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Being breastfed as an infant does not help prevent people becoming overweight later in life, according to a study published online this week in the International Journal of Obesity.

Summaries of newsworthy papers include Ocean science: A natural approach, Reducing the risk of severe adverse drug reactions, Swift study into wing shape, Weighing at the nanoscale, Invasive species thrive on hard times and finally… The perfect pint?

Summaries of newsworthy papers that will be published online on 22 April 2007 in Nature and Nature Research Journals, including: Enzyme curtails allergic reaction to chitin, Magnetic imaging enters the nanoworld, Catalysts under the microscope, The immune system and susceptibility to cancer, Engineering diverse sets of drug sensitive proteins.

In the week of the first round of France’s presidential elections, Nature takes a unique look at what the incoming president will mean for French research.

Summaries of newsworthy papers include Geology: The big melts and Fossils: Tell it to the trees

Genetic susceptibility to Crohn disease, Mutation leads to male infertility, Astrocytes kill neurons in ALS, Increasing bad cholesterol levels

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Summaries of newsworthy papers include Cancer: Genes linked to chemotherapy response, Smart materials: A light touch, Photochemistry: Quantum tricks in photosynthesis and finally… Punish the rich

Amplification of oestrogen receptor gene in breast cancer, Natural genetic variant influencing rice grain weight, Stabilization contra retardation, How one’s own DNA can cause autoimmunity, Enrichment of metabolites with chemical probes

The relics of St Joan of Arc are not the remains of the fifteenth-century French heroine after all, according to a News Exclusive in Nature this week. European experts who have analysed the sacred scraps say the relics are a forgery, made from the remains of an Egyptian mummy.

Summaries of newsworthy papers include Winds of change, Antibiotic-resistant bacteria meet their match?, Geomagnetic data captured in crystals, A salty solution, The great electron escape and Algorithm for group success?

New evidence could rewrite the history of the discovery of America

Fibre circuits for electronic fabrics, From A and B to O: Towards universal red blood cells, Prostate cancer risk variants and Autoantibody production by perturbed B cells

The Arab Science and Technology Foundation (ASTF) is pleased to announce that the registration phase for the Competition Made in the Arab World (MIA) is extended to April 15th 2007

Dying cancer patients are buying a chemical called dichloroacetate (DCA) and using it to treat themselves, despite the fact that it hasn’t been approved for use in humans.

Researchers have discovered a pair of twins who are identical through their mother’s side, but share only half their genes on their father’s, reports a News Exclusive from [email protected].

Summaries of newsworthy papers published in Nature Journals online on 25 March 2007 including: Too much of a good thing?, Protein sensing in full colour, Next-generation glass, The shape of drugs to come, Genetic variant associated with susceptibility to osteoarthritis, Brain cells seen in context.

Materials: Brute force yields new molecules, Neuroscience: Emotion and moral judgements, Earth sciences: Ocean crust formation, Geology: The driving force of plate tectonics, Organic chemistry: Unprotected complexity, Evolutionary ecology: Understanding evolutionary bursts

Teen smokers who were also exposed to nicotine before birth show a dramatic reduction in attention capacities related to vision and hearing. The study also demonstrates that male and female attention capacities are affected by the exposure in different ways.

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Summaries of newsworthy papers in Nature journals online on 18 March 2007 including Understanding cancer spread, Spawn of hag, and Reversing the magnetic vortex core.

Summaries of newsworthy papers appearing in Nature Vol.446 No.7133 dated 15 MARCH 2007: Fossil sheds light on middle ear evolution, The aftermath of a catastrophic collision, The shape and evolution of subduction zones, Life history of a photon, Light fantastic, Tracking tremor beneath Japan and Surprise addition to flowering plant family tree

Scientists have identified unforeseen mechanisms by which quinolones - a family of broad-spectrum antibiotics among the most widely prescribed - induce bacterial cell death. The study is published online this week in Molecular Systems Biology.

A possible mechanism for green tea’s anticancer activities is reported online this week in Laboratory Investigation. The reported effect of green tea extract on lung cancer cells supports the increasing evidence of green tea’s anticancer properties.

Summary of newsworthy papers appearing in Nature Journals on 11 March 2007: Seeing antigen-presenting cells in action, Multiferroics as the ultimate memory? How stress causes anxiety in adolescent mice, Bacteria-mediated immune system paralysis, Jumonji family removing the mark & A cheap alternative for large scale RNA interference screens.

The parasite that leads to sleeping sickness can be lulled to sleep itself using a newly discovered pathway, according to research published online this week in EMBO reports. Trypanosoma brucei is a parasite that causes sleeping sickness resulting in neurological damage and death.

Hugo W. Moser and colleagues discuss recent clinical trial data indicating that Lorenzo’s Oil - the discovery of which was the subject of the 1992 film of the same name - can delay the onset of X-ALD symptoms.

Commentary: Trial and distribution, Hydrology: Water on Mars revisited, Materials: Silica to silicon, Evolution: Small genome paved the way for flight?, Plant biology: Size matters, Planetary science: Sun makes an asteroid spin faster

Summaries of newsworthy papers include Genomic marker for lung cancer, A natural barrier to HIV transmission, Mitochondrial point mutations do not limit lifespan, New immune cell exit strategy

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