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Stamps celebrate Royal Society scientists
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An absurd law
Turkey's government is about to pass legislation that could cripple the country's biological research.
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Simplification is essential
The new European research commissioner deserves political support from member states of the European Union to drastically reduce the dead weight of Brussels bureaucracy.
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Salary boost
Negotiating for a pay rise can be a smooth, fruitful process if you follow a few guidelines, says Deb Koen.
- Deb Koen
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News & Views |
50 & 100 years ago
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Mixed budget outlook for young scientists
Biomedical researchers face fewer competing grants in 2011.
- Karen Kaplan
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Concessions over science advice principles
Proposal that advisors should seek 'shared position' with government abandoned.
- Daniel Cressey
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German paper chase to end
Funding agency cuts number of publications needed for grant applications.
- Quirin Schiermeier
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Books & Arts |
Theft or innovation?
A history of intellectual-property rights reveals how the pirating of ideas and goods has transformed science publishing, drug development and software, explains Michael Gollin.
- Michael Gollin
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News & Views |
The statistics of style
A mathematical method has been developed that distinguishes between the paintings of Pieter Bruegel the Elder and those of his imitators. But can the approach be used to spot imitations of works by any artist?
- Bruno A. Olshausen
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A land without Google?
A survey reveals how Chinese scientists could be affected by the stand-off between their government and the search-engine giant.
- Jane Qiu
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An intrinsic vasopressin system in the olfactory bulb is involved in social recognition
Peptide hormones such as oxytocin and vasopressin influence social behaviour in several mammalian species. Here it is shown that a population of interneurons in the rat olfactory bulb releases vasopressin, and that vasopressin signalling is required in the olfactory system for proper social recognition in rats. Although vasopressin may not work in exactly the same way in humans, social recognition mediated by experience-dependent vasopressin release may be common.
- Vicky A. Tobin
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Pebble-bed nuclear reactor gets pulled
South Africa cuts funding for energy technology project.
- Linda Nordling
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Reserves 'win–win' for fish and fishermen
Marine protection areas could offer fisheries a boost.
- Rex Dalton
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Sexual predators flock to energy boom towns
Oil and gas attract more criminals than tourism or agriculture do.
- Richard A. Lovett
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Progressive thinking
It is time to abandon GDP as the overriding measure of social development and economic health.
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Validation required
Transparency and quality control are essential in the highly uncertain business of assessing the impact of climate change on a regional scale.
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50 & 100 years ago
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Scientists in Ireland face up to pay cuts
Parlous state of economy forces cut backs.
- Quirin Schiermeier
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Books & Arts |
Two views of collapse
We need realism, not positivity, to learn lessons from past societal demises, urges Jared Diamond.
- Jared Diamond
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Correspondence |
Transdisciplinary EU science institute needs funds urgently
- Jan W. Vasbinder
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Perspective |
The next generation of scenarios for climate change research and assessment
- Richard H. Moss
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- & Thomas J. Wilbanks
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Correspondence |
Italy's stem-cell challenge gaining momentum
- Elena Cattaneo
- , Elisabetta Cerbai
- & Silvia Garagna
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Career Brief |
India plans science boost
Thousands of PhDs will be needed to fill faculty science posts by 2014.
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A framework for success
The time is ripe for Europe's scientists to lobby for community-wide infrastructure funding.
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South Africa's opportunity
The nation's science enterprise still carries the scars of apartheid. But with reform — and increased funding — South Africa could become a catalyst for scientific progress throughout Africa.
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Divide and conquer
NASA is taking a risk on commercial space services. But the pay-offs could be high.
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Science lines up for seat to space
The advent of commercial trips could open up research opportunities.
- Katharine Sanderson
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India's transgenic aubergine in a stew
Environment ministry rejects bid to grow genetically modified crop.
- K. S. Jayaraman
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Changes proposed to key psychiatry manual
Controversial revision alters diagnostic definitions.
- Heidi Ledford
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South African science: black, white and grey
The release of Nelson Mandela sent optimism coursing through South Africa's research community. Twenty years on, Michael Cherry finds that it is still struggling to get on its feet.
- Michael Cherry
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Spain's vision for science
Science minister Cristina Garmendia outlines her plans for research across Europe, and at home.
- Cristina Jiménez
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The future of European research
With a new research commissioner arriving in Brussels, and big policy changes on the cards, Nature explains how scientists could be affected.
- Alison Abbott
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Women: diversity among leaders is there if you look
- Nancy C. Andrews
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Institute gets gift windfall
Philanthropist's gift will yield 300 research and lab-support jobs.