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Storm warning ▶

Political hostility over global-warming policy in the United States is causing collateral damage. Plans for a National Climate Service deserve better. Read Editorial ▶

Flagship funding ▶

The European Union plans to throw serious money at serious problems. Read Editorial ▶

2 °C or not 2 °C? That is the climate question ▶

Targets to limit the global temperature rise won't prevent climate disruption. Tim Lenton says that policy-makers should focus on regional impacts. Read Column ▶

Seven days: 29 Apr-5 May 2011 ▶

The week in science Read Seven Days ▶

Antiuniverse here we come ▶

A controversial cosmic-ray detector destined for the International Space Station will soon get to prove its worth. Read News ▶

China unveils its space station ▶

Plans for modest outpost solidify 'go it alone' approach. Read News ▶

Wayward whale not a fluke ▶

Warming Arctic cited as likely cause of freak migration. Read News ▶

A how-to for peer review ▶

A guide surveys the range of practices in Europe — and offers suggestions for improvement. Read News ▶

US farm-science head quits ▶

Departure of director from National Institute of Food and Agriculture casts uncertainty over future of flagship funding programme. Read News ▶

US stem-cell funding ban overturned ▶

Appeals court decision bodes well for continued NIH support of controversial research. Read News ▶

Space science: Along for the ride ▶

Reusable commercial rockets will soon be able to take scientists — and tourists — on suborbital spaceflights. Are these vehicles vital research tools, or an expensive dead end? Read Feature ▶

From isotopes to the stars ▶

Creating more exotic isotopes will reveal the stellar formation of atoms — a fitting tribute to Ernest Rutherford, say Michael Thoennessen and Bradley Sherrill. Read Comment ▶

Environment: Water, water everywhere... ▶

Margaret Catley-Carlson wonders why humanity places so little value on its most basic resource. Read Books and Arts ▶

Technology: Together, bit by bit ▶

A historian's insights into digital culture fascinate George Rousseau. Read Books and Arts ▶

Books in brief ▶

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Q&A: Illuminating the dark ▶

As he releases a 3D documentary about the prehistoric paintings in Chauvet Cave in southern France, Werner Herzog — the German director of Fitzcarraldo and Grizzly Man — talks about cave art and the hostility of nature. Read Books and Arts ▶

NIH revamp: US health care at fault ▶

Thomas E. DeCoursey Read Correspondence ▶

NIH revamp: real issue is resources ▶

Russ Altman Read Correspondence ▶

NIH revamp: avoid a redundant revolution ▶

John Robinson Read Correspondence ▶

UNESCO helps manage tsunamis ▶

Irina Bokova Read Correspondence ▶

It is rational to doubt Fukushima reports ▶

Peter M. Sandman & Jody Lanard Read Correspondence ▶

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Mapping and analysis of chromatin state dynamics in nine human cell types ▶

Jason Ernst, Pouya Kheradpour, Tarjei S. Mikkelsen, Noam Shoresh, Lucas D. Ward et al.

Chromatin profiling has emerged as a powerful means of genome annotation and det... Read Research ▶

Crystal structure of a phosphorylation-coupled saccharide transporter ▶

Yu Cao, Xiangshu Jin, Elena J. Levin, Hua Huang, Yinong Zong et al.

Saccharides have a central role in the nutrition of all living organisms. Wherea... Read Research ▶

Crystal structure of oxygen-evolving photosystem II at a resolution of 1.9 Å ▶

Yasufumi Umena, Keisuke Kawakami, Jian-Ren Shen & Nobuo Kamiya

Photosystem II is the site of photosynthetic water oxidation and contains 20 sub... Read Research ▶

Evolved structure of language shows lineage-specific trends in word-order universals ▶

Michael Dunn, Simon J. Greenhill, Stephen C. Levinson & Russell D. Gray

Languages vary widely but not without limit. The central goal of linguistics is ... Read Research ▶

Body plan innovation in treehoppers through the evolution of an extra wing-like appendage ▶

Benjamin Prud’homme, Caroline Minervino, Mélanie Hocine, Jessica D. Cande, Aïcha Aouane et al.

Body plans, which characterize the anatomical organization of animal groups of h... Read Research ▶

Functional specificity of local synaptic connections in neocortical networks ▶

Ho Ko, Sonja B. Hofer, Bruno Pichler, Katherine A. Buchanan, P. Jesper Sjöström et al.

