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Ecologists protest Australia’s plans to cut funding for environment-monitoring network

Scientists say the move will reduce the country’s capacity to predict future ecosystem changes.

World View | 15 August 2017
A little democracy could go a long way
The Middle East is freezing out Qatar. A science academy could help — and would set an important precedent for the region.
news | 11 August 2017
Stop hoarding ancient bones, plead archaeologists
Scientists call for wider access to rare samples rich in DNA.

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China launches brain-imaging factory
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Why 14 ecology labs teamed up to watch grass grow
Multi-lab efforts point the way to shoring up the reliability of field studies.
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Artificial intelligence identifies plant species for science
Deep-learning methods successfully classify thousands of herbarium samples.
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US biomedical-research facilities unprepared for attacks and natural disasters
Science panel says institutions need to do more to prevent and mitigate damage to research equipment and animals.
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Sea snakes lose their stripes to deal with pollution
Melanin pigment in darkened skin binds to pollutants and helps animals rid themselves of chemicals.
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Massive El Niño sent greenhouse-gas emissions soaring
Disruptive weather pattern in 2014–2016 spurred tropical forests to pump out 3 billion tonnes of carbon.

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Research Highlights | 16 August 2017
Genome editing: CRISPR–Cas becoming more human
CRISPR–Cas9 was used in human embryos to correct a dominant heterozygous gene mutation that causes hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
- Kim Baumann
Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology
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Biomarkers: Matching mutations to immunotherapy response
- Katrina Ray
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Cancer biology: The skin's power of elimination
The skin is able to counteract tissue aberrancies resulting from tissue overgrowth and to restore normal tissue architecture by eliminating aberrant cells.
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Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology
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Metal flouts Ohm’s law
Finding could provide new way to spot elusive topological effects.
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Dark matter without the WIMPS
Theorists propose alternative route to elusive matter.
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Research Highlights | 14 August 2017
Antibodies: Herd immunity
Broadly neutralizing antibodies against HIV can be rapidly generated by immunizing cows.
- Yvonne Bordon
Nature Reviews Immunology

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Turning point: Galactic groundbreaker
Brazilian astrophysicist bridges fields to gain cosmological insights.
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