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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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Correspondence |
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.
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Boost for brain research
Fellowship aims to boost collaborative research at European academic institutions and industrial labs.
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Stand and deliver
Science has done well in the proposed US budget. Researchers need to justify the funding boost.
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Careers and Recruitment |
A foot in the door
A postdoctoral application should present a person's best scientific self on paper. Kendall Powell demystifies why some applicants shine and others miss the mark.
- Kendall Powell
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Project set to map marks on genome
Consortium sets sights on the differences that make us different.
- Alison Abbott
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IPCC flooded by criticism
Climate body slammed for errors and potential conflicts of interest.
- Quirin Schiermeier
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False alarms
British scientists must adopt a positive tone if they hope to protect their gains in funding.
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50 & 100 years ago
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Self-doubt plagues female astronomers
Study seeks insight into astronomers' career paths.
- Karen Kaplan
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China's research rise
Number of domestic researchers draws level with Europe and the United States.
- Gene Russo
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Books & Arts |
Tricks of the stage
A restored imperial theatre in China reveals how Western techniques of visual perspective brought by the Jesuits were adopted by an eighteenth-century Chinese emperor, explains Martin Kemp.
- Martin Kemp
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Books & Arts |
On the shoulders of giants
A volume of essays celebrating 350 years of Britain's Royal Society highlights the continuing gulf between science and the public, says John Gribbin.
- John Gribbin
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Debt crisis threatens UK science
As Britain's researchers face fierce budget cuts, Nature finds out how labs are preparing for hard times.
- Geoff Brumfiel
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Plans for alien contact found wanting
Governments lack frameworks to respond to discoveries.
- Lucas Laursen
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Fixing the communications failure
People's grasp of scientific debates can improve if communicators build on the fact that cultural values influence what and whom we believe, says Dan Kahan.
- Dan Kahan
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Career Brief |
Biotech ends on a high
Biotech firms raise much more money in 2009, buoyed by big pharma partnerships
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Small rise for US postdocs
NIH stipend increase not enough, says US National Postdoctoral Association.
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Tricky terrains
The drug and biotech industries are not always easy to break into. Developing a diverse skill set could be the key to success, Karen Kaplan reports.
- Karen Kaplan
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'Big science' spurs collaborative trend
Complicated projects mean that science is becoming more globalized.
- Eric Hand
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Iranian academics fear more killings
Concern grows in the wake of particle physicist's death.
- Declan Butler
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Bulgarian science reform attacked
Researchers say law wouldn't fix nation's higher-education system.
- Alison Abbott
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Israel hails first steps towards funding agency
Weightier grants will provide security for biomedical researchers.
- Haim Watzman
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Security ethics
Manufacturers of computer systems should welcome researchers' efforts to find flaws.