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Summaries of newsworthy papers include Grass genome offers clues to drought tolerance, Recipe for seafood toxin, Solving the world’s imaging problem, Superconductor shows unusual behaviour, Mouse model of hepatitis C infection one step closer, Boron beauty and Things get heated

Summaries of newsworthy papers appearing in Nature and Nature Research Journals including: Gene variants associated with risk of psoriasis, Hedgehog blocker thwarts cancer stem cells, Future oceans low in oxygen? and Nanotechnology: Read the small print.

Summaries of newsworthy papers include fMRI sees what monkeys will think next, Spring forwards, Cold streams formed early galaxies, Tinkering with light on a tiny scale and Print your own circuit?

In Nature China this week - Researchers in Hong Kong say there is no urgency for renal screening of people who were exposed to low doses of melamine

There’s an urgent need for new approaches, new products and services, to tackle climate change, and Forum for the Future has teamed up with The Financial Times and HP to unleash the power of innovation by launching a global competition.

This award is bestowed on any scientists, institutions or organization worldwide in recognition of contributions and innovations towards solving problems in the tropics through science and technology and to be awarded to the most deserving based on merit. Deadline 31 March 2009.

Summaries of newsworthy papers include Fog lifts over Europe, Social isolation as a model of depression, Altering alkaloids in periwinkle, Cold season ozone production, Halting Hedgehog, Inheritance extends beyond the DNA sequence and Sleep on it

The title for this contest is "Since the world faces many challenges in 2009 including a global economic crisis, climate change, political upheavals and more, what are Asia’s main challenges in 2009 and how will you be affected?" Closing date is 31 March 2009.

Experts on President Obama's inauguration, The Global Economy, Provincial Elections in Iraq, 30th Anniversary Celebrations of The Islamic Revolution in Iran, Chinese New Year and The Year of the Ox and The International Year of Astronomy

Summaries of newsworthy papers include The legacy of the Bush presidency, 50 years of pheromones, Polaritons go with the flow and Ancient braincase helps reveal jawbone origins

In Nature China this week - Neurodegenerative diseases: Root of spasm, Graphene: Carbon magnets, Cognitive neuroscience: Double training, Developmental neuroscience: Sheath netting

Summaries of newsworthy papers including Photonics: One-way photonic street, Genetics: Common mutation underlying epilepsy identified, Geoscience: Is the acceleration of Greenland’s glaciers short-lived?, Physics: Long-range quantum manipulation, and Nature: Natural killer cells never forget.

Summaries of newsworthy papers include Stars add weight to planetary ‘law’, New theory of blood cell development, Early crust formation on asteroids? and Repulsive interactions

Scitable provides students with free online access to more than 180 overviews of key genetics concepts. The overviews are evidence-based and have been vetted by Nature Publishing Group staff.

In Nature China this week - Researchers in China have generated induced pluripotent stem cells from rhesus monkeys and more

Summaries of newsworthy papers include Arrestin’ insulin resistance and New mechanism for genetic hair loss

Summaries of newsworthy papers include Nature goes 3D, How Dark is Your Sky?, Evolution gems, Trapping and transport on a tiny scale, Cell-cycle restriction helps leukaemia stem cells keep going, Squeezed to the limit, Hijacked pathway contributes to cancer spread and power of reputation

Summaries of newsworthy papers include Breaking through the barrier, Clearing plaques in blood vessels in Alzheimer’s disease, Agriculture could increase the release of carbon dioxide from rivers, Prions and smell, Rotoviruses stick to sugars, Tropical volcanic eruptions drive cooling in the tropics, The twisted history of snail shells

Summaries of newsworthy papers include An engine for social change, Taking the rough with the smooth and Cancer stem cells leave their mark

The person who did more than any other to build the world's newest and most powerful particle accelerator is named as Nature's newsmaker of 2008 and Super-resolution fluorescence microscopy has revolutionized the field of molecular and cell biology.

In Nature China this week - Genetic heritage studies provide an insight into which Chinese individual is more likely to inherit Leber's disease

Summaries of newsworthy papers: Neuroscience: Loud and clear, Lullaby learning, Neuronal function implicated in obesity risk, Live, fast, die old, A rotating surface shell on Mars, Avoiding overreaction and Vaccine mystery solved

Researchers in China have shed fresh light on the signalling pathways that regulate energy balance

Water vapour in ‘hot-Jupiter’ atmosphere?, Heating far-off oceans, The stage is set for another food crisis, Antibody therapy helps SIV-infected monkeys, Changing its spots, Mirror image molecules made with ease, Melanoma mutation, Solid-state storage device for single photons and Bacterial clean-up job

The growing demand for cognitive enhancement within a healthy population requires a response, say leading figures in neuroscience, ethics and regulation. Their arguments are stimulated by the previously documented off-label use of such drugs by students and professors.

Meteorite impacts may have helped spawn life on Earth, Melatonin and risk of type 2 diabetes, Cone starvation in retinitis pigmentosa, Seeing cancer specifics, New inherited factors influencing blood lipid levels, Tropical nitrogen fixation and Blood stem cells require editing

Human granulocytic anaplasmosis has been identified in China for the first time, and the disease may transmit from human to human

Summaries of newsworthy papers include Into the clouds, Tycho’s supernova classified, Education and well-being, Cancer stem cells and melanoma, Arctic freezing triggers methane burst, Video captures stem cell niche, On–off switch for a superconductor, Core fold in animal egg coats and Mechanism for a stress-free, low-calorie, long life

On December 4th, 2008, the International Polar Year 2007-8 (IPY) will launch its seventh ‘International Polar Day’ focusing on research Above the Polar Regions, including meteorology, atmospheric science, astronomy, and the view of the polar regions from space.

IDRC and partner organizations will convene policy-makers, researchers, grassroots organizations and journalists from Canada and across the globe at the International Ecohealth Forum 2008 in Mérida, Mexico, December 1-5.