Neuronal connectivity is fundamental to information processing in the brain. The... Read Research ▶

DISC1-dependent switch from progenitor proliferation to migration in the developing cortex ▶

Koko Ishizuka, Atsushi Kamiya, Edwin C. Oh, Hiroaki Kanki, Saurav Seshadri et al.

Regulatory mechanisms governing the sequence from progenitor cell proliferation ... Read Research ▶

Ancestral polyploidy in seed plants and angiosperms ▶

Yuannian Jiao, Norman J. Wickett, Saravanaraj Ayyampalayam, André S. Chanderbali, Lena Landherr et al.

Whole-genome duplication (WGD), or polyploidy, followed by gene loss and diploid... Read Research ▶

Suppression of lung adenocarcinoma progression by Nkx2-1 ▶

Monte M. Winslow, Talya L. Dayton, Roel G. W. Verhaak, Caroline Kim-Kiselak, Eric L. Snyder et al.

Despite the high prevalence and poor outcome of patients with metastatic lung ca... Read Research ▶

CPEB and two poly(A) polymerases control miR-122 stability and p53 mRNA translation ▶

David M. Burns, Andrea D’Ambrogio, Stephanie Nottrott & Joel D. Richter

Cytoplasmic polyadenylation-induced translation controls germ cell development, ... Read Research ▶

Enzyme-catalysed [4+2] cycloaddition is a key step in the biosynthesis of spinosyn A ▶

Hak Joong Kim, Mark W. Ruszczycky, Sei-hyun Choi, Yung-nan Liu & Hung-wen Liu

The Diels–Alder reaction is a [4+2] cycloaddition reaction... Read Research ▶

Sequential interactions with Sec23 control the direction of vesicle traffic ▶

Christopher Lord, Deepali Bhandari, Shekar Menon, Majid Ghassemian, Deborah Nycz et al.

How the directionality of vesicle traffic is achieved remains an important unans... Read Research ▶

Learning-related feedforward inhibitory connectivity growth required for memory precision ▶

Sarah Ruediger, Claudia Vittori, Ewa Bednarek, Christel Genoud, Piergiorgio Strata et al.

In the adult brain, new synapses are formed and pre-existing ones are lost, but ... Read Research ▶

Improved molecular replacement by density- and energy-guided protein structure optimization ▶

Frank DiMaio, Thomas C. Terwilliger, Randy J. Read, Alexander Wlodawer, Gustav Oberdorfer et al.

Molecular replacement procedures, which search for placements of a starting mode... Read Research ▶

UBCH7 reactivity profile reveals parkin and HHARI to be RING/HECT hybrids ▶

Dawn M. Wenzel, Alexei Lissounov, Peter S. Brzovic & Rachel E. Klevit

Although the functional interaction between ubiquitin-conjugating enzymes (E2s) ... Read Research ▶

Aberrant lipid metabolism disrupts calcium homeostasis causing liver endoplasmic reticulum stress in obesity ▶

Suneng Fu, Ling Yang, Ping Li, Oliver Hofmann, Lee Dicker et al.

The endoplasmic reticulum (ER) is the main site of protein and lipid synthesis, ... Read Research ▶

Evolutionary biology: The origins of novelty ▶

Armin P. Moczek

Treehoppers produce highly diverse structures called helmets. To do so they seem... Read Research ▶

Biochemistry: Life imitates art ▶

Wendy L. Kelly

The biosynthetic route to a naturally occurring insecticide, spinosyn A, has bee... Read Research ▶

Translational medicine: To the rescue of the failing heart ▶

Donald M. Bers & Samantha P. Harris

Heart failure is characterized by weakened contractions of heart muscle. A drug ... Read Research ▶

Zoology: Jellyfish eyes on the sky ▶

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Ecology: Understudy takes on tortoise's role ▶

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Genomics: A guided tour of the genome ▶

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Neuroscience: Monkey recalls what monkey saw ▶

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Immunology: Worm-proofing the gut ▶

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Metabolism: Diabetes drug affects the brain ▶

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Evolutionary genetics: Hunting for birth-timing genes ▶

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Books in brief ▶

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Q&A: Illuminating the dark ▶

