Table of contents
Volume 457 Number 7226 pp129-228
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Editorials
Data for the masses p129
Initiatives for digital research infrastructure should focus more on making standardized data openly available, and less on developing new portals.
doi:10.1038/457129a
Culture clash p129
Samuel Huntington will be remembered for his ideas, controversial as they might have been.
doi:10.1038/457129b
Cuba's biotech boom p130
The United States would do well to end restrictions on collaborations with the island nation's scientists.
doi:10.1038/457130a
Research Highlights
Taxonomy: Aloha Mohoidae p132
doi:10.1038/457132a
Environmental science: It's in the water p132
doi:10.1038/457132b
Cancer: Interfering with cancer p132
doi:10.1038/457132c
Neurobiology: Crossing the barrier p132
doi:10.1038/457132d
Mathematical biology: Sensible swarming p132
doi:10.1038/457132e
Biomechanics: Wobble mystery solved p132
doi:10.1038/457132f
Geochemistry: Oh molybdenum! p133
doi:10.1038/457133a
Materials science: Hitting a nerve gas p133
doi:10.1038/457133b
Genomics: 25 to life p133
doi:10.1038/457133c
Zoology: Breathing deep p133
doi:10.1038/457133d
News
China builds inland Antarctic base p134
Kunlun station to open later this month atop the frozen continent's oldest ice.
Jane Qiu
doi:10.1038/457134a
Companies racing into India's nuclear market p134
Deal between India and United States spurs investment rush.
K. S. Jayaraman
doi:10.1038/457134b
Biotechs feel the pain p136
The biotechnology industry is weathering the financial crisis better than some. That doesn't mean it's in great shape, reports Heidi Ledford.
doi:10.1038/457136a
European boost for particle therapy p139
Treatment centres poised to use carbon-ion beams to tackle cancer.
Vicki Brower
doi:10.1038/457139a
Geophysicists accused of breach of publishing ethics p140
doi:10.1038/457140a
UK revises visa rules to help visiting scientists p140
doi:10.1038/457140b
US National Academies suspend visits to Iran p140
doi:10.1038/457140c
California sues in bid to preserve wildlife laws p140
doi:10.1038/457140d
Nigeria finally appoints its health ministers p140
doi:10.1038/457140e
Dinosaur graveyard promises clues to extinction p140
doi:10.1038/457140f
Correction p140
doi:10.1038/457140g
News Features
Ocean research: The lab at the bottom of the sea p141
The best way to study life beneath the waves is to live there. Mark Schrope describes his experiences in the world's longest-running undersea laboratory.
doi:10.1038/457141a
Forestry: A green investment p144
If growing forests in India can generate lucrative carbon credits, then why isn't everyone planting trees? Paroma Basu reports.
doi:10.1038/457144a
Correspondence
Replacement of animals in research will never be possible p147
Roberto Caminiti
doi:10.1038/457147a
Western prosperity is based on resources that are running out p147
Hervé Philippe
doi:10.1038/457147b
'Subspecies' and 'race' should not be used as synonyms p147
Michael A. Patten
doi:10.1038/457147c
Essay
Being Human: Love: Neuroscience reveals all p148
Poetry it is not. Nor is it particularly romantic. But reducing love to its component parts helps us to understand human sexuality, and may lead to drugs that enhance or diminish our love for another, says Larry J. Young.
Larry J Young
doi:10.1038/457148a
See also: Editor's summary
Books and Arts
Future tigers of innovation p149
Manufacturing in China and India has seen huge expansion, but California's Silicon Valley can breathe easy — the countries are still some way from becoming world innovation leaders, explains Ming-Wei Wang.
Ming-Wei Wang reviews The Venturesome Economy: How Innovation Sustains Prosperity in a More Connected World by Amar Bhidé
doi:10.1038/457149a
Innovative reading p150
Jenny Meyer
doi:10.1038/457150a
India's scientific legacy p150
Jayant V. Narlikar reviews Technology at the Core: Science and Technology with Indira Gandhi by Ashok Parthasarathi
doi:10.1038/457150b
See also: Editor's summary
The learning revolution p151
Jean-Claude Bradley reviews Opening Up Education: The Collective Advancement of Education Through Open Technology, Open Content, and Open Knowledge
doi:10.1038/457151a
Rare books in the flesh p152
Jay M. Pasachoff reviews Beautiful Science: Ideas that Changed the World
doi:10.1038/457152a
News and Views
Organic chemistry: Molecular diversity by design p153
Many organic syntheses are target-oriented — each multi-step route is designed to make just one compound. But now a diversity-oriented synthesis can make 80 different molecular skeletons in just a few steps.
Stuart L. Schreiber
doi:10.1038/457153a
50 & 100 years ago p154
doi:10.1038/457154a
Immunology: Barrier to electrical storms p155
Epilepsy is characterized by repetitive seizures due to abnormal electrical activity in the brain. Immune cells promote development of this disorder by mediating the breakdown of the blood–brain barrier.
