038/35081288

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More light shed on the Mauna Kea controversy p737

Nelson Ho

doi:10.1038/35081290

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A new approach to global book distribution p738

William J. Sutherland

doi:10.1038/35081292

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Improving taxonomy for us and the other fishes p738

Harry W. Greene

doi:10.1038/35081294

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Book Reviews

The philosopher's child p739

The death of Darwin's daughter had profound effects on his work.

Bruce Weber reviews Annie's Box: Charles Darwin, His Daughter and Human Evolution by Randal Keynes

doi:10.1038/35081240

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Scanning the mental continuum p740

Robert Plomin reviews Brave New Brain: Conquering Mental Illness in the Era of the Genome by Nancy C. Andreasen

doi:10.1038/35081129

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In search of perfection p741

Alastair I. M. Rae reviews Quantum Mechanics: Symbolism of Atomic Measurements by Julian Schwinger (edited by Berthold-Georg Englert)

doi:10.1038/35081132

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Science in culture p742

Martin Kemp reviews

doi:10.1038/35081135

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words

Bad words p743

Inappropriate terms can confuse rather than aid understanding.

Melvin Konner

doi:10.1038/35081240

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concepts

A watery arms race p745

Victor Smetacek

doi:10.1038/35081210

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News and Views

Electronics in a spin p747

Electrons can be shuttled around according to their 'spin', as well as their charge. Do this efficiently in a semiconductor and the future of electronics starts to look very different.

Michael L. Roukes

doi:10.1038/35081213

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Plant microbiology: Quieting the raucous crowd p748

Many bacteria communicate by using dedicated signalling molecules. Signal-degrading enzymes from other bacteria interrupt the conversation, and can protect tobacco and potato plants from infection.

Jared R. Leadbetter

doi:10.1038/35081216

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Carbon cycle: The roots of the matter p749

Perhaps the most scientifically challenging phase of the terrestrial carbon cycle occurs below ground. Innovative experiments, carried out in northern Sweden, illustrate the huge influence of roots and associated fungi.

F. Stuart Chapin, III and Roger W. Ruess

doi:10.1038/35081219

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100 and 50 years ago p751

doi:10.1038/35081222

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Animal behaviour: Homing in on ant navigation p752

The ability of ants to travel far from their nests in search of food and to accurately chart their way back has intrigued researchers. Presenting the insects with a hilly challenge now throws light on these navigational skills.

Mandyam V. Srinivasan

doi:10.1038/35081224

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Biomineralization: Crystals, asymmetry and life p753

Understanding the formation of asymmetrical shapes during the growth of symmetrical crystalline structures is a first step towards understanding asymmetry in biology.

Lia Addadi and Steve Weiner

doi:10.1038/35081227

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Palaeontology: Australia's last giants p755

The huge creatures that once roamed Australia were wiped out at about the same time. From the latest analyses, these extinctions look more than ever to be a matter of not what but who dunnit.

Jared M. Diamond

doi:10.1038/35081231

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Neurodegenerative diseases: Origins of instability p757

Errors in DNA replication are thought to underlie the lengthening of tracts of repeated DNA that occurs in some neurodegenerative diseases. But mechanisms for repairing damaged DNA may also be responsible.

Richard R. Sinden

doi:10.1038/35081234

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Daedalus: The tense road p758

David Jones

doi:10.1038/35081238

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News and Views Feature

The ins and outs of signalling p759

The study of how cells communicate impinges on all aspects of biology, from development to disease. At first glance it's a horrendously complicated business, but some simple themes are emerging.

Julian Downward

doi:10.1038/35081138

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Brief Communications

Knot tied around an octahedral metal centre p763

A zinc ion coordinates the folding of a linear polymer programmed to form a knot.

Harry Adams, Eleanor Ashworth, Gloria A. Breault, Jun Guo, Christopher A. Hunter and Paul C. Mayers

doi:10.1038/35081143

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Neurobiology: p25 protein in neurodegeneration p763

Byong Chul Yoo and Gert Lubec

doi:10.1038/35081146

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reply: Neurobiology: p25 protein in neurodegeneration p764

G. N. Patrick, L. Zukerberg, M. Nikolic, S. de la Monte, P. Dikkes and L.-H. Tsai

doi:10.1038/35081149

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Ecosystems: Reef corals bleach to survive change p765

Andrew C. Baker

doi:10.1038/35081151

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Population control: African elephants and contraception p766

Stuart L. Pimm and Rudi J. van Aarde

doi:10.1038/35081154

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reply: Population control: African elephants and contraception p766

R. A. Fayrer-Hosken, D. Grobler, J. J. van Altena, H. J. Bertschinger and J. F. Kirkpatrick

doi:10.1038/35081156

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Letters to Nature

The four final rotation states of Venus p767

Alexandre C. M. Correia and Jacques Laskar

doi:10.1038/35081000

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Persistent sourcing of coherent spins for multifunctional semiconductor spintronics p770