As he releases a 3D documentary about the prehistoric paintings in Chauvet Cave in southern France, Werner Herzog — the German director of Fitzcarraldo and Grizzly Man — talks about cave art and the hostility of nature. Read News and Comment ▶

NIH revamp: US health care at fault ▶

 Thomas E. DeCoursey Read News and Comment ▶

NIH revamp: real issue is resources ▶

 Russ Altman Read News and Comment ▶

NIH revamp: avoid a redundant revolution ▶

 John Robinson Read News and Comment ▶

Systems immunology: Complexity captured ▶

Researchers who can grasp the intricacies of the immune system and enjoy distilling meaning from large data sets are in demand for a growing subfield of systems biology. Read Careers ▶

African spending up ▶

Increased agricultural-science budgets are creating new research jobs in sub-Saharan nations. Read Careers ▶

NIH spared budget slash ▶

Federal grants won't evaporate for US biomedical researchers in 2011. Read Careers ▶

Turning point: Martin Jonikas ▶

A plant biologist has won an international grant for his work using genetic tools to advance understanding of photosynthesis. Read Careers ▶

More News & Comment on Biological Sciences ▶

Crystal structure of oxygen-evolving photosystem II at a resolution of 1.9 Å ▶

Yasufumi Umena, Keisuke Kawakami, Jian-Ren Shen & Nobuo Kamiya

Photosystem II is the site of photosynthetic water oxidation and contains 20 sub... Read Research ▶

The Soret effect and isotopic fractionation in high-temperature silicate melts ▶

Gerardo Dominguez, Gautam Wilkins & Mark H. Thiemens

Diffusion in condensed phases is a ubiquitous but poorly understood phenomenon. ... Read Research ▶

Enzyme-catalysed [4+2] cycloaddition is a key step in the biosynthesis of spinosyn A ▶

Hak Joong Kim, Mark W. Ruszczycky, Sei-hyun Choi, Yung-nan Liu & Hung-wen Liu

The Diels–Alder reaction is a [4+2] cycloaddition reaction... Read Research ▶

UBCH7 reactivity profile reveals parkin and HHARI to be RING/HECT hybrids ▶

Dawn M. Wenzel, Alexei Lissounov, Peter S. Brzovic & Rachel E. Klevit

Although the functional interaction between ubiquitin-conjugating enzymes (E2s) ... Read Research ▶

Aberrant lipid metabolism disrupts calcium homeostasis causing liver endoplasmic reticulum stress in obesity ▶

Suneng Fu, Ling Yang, Ping Li, Oliver Hofmann, Lee Dicker et al.

The endoplasmic reticulum (ER) is the main site of protein and lipid synthesis, ... Read Research ▶

Biochemistry: Life imitates art ▶

Wendy L. Kelly

The biosynthetic route to a naturally occurring insecticide, spinosyn A, has bee... Read Research ▶

Materials chemistry: Catalytic accordions ▶

Nicolas Giuseppone & Jean-François Lutz

Single chains of a specially designed polymer fold up in water to form an encaps... Read Research ▶

Organic chemistry: Fusing rings with fluorine ▶

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From isotopes to the stars ▶

Creating more exotic isotopes will reveal the stellar formation of atoms — a fitting tribute to Ernest Rutherford, say Michael Thoennessen and Bradley Sherrill. Read News and Comment ▶

Boost for solar research ▶

A US federal grant for photovoltaic research will create hundreds of academic and industrial jobs. Read Careers ▶

More News & Comment on Chemical Sciences ▶

Single-ion quantum lock-in amplifier ▶

Shlomi Kotler, Nitzan Akerman, Yinnon Glickman, Anna Keselman & Roee Ozeri

Quantum metrology uses tools from quantum information science to improve measure... Read Research ▶

Convergence of electronic bands for high performance bulk thermoelectrics ▶

Yanzhong Pei, Xiaoya Shi, Aaron LaLonde, Heng Wang, Lidong Chen et al.

Thermoelectric generators, which directly convert heat into electricity, have lo... Read Research ▶

The Soret effect and isotopic fractionation in high-temperature silicate melts ▶

Gerardo Dominguez, Gautam Wilkins & Mark H. Thiemens

Diffusion in condensed phases is a ubiquitous but poorly understood phenomenon. ... Read Research ▶

A single-atom quantum memory ▶

Holger P. Specht, Christian Nölleke, Andreas Reiserer, Manuel Uphoff, Eden Figueroa et al.