Richard M. Ransohoff
doi:10.1038/457155a
See also: Editor's summary
Quantum physics: Quantum force turns repulsive p156
The experimental verification that a bizarre quantum effect — the Casimir force — can manifest itself in its repulsive form is pivotal not only for fundamental physics but also for nanotechnology.
Steve K. Lamoreaux
doi:10.1038/457156a
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Protein synthesis: Errors rectified in retrospect p157
During protein synthesis, mistakes in adding amino acids to the growing polypeptide chain are usually prevented. If they are not, a quality-control mechanism ensures premature termination of erroneous sequences.
Kurt Fredrick & Michael Ibba
doi:10.1038/457157a
See also: Editor's summary
Astrophysics: Magnetic bond p158
How low-mass stars produce their ubiquitous magnetic fields has long puzzled astronomers. Models of how Earth accomplishes this task could hold the key to understanding the phenomenon on such stars.
Christopher M. Johns-Krull
doi:10.1038/457158a
See also: Editor's summary
Structural biology: Anticancer drug target pictured p159
Not only is the aromatase enzyme implicated in a common form of breast cancer, but it also catalyses an unusual biochemical reaction. Its crystal structure therefore offers both practical and fundamental insights.
Michael R. Waterman
doi:10.1038/457159a
See also: Editor's summary
Molecular biology: A taste of umami p160
Sadaf Shadan
doi:10.1038/457160a
Article
Quality control by the ribosome following peptide bond formation p161
Hani S. Zaher & Rachel Green
doi:10.1038/nature07582
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Letters
Energy flux determines magnetic field strength of planets and stars p167
Ulrich R. Christensen, Volkmar Holzwarth & Ansgar Reiners
doi:10.1038/nature07626
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Measured long-range repulsive Casimir–Lifshitz forces p170
J. N. Munday, Federico Capasso & V. Adrian Parsegian
doi:10.1038/nature07610
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See also: Editor's summary | News and Views by Lamoreaux
Electrically pumped photonic-crystal terahertz lasers controlled by boundary conditions p174
Y. Chassagneux, R. Colombelli, W. Maineult, S. Barbieri, H. E. Beere, D. A. Ritchie, S. P. Khanna, E. H. Linfield & A. G. Davies
doi:10.1038/nature07636
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Early formation of evolved asteroidal crust p179
James M. D. Day, Richard D. Ash, Yang Liu, Jeremy J. Bellucci, Douglas Rumble III, William F. McDonough, Richard J. Walker & Lawrence A. Taylor
doi:10.1038/nature07651
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Diversity dynamics of marine planktonic diatoms across the Cenozoic p183
Daniel L. Rabosky & Ulf Sorhannus
doi:10.1038/nature07435
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Neural processing of auditory feedback during vocal practice in a songbird p187
Georg B. Keller & Richard H. R. Hahnloser
doi:10.1038/nature07467
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Myelomonocytic cell recruitment causes fatal CNS vascular injury during acute viral meningitis p191
Jiyun V. Kim, Silvia S. Kang, Michael L. Dustin & Dorian B. McGavern
doi:10.1038/nature07591
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See also: Editor's summary | News and Views by Ransohoff
Memory CD8 T-cell compartment grows in size with immunological experience p196
Vaiva Vezys, Andrew Yates, Kerry A. Casey, Gibson Lanier, Rafi Ahmed, Rustom Antia & David Masopust
doi:10.1038/nature07486
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Frequent in-frame somatic deletions activate gp130 in inflammatory hepatocellular tumours p200
Sandra Rebouissou, Mohamed Amessou, Gabrielle Couchy, Karine Poussin, Sandrine Imbeaud, Camilla Pilati, Tina Izard, Charles Balabaud, Paulette Bioulac-Sage & Jessica Zucman-Rossi
doi:10.1038/nature07475
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The dynein regulatory complex is required for ciliary motility and otolith biogenesis in the inner ear p205
Jessica R. Colantonio, Julien Vermot, David Wu, Adam D. Langenbacher, Scott Fraser, Jau-Nian Chen & Kent L. Hill
doi:10.1038/nature07520
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Caenorhabditis elegans dauers need LKB1/AMPK to ration lipid reserves and ensure long-term survival p210
Patrick Narbonne & Richard Roy
doi:10.1038/nature07536
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Analysis of combinatorial cis-regulation in synthetic and genomic promoters p215
Jason Gertz, Eric D. Siggia & Barak A. Cohen
doi:10.1038/nature07521
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Structural basis for androgen specificity and oestrogen synthesis in human aromatase p219
Debashis Ghosh, Jennifer Griswold, Mary Erman & Walter Pangborn
doi:10.1038/nature07614
PDB code
3D view
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Naturejobs
ProspectsWebsite gets a new look p225
Welcome to the improved Naturejobs website.
Gene Russo
doi:10.1038/nj7226-225a
