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- 1From: Nature. (Vol. 479, Issue 7373) Peer-ReviewedChromatin modifiers regulate lifespan in several organisms, raising the question of whether changes in chromatin states in the parental generation could be incompletely reprogrammed in the next generation and thereby...
- 2From: Nature. (Vol. 479, Issue 7373) Peer-ReviewedHow to Think Like a Neanderthal THOMAS WYNN AND FREDERICK L. COOLIDGE Oxford University Press: 2011.224 pp. 16.99 [pounds sterling], $24.99 Wondering what went on in the heads of Neanderthals has rarely produced...
- 3From: Nature. (Vol. 479, Issue 7373) Peer-ReviewedThe intricate molecular structures that regularly grace the covers of scientific journals--including this one--are all monuments to Herbert Hauptman. Fifty years ago, he pioneered mathematical tools for deducing the...
- 4From: Nature. (Vol. 479, Issue 7373) Peer-ReviewedPlants and animals are obligate aerobes, requiring oxygen for mitochondrial respiration and energy production. In plants, an unanticipated decline in oxygen availability (hypoxia), as caused by roots becoming...
- 5From: Nature. (Vol. 479, Issue 7373) Peer-ReviewedA physiological defence mechanism called the blood-brain barrier prevents toxins from entering the brain, but it also blocks molecules such as drugs and fluorescent dyes. Tara Spires-Jones at the Massachusetts General...
- 6From: Nature. (Vol. 479, Issue 7373) Peer-ReviewedSilicon has enabled the rise of the semiconductor electronics industry, but it was not the first material used in such devices. During the 1950s, just after the birth of the transistor, solid-state devices were almost...
- 7From: Nature. (Vol. 479, Issue 7373) Peer-ReviewedSurface Tension: The Future of Water Science Gallery, Trinity College Dublin. Until 20 January 2012. Seven billion of us rely on the 1% of fresh water that isn't locked away in, say, the ground or the atmosphere. And...
- 8From: Nature. (Vol. 479, Issue 7373) Peer-ReviewedChildren with a genetic disease called tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) develop benign growths in various tissues, including the central nervous system where the growths cause epilepsy, autism and mental retardation....
- 9From: Nature. (Vol. 479, Issue 7373) Peer-ReviewedThe ability to resolve spatially and identify chemically atoms in defects would greatly advance our understanding of the correlation between structure and property in materials (1). This is particularly important in...
- 10From: Nature. (Vol. 479, Issue 7373) Peer-ReviewedFlying insects oscillate their wings at high frequencies of up to 1,000 Hz (1,2) and produce large mechanical forces of 80 W per kilogram of muscle (3). They utilize a pair of perpendicularly oriented indirect flight...
- 11From: Nature. (Vol. 479, Issue 7373) Peer-ReviewedOne-tenth of Earth's crust is masked by the East Antarctic Ice Sheet, and constitutes one of the least understood parts of the planet. Recent work (1,2) reveals that, far from having a flat surface like its former...
- 12From: Nature. (Vol. 479, Issue 7373) Peer-ReviewedAncestors & Relatives: Genealogy, Identity, and Community Eviatar Zerubavel OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS 256pp. 15.99 [pounds sterling] (2011) The issue of relatedness, says sociologist Eviatar Zerubavel, involves more...
- 13From: Nature. (Vol. 479, Issue 7373) Peer-ReviewedDespite decades of research, the roles of climate and humans in driving the dramatic extinctions of large-bodied mammals during the Late Quaternary period remain contentious. Here we use ancient DNA, species...
- 14From: Nature. (Vol. 479, Issue 7373) Peer-ReviewedThe majority of eukaryotic organisms rely on molecular oxygen for respiratory energy production (1). When the supply of oxygen is compromised, a variety of acclimation responses are activated to reduce the detrimental...
- 15From: Nature. (Vol. 479, Issue 7373) Peer-ReviewedUnderstanding Autism: Parents, Doctors, and the History of a Disorder Chloe Silverman PRINCETON UNIVERSITY PRESS 360 pp. $35 (2011) Autism remains a contested condition, and given the steep rise in research,...
- 16From: Nature. (Vol. 479, Issue 7373) Peer-ReviewedFor decades, ageing was considered to be the result of progressive damage culminating in catastrophic breakdown. Yet similar animals can have vastly different life-spans--a barn owl can expect to live less than 8 years,...
- 17From: Nature. (Vol. 479, Issue 7373) Peer-ReviewedThe abundance of carbon dioxide makes it an attractive starting material for petrochemical-free synthesis of organic chemicals. But turning carbon dioxide into useful molecules has proved difficult. Thibault Cantat and...
- 18From: Nature. (Vol. 479, Issue 7373) Peer-ReviewedThe UK Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) met last month to discuss calls for further consultation before announcing changes to its funding strategy (Nature 477, 514; 2011). We wish to correct...
- 19From: Nature. (Vol. 479, Issue 7373) Peer-ReviewedOlfactory systems encode odours by which neurons respond and by when they respond (1-3). In mammals, every sniff evokes a precise, odour-specific sequence of activity across olfactory neurons (4-6). Likewise, in a...
- 20From: Nature. (Vol. 479, Issue 7373) Peer-ReviewedThe digital revolution affects the environment on several levels. Most directly, information and communications technology (ICT) has environmental impacts through the manufacturing, operation and disposal of devices and...