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Summaries of newsworthy papers include Exoplanetary phases seen, Rethinking the war on cancer, Natural selection at the group level?, Super states, Mantle mixing model and Ancient immunity underestimated

In an exclusive News story this week, Nature reporter Geoff Brumfiel describes how ITER, the multi-billion-euro international fusion reactor, is likely to be far less ambitious in its early stages than scientists had hoped.

A transgenic line of monkeys carrying a gene encoding green fluorescent protein fully integrated into their DNA has been created for the first time. The research, published in Nature this week, marks the first such feat in non-human primates and paves the way for developing new models of human diseases.

In Nature China this week - Goose liver tells a big fat story, Mimicking the potassium channel and The bliss of growth

Summaries of newsworthy papers include A mushroom mystery solved, Candida genome sequenced, No role for Snowball Earth in ancient extinction, Initiator of allergic responses, How do inhibitors activate kinases? and Targeting muscle disorders

Summaries of newsworthy papers include Early Mars cold and wet?, Are you in charge of your weight?, Optical device records in 5D, Early microbes took some battering, How Down’s syndrome protects, DNA genie bottle assembles itself

In Nature China this week - Researchers in China have generated pluripotent stem cells from the Tibetan miniature pig.

Summaries of newsworthy papers The biology of ice, Gut acid levels determine healthy bones, Identifying problems in proteomics, Dopamine neurons are a mixed bunch, Natural products in reach, Interleukin 17—a Jekyll and Hyde of the immune system? and Gene variants to set your biological clock by

In Nature China this week - A gene specifically expressed in shell glands could determine the survival of brine shrimp eggs in extreme environments.

Summaries of newsworthy papers: Origins of RNA, Beating heart enhances blood-cell formation, The might of light, on a chip, Shape-changing secret of sleeping-sickness parasite, Ocean waters teaming with small RNAs, Natural strategy for making terpenes, Floats go under to reveal internal ocean pathway, Making dust and Prehistoric pin-up

Summaries of newsworthy papers include Non-blinking nanocrystals, Coordinated memory, Follow the code and Experience-dependent brain changes in Angelman syndrome

Summaries of newsworthy papers No ticket no entry, Chromatin-modification link to memory, Unbreakable under pressure, Quirky volcano reveals its secrets and DNA origami

A news feature published this week in Nature Medicine explores how researchers are using high-tech solutions to overcome these types of challenges.

Summaries of newsworthy papers Fresh lead for broad-spectrum Huntington’s therapy, A primate-specific potassium channel in schizophrenia, Sleep disorder associated with autoimmune response, Faulty protein linked to B-cell lymphoma, Energized by RNA, Amazonian ice and Singing without lessons

Summaries of other newsworthy papers include: Invisibility cloaking in the optical and A time to stress.

In Nature China this week - Terrestrial ecosystems in China may have absorbed 28-37% of the country's fossil-fuel emissions over the past two decades

Protein cocktail directs production of new heart cells, Bright electronic paper, High rate of chromosomal instability in human embryos, The simple sense of smell, The dangers of double dipping, A greater Tibet, Light-activated enhancement of information processing, Easing the way to pluripotency, Ocean iron and Light, electrons, action!

Summaries of newsworthy papers include: Urine test for kidney disease and Gut hormone aids malnourished dialysis patients

Summaries of newsworthy paper include They know where you are, Sealing the past, Bright skies spell bad news?, Sniffing out sickness, Shake, rattle, control, Dengue virus host factors identified, Probing enormous exotic molecules and Don’t judge an asteroid by its colour

In Nature China this week - Contrary to popular belief, females may have the ability to replenish reproductive cells at any stage of their life

Summaries of newsworthy papers include A better engineered beer, Lead atmosphere and Dead layers provide lifeline for Moore’s Law

Summaries of newsworthy papers include Parasitology: New coats for old, Physics: Electrons go ballistic and Materials: Nanoribbons produced in abundance

In Nature China this week - Researchers in China have uncovered the underlying mechanisms of morphine tolerance

Summaries of newsworthy papers include Nanotechnology: Brushes make a difference, Geoscience: Long-term mussel survival in acidic waters and Methods: Assembling large DNA molecules in a test tube

In Nature China this week - A cleverly designed peptide has been fabricated for therapeutic applications such as drug release, tissue repair and regenerative medicine

Summaries of newsworthy papers include Cancer genomics hits its stride, Did nickel shortage trigger global oxygen rise?, Antimalarial combats drug resistance, The shape of catalysts to come and Submillimetre galaxies accounted for

Genetic regulators of radiation response identified, Lightning as a harbinger of hurricane winds, Controversial Crohn’s disease risk factor clarified, Sequencing a single cell, Pores for complexity, Neuronal cue to never dining alone, Catalysts use the force, Yeast are stuck in a snowdrift and How scratching relieves itch

Summaries of newsworthy papers include Possible signature of dark matter detected, Melting mantle plumes and island formation and All in a spin

In Nature China this week - Researchers in China have identified a particular region of the rice genome that influences grain yield

Summaries of newsworthy papers include Peek-a-boo perception, Softening bone, Patagonian glacial-age dust machine, New genetic risk factors for breast cancer, Stem cells generate intestine, A new treatment for arrhythmia, Bio-inspired bond-breaking and How does your fungus garden grow?