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We are still saving British science from Margaret Thatcher

Mon, 04/22/2013 - 3:21pm

The battle to justify research funding is as important now as it was 30 years ago, says Denis Noble.

Nature News doi: 10.1038/nature.2013.12800

The quick facts about ricin

Mon, 04/22/2013 - 10:21am

The deadly toxin has been found in a letter addressed to a US senator.

Nature News doi: 10.1038/nature.2013.12819

Weaning boosts the risk of HIV transmission

Sat, 04/20/2013 - 9:21am

Amount of virus in breast milk spikes when feeding slows down.

Nature News doi: 10.1038/nature.2013.12820

Zebrafish genome helps in hunt for treatments

Fri, 04/19/2013 - 7:21pm

Sequencing boosts research on organism increasingly useful for modelling human diseases.

Nature News doi: 10.1038/nature.2013.12821

HIV in breastmilk spikes at weaning

Fri, 04/19/2013 - 2:21pm

Findings bolster case for maternal drug therapy beyond feeding's end.

Nature News doi: 10.1038/nature.2013.12832

A back seat for basic science

Thu, 04/18/2013 - 5:21pm

Translational research wins in Obama’s budget, but its economic value remains uncertain.

Nature 496 277 doi: 10.1038/496277a

Synthetic biologists and conservationists open talks

Thu, 04/18/2013 - 3:21pm

But worries persist about unintended consequences of tinkering with nature.

Nature 496 281 doi: 10.1038/496281a

Climate models fail to ‘predict’ US droughts

Thu, 04/18/2013 - 2:21pm

Simulations identify past megadroughts, but at wrong times.

Nature 496 284 doi: 10.1038/496284a

Nano-suit shields bugs in the void

Thu, 04/18/2013 - 12:21pm

Coating enables electron-microscope imaging of live organisms.

Nature News doi: 10.1038/nature.2013.12799

Higgs data could spell trouble for leading Big Bang theory

Wed, 04/17/2013 - 8:21pm

Universe's latest baby picture combines with LHC findings to raise new questions about cosmic 'inflation'.

Nature News doi: 10.1038/nature.2013.12804

Photons test quantum paradox

Wed, 04/17/2013 - 3:21pm

Contextuality theorem could improve secure communication.

Nature 496 282 doi: 10.1038/496282a

H7N9 bird flu poised to spread

Wed, 04/17/2013 - 2:21pm

Cases reported in new regions of China.

Nature News doi: 10.1038/nature.2013.12801

Supernova left its mark in ancient bacteria

Wed, 04/17/2013 - 2:21pm

Radioactive iron may be first fossil imprint of a nearby cosmic explosion.

Nature News doi: 10.1038/nature.2013.12797

Lab-grown kidneys transplanted into rats

Wed, 04/17/2013 - 12:21pm

Engineered organs produce urine, though not as efficiently as natural ones.

Nature News doi: 10.1038/nature.2013.12791

Super-powered switches may decide cell fate

Wed, 04/17/2013 - 10:21am

Long chunks of DNA improve efficiency of gene activators.

Nature News doi: 10.1038/nature.2013.12794

Climate change brings stormier weather to the US

Wed, 04/17/2013 - 9:21am

Thunderstorm damage has doubled since 1970 and transatlantic flights are set to become bumpier.

Nature News doi: 10.1038/nature.2013.12763

Organic pollutants poison the roof of the world

Wed, 04/17/2013 - 6:21am

Accumulation of DDT in Himalayas exceeds that seen in Arctic.

Nature News doi: 10.1038/nature.2013.12776

Obama plays scientific favourites

Wed, 04/17/2013 - 6:21am

Some science agencies fare well in US president’s budget request, but proposal will meet stiff resistance.

Nature News doi: 10.1038/nature.2013.12787

Ape-like fossils show hints of human ancestry

Tue, 04/16/2013 - 1:21pm

The hominin Australopithecus sediba was a hodgepodge of simian and human-like features.

Nature News doi: 10.1038/nature.2013.12788

Crick's DNA Nobel medal gets $2 million at auction