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Lake-drilling team discovers life under the ice
Host of microbes found in lake deep under Antarctica's ice sheet.
Nature News doi: 10.1038/nature.2013.12405
Computer program roots out ancestors of modern tongues
Automated reconstruction of long-extinct languages can test theories on how words evolve.
Nature News doi: 10.1038/nature.2013.12407
Do plants 'veto' bad genes?
Latest evidence fails to quell doubt about whether plants can access 'ancestral' genes outside their parents' DNA.
Nature News doi: 10.1038/nature.2013.12401
Explosive power makes silicone robot jump
Simple chemical reaction powers robot to make lofty leaps.
Nature News doi: 10.1038/nature.2013.12402
Europe's leaders slash proposed research budget
Heads of the 27 European Union governments want €8 billion in savings over 7 years.
Nature News doi: 10.1038/nature.2013.12403
Small-molecule drug drives cancer cells to suicide
Studies in mice show therapy is effective even in hard-to-treat brain tumours.
Nature News doi: 10.1038/nature.2013.12385
Face-to-face with the earliest ancestor of all placental mammals
Vast data trove shows that our ancestors diversified only after the dinosaurs died out.
Nature News doi: 10.1038/nature.2013.12398
Genetic privacy needs a more nuanced approach
Because confidentiality of health data cannot be guaranteed, people should consider both the risks and advantages of sharing them, argues Misha Angrist.
Nature 494 7 doi: 10.1038/494007a
Seven days: 1–7 February 2013
The week in science: Richard III skeleton discovery confirmed; South Korea launches first satellite from home soil; and a keenly watched TB booster vaccine fails a major clinical trial.
Nature 494 10 doi: 10.1038/494010a
Landsat 8 to the rescue
NASA prepares to launch satellite that will continue historic record of global change.
Nature 494 13 doi: 10.1038/494013a
Quake fears rise at Japan’s reactors
Commissioners say that geological faults make some reactors too dangerous to restart.
Nature 494 14 doi: 10.1038/494014a
Alert over South Korea toxic leaks
Government moves to tighten oversight after string of hydrogen fluoride accidents.
Nature 494 15 doi: 10.1038/494015a
Translational research: Medicine man
As director of the NIH's bold new translational research centre, Christopher Austin has to show that he can jump-start a tortuous drug-discovery process.
Nature 494 24 doi: 10.1038/494024a
LHC set to halt for upgrades
Maintenance, improvement work and data analysis will keep scientists busy as collider’s planned closure begins.
Nature 494 16 doi: 10.1038/494016a
Air pollution delivers smaller babies
Study of 3 million infants suggests connection between inhaled particles and birth weight.
Nature News doi: 10.1038/nature.2013.12358
Genes mix faster than stories
Folk tales' 'DNA' shows that people would sooner have sex with strangers than tell their fables.
Nature News doi: 10.1038/nature.2013.12359
Researchers opt to limit uses of open-access publications
Advocates of open publishing fret that misunderstandings lead scientists to choose restrictive licenses.
Nature News doi: 10.1038/nature.2013.12384