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Summaries of newsworthy papers include Mutations confer increased risk of breast and ovarian cancer and Finding missing bits in the human genome

Spontaneous rotating movements cause growing nerve fibers to turn to the right

Hazadiah Mohamad Dahan, Noor Zaina Idris and Roslinda Wab of Universiti Teknologi MARA, Shah Alam, Malaysia, studied how technologies affect language use and how this can potentially lead to language change in Malaysia.

Nitrous oxide emissions from thawing permafrost; Ancient acidic waters on Mars; Genetic variants associated with brain aneurysm; Exploitation by an expert virus; Structural variation in the human genome; Alpha-cells unexpectedly versatile; Quantifying human tumour proteins and Molecular basis of water tasting

Lipid signaling at the synapse modulates the strength of neuronal communication in the brain

The top three finalists in each category will be sponsored to present their work in a public symposium to be held the first week of July 2010 at Tongji University in Shanghai.

Superconductivity in just four molecules; Removing the guesswork from multiple sclerosis; Anti-RNA therapy counters breast cancer spread; Truffle genome unearthed; The immunology of epilepsy; Chemoprevention cocktail for colon cancer; Genetic risk variant for urinary bladder cancer; Addicted to junk food

Different cell types in the visual cortex respond differently to changes in visual experience

How to predict memory strength; Imaging and identifying atoms one-by-one; New oxygen-producing pathway discovered in bacteria; Finding missing galaxies; Soil respiration mystery resolved; Geometry holds the key to self-assembly; Muscle cells regenerate ‘broken’ hearts

Ten years of painstaking research has reaped rewards with valuable insights into the mechanism of cellular motion

The identification of a gene involved in the response of plants to water stress should help breed better crop varieties

Press Release - Researchers at the RIKEN Plant Science Center have clarified the function of three proteins that play a central role in the circadian clock in plants. The finding, to appear in the journal The Plant Cell, opens the door to the engineering of plant clock systems, with powerful applications to agriculture.

In Nature China this week- Protein acetylation regulates Salmonella metabolism through the modification of enzymes that participate in central metabolism

Two researchers from the RIKEN Center for Developmental Biology (CDB) have been awarded top prizes for photographs they submitted to the 2009 Leica Japan Photo Contest.

A catalog of the chemicals produced within a plant’s tissues yields fresh insights into its metabolic pathways and gene function

Summaries of newsworthy papers: Relativity writ large; A genetic basis for domestication; The power of RNA sequencing; A versatile shape-shifting polymer; Prostate cancer therapy a double-edged sword; Complex immunology; Chlorine in the air; Putting a spin on electrical signal transmission and Chicken cells possess sexual identity

Summaries of newsworthy papers: T cell maturation requires vitamin D and Variants associated with pediatric allergic disorder

Revealing genes linked to the inflammatory bowel disease ulcerative colitis may speed the development of treatments

Triassic fossil sheds light on dinosaur evolution; Stop laser uranium enrichment; Mitochondrial DNA diversity; Novel process influences energy-generating process; A stellar link to our Galaxy's halo; Mitochondria cause mayhem; A superconducting hydrocarbon and Keep it down in there!

Researchers at RIKEN and Fukuoka University have pinpointed the mechanism responsible for early rejection of transplanted pancreatic islet cells in the treatment of type 1 diabetes, also known as juvenile diabetes.

In Nature China this week - Spider silk collects water from humid air due to its unique fibre structure

A combination of positive and negative regulation narrowly restricts a genome-shuffling enzyme’s activity

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Summaries of newsworthy papers: Why benzodiazepines can be addictive, A framework for future research and assessment, Gas-rich early galaxies, Protein link to insulin production, Grass genome sequenced, Ferroelectricity in a simple molecular crystal, Zonal flow in the Earth’s core and Direct mass measurements beyond uranium

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Researchers at the RIKEN Brain Science Institute are developing a highly efficient system to create mouse model lines that could dramatically advance genetic research on the most common mental retardation.

Summaries of newsworthy papers: Geoscience: Volcanoes implicated in ancient ocean oxygen depletion

An unexpected result leads to new insights about a poorly understood mode of communication between cells

Cell-cycle progression in fish embryos can now be tracked visually in three dimensions