Nature News - Archive
Biology and other science news items from Nature News, the popular science syndication arm of the premier international science publisher, the Nature Publishing Group. Nature News is an authoritative and accessible online roundup of what's new in science research.
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June 7, 2016
Fairer way to distribute last-ditch drugs gets real-world trial
With drug companies’ policies hard to decipher, frustrated patients often resort to social-media campaigns and other public appeals.
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June 6, 2016
Massive ocean-observing project launches — despite turmoil
Network of deep-water observatories streams data in real time.
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June 2, 2016
Ancient genomes suggest dual origin for modern dogs
Man's best friend may have been domesticated twice — at different sites.
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June 2, 2016
Plan to synthesize human genome elicits mixed response
Some admire project's ambition; others say it hasn't justified its aims.
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June 1, 2016
Peru’s gold rush prompts public-health emergency
Gold-mining boom in southeastern Amazon is driving high levels of mercury contamination.
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May 25, 2016
Illuminating life's building blocks
A suite of tools now enables scientists to see proteins at work in living cells at the single-molecule level.
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May 25, 2016
Cloud-seeding surprise could improve climate predictions
A molecule made by trees can seed clouds, suggesting that pre-industrial skies were less sunny than thought.
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May 25, 2016
1,500 scientists lift the lid on reproducibility
Survey sheds light on the ‘crisis’ rocking research.
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May 24, 2016
Poverty linked to epigenetic changes and mental illness
Impoverished adolescents acquire DNA marks, brain changes and depression over time.
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May 19, 2016
Light-controlled genes and neurons poised for clinical trials
As a human trial of optogenetics for retinal diseases begins, researchers eye other applications.
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