I. Malajovich, J. J. Berry, N. Samarth and D. D. Awschalom

doi:10.1038/35081014

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See also: News and Views by Roukes

Jamming phase diagram for attractive particles p772

V. Trappe, V. Prasad, Luca Cipelletti, P. N. Segre and D. A. Weitz

doi:10.1038/35081021

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Formation of chiral morphologies through selective binding of amino acids to calcite surface steps p775

C.A. Orme, A. Noy, A. Wierzbicki, M. T. McBride, M. Grantham, H.H. Teng, P.M. Dove and J.J. DeYoreo

doi:10.1038/35081034

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Evidence for fault weakness and fluid flow within an active low-angle normal fault p779

J. S. Floyd, J. C. Mutter, A. M. Goodliffe and B. Taylor

doi:10.1038/35081040

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Anisotropy of thermal diffusivity in the upper mantle p783

Andréa Tommasi, Benolt Gibert, Ulfert Seipold and David Mainprice

doi:10.1038/35081046

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Proteorhodopsin phototrophy in the ocean p786

Oded Béjà, Elena N. Spudich, John L. Spudich, Marion Leclerc and Edward F. DeLong

doi:10.1038/35081051

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Large-scale forest girdling shows that current photosynthesis drives soil respiration p789

Peter Högberg, Anders Nordgren, Nina Buchmann, Andrew F. S. Taylor, Alf Ekblad, Mona N. Högberg, Gert Nyberg, Mikaell Ottosson-Löfvenius and David J. Read

doi:10.1038/35081058

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Proximity signal and shade avoidance differences between early and late successional trees p792

Ian R. Gilbert, Paul G. Jarvis and Harry Smith

doi:10.1038/35081062

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Ant odometry in the third dimension p795

Sandra Wohlgemuth, Bernhard Ronacher and Rüdiger Wehner

doi:10.1038/35081069

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Motion-induced blindness in normal observers p798

Yoram S. Bonneh, Alexander Cooperman and Dov Sagi

doi:10.1038/35081073

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Interaction with the NMDA receptor locks CaMKII in an active conformation p801

K.-Ulrich Bayer, Paul De Koninck, A. Soren Leonard, Johannes W. Hell and Howard Schulman

doi:10.1038/35081080

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Molecular mechanism of cAMP modulation of HCN pacemaker channels p805

Brian J. Wainger, Matthew DeGennaro, Bina Santoro, Steven A. Siegelbaum and Gareth R. Tibbs

doi:10.1038/35081088

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Sensitive detection of pathological prion protein by cyclic amplification of protein misfolding p810

Gabriela P. Saborio, Bruno Permanne and Claudio Soto

doi:10.1038/35081095

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Quenching quorum-sensing-dependent bacterial infection by an N-acyl homoserine lactonase p813

Yi-Hu Dong, Lian-Hui Wang, Jin-Ling Xu, Hai-Bao Zhang, Xi-Fen Zhang and Lian-Hui Zhang

doi:10.1038/35081101

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Production of multiple plant hormones from a single polyprotein precursor p817

Gregory Pearce, Daniel S. Moura, Johannes Stratmann and Clarence A. Ryan

doi:10.1038/35081107

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Structure of a human T-cell antigen receptor p820

Timothy J. Allison, Christine C. Winter, Jean-Jacques Fournié, Marc Bonneville and David N. Garboczi

doi:10.1038/35081115

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correction: Plant diversity enhances ecosystem responses to elevated CO₂ and nitrogen deposition p824

Peter B. Reich, Jean Knops, David Tilman, Joseph Craine, David Ellsworth, Mark Tjoelker, Tali Lee, David Wedin, Shahid Naeem, Dan Bahauddin, George Hendrey, Shibu Jose, Keith Wrage, Jenny Goth and Wendy Bengston

doi:10.1038/35081122

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correction: Enabling the chemistry of life p824

C. Walsh

doi:10.1038/35081124

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insight

Plant defence p825

doi:10.1038/35081158

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Plant pathogens and integrated defence responses to infection p826

Jeffery L. Dangl and Jonathan D. G. Jones

doi:10.1038/35081161

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Gene silencing as an adaptive defence against viruses p834

Peter M. Waterhouse, Ming-Bo Wang and Tony Lough

doi:10.1038/35081168

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Natural products and plant disease resistance p843

Richard A. Dixon

doi:10.1038/35081178

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Programmed cell death, mitochondria and the plant hypersensitive response p848

Eric Lam, Naohiro Kato and Michael Lawton

doi:10.1038/35081184

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Surface-to-air signals p854

Edward E. Farmer

doi:10.1038/35081189

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Co-evolution and plant resistance to natural enemies p857

Mark D. Rausher

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Engineering disease resistance in plants p865

Maarten H. Stuiver and Jerome H. H. V. Custers

doi:10.1038/35081200

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New on the Market

Lab automation p869

Automation by lab robots, PC control and integration.

doi:10.1038/35081203

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