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In the wake of the Hwang scandal, journals have been reviewing their refereeing procedures. Following a survey of experts, here are Nature's thoughts on papers about cloning, with an invitation to comment.
A collapse in ocean currents triggered by global warming could be catastrophic, but only now is the Atlantic circulation being properly monitored. Quirin Schiermeier investigates.
For decades, much of the early history of fish evolution was locked away in rocks in China. Rex Dalton tracks down the scientist who brought many of the remains to the surface.
Pursuing drugs for neglected diseases is not a traditional part of the pharmaceutical company portfolio. But Paul Herrling of Novartis finds that it brings welcome changes both within and outside the industry.
An array of nanomagnets has been designed to resemble the disordered magnetic state known as ‘spin ice’. This could transform our understanding of disordered matter and, potentially, lead to new technologies.
Cancer drugs are increasingly designed to target specific cell-signalling pathways. When, and in what combination, these drugs should be used might be judged by analysing the gene expression signature of the tumour.
Among other effects, bromine released by biological processes in the oceans apparently reduces ozone levels in the troposphere. This source may be a link between atmospheric composition and climate change.
To survive environmental stresses, plants must respond to the hormone abscisic acid. The receptors for this hormone have remained elusive, but one receptor with unique functions in flowering has now been identified.
The decay of proton-rich nuclei by the emission of a single proton has been known about for some time, and is well understood. The latest observation of two-proton emission, however, will provoke some head-scratching.
Being an astronaut, video-game designer or museum curator may be every child scientist's dream. Kendall Powell talks to the creative scientists who followed the fantasy.