The faithful storage of a quantum bit (qubit) of light is essential for long-dis... Read Research ▶

Metrology: Filtering noise with a quantum probe ▶

John J. Bollinger

In the science of measurement, increasing the sensitivity to the quantity being ... Read Research ▶

Materials chemistry: Catalytic accordions ▶

Nicolas Giuseppone & Jean-François Lutz

Single chains of a specially designed polymer fold up in water to form an encaps... Read Research ▶

Nanotechnology: Bigger screens with nanotubes ▶

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Storm warning ▶

Political hostility over global-warming policy in the United States is causing collateral damage. Plans for a National Climate Service deserve better. Read News and Comment ▶

Space science: Along for the ride ▶

Reusable commercial rockets will soon be able to take scientists — and tourists — on suborbital spaceflights. Are these vehicles vital research tools, or an expensive dead end? Read News and Comment ▶

From isotopes to the stars ▶

Creating more exotic isotopes will reveal the stellar formation of atoms — a fitting tribute to Ernest Rutherford, say Michael Thoennessen and Bradley Sherrill. Read News and Comment ▶

Technology: Together, bit by bit ▶

A historian's insights into digital culture fascinate George Rousseau. Read News and Comment ▶

Books in brief ▶

 Read News and Comment ▶

Systems immunology: Complexity captured ▶

Researchers who can grasp the intricacies of the immune system and enjoy distilling meaning from large data sets are in demand for a growing subfield of systems biology. Read Careers ▶

Boost for solar research ▶

A US federal grant for photovoltaic research will create hundreds of academic and industrial jobs. Read Careers ▶

More News & Comment on Physical Sciences ▶

The Soret effect and isotopic fractionation in high-temperature silicate melts ▶

Gerardo Dominguez, Gautam Wilkins & Mark H. Thiemens

Diffusion in condensed phases is a ubiquitous but poorly understood phenomenon. ... Read Research ▶

Depth-dependent extension, two-stage breakup and cratonic underplating at rifted margins ▶

Ritske Huismans & Christopher Beaumont

Uniform lithospheric extension predicts basic properties of non-volcanic rifted ... Read Research ▶

Oceanography: A tsunami's trip around the world ▶

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Storm warning ▶

Political hostility over global-warming policy in the United States is causing collateral damage. Plans for a National Climate Service deserve better. Read News and Comment ▶

Environment: Water, water everywhere... ▶

Margaret Catley-Carlson wonders why humanity places so little value on its most basic resource. Read News and Comment ▶

Books in brief ▶

 Read News and Comment ▶

UNESCO helps manage tsunamis ▶

 Irina Bokova Read News and Comment ▶

More News & Comment on Earth & Environmental Sciences ▶

Systems immunology: Complexity captured ▶

Researchers who can grasp the intricacies of the immune system and enjoy distilling meaning from large data sets are in demand for a growing subfield of systems biology. Read Careers ▶

African spending up ▶

Increased agricultural-science budgets are creating new research jobs in sub-Saharan nations. Read Careers ▶

Boost for solar research ▶

A US federal grant for photovoltaic research will create hundreds of academic and industrial jobs. Read Careers ▶

NIH spared budget slash ▶

Federal grants won't evaporate for US biomedical researchers in 2011. Read Careers ▶

Turning point: Martin Jonikas ▶

A plant biologist has won an international grant for his work using genetic tools to advance understanding of photosynthesis. Read Careers ▶

Storm warning ▶

Political hostility over global-warming policy in the United States is causing collateral damage. Plans for a National Climate Service deserve better. Read News and Comment ▶

Space science: Along for the ride ▶

Reusable commercial rockets will soon be able to take scientists — and tourists — on suborbital spaceflights. Are these vehicles vital research tools, or an expensive dead end? Read News and Comment ▶

NIH revamp: US health care at fault ▶

Read News and Comment ▶

NIH revamp: real issue is resources ▶

Read News and Comment ▶

NIH revamp: avoid a redundant revolution ▶

Read News and Comment ▶

UNESCO helps manage tsunamis ▶

Read News and Comment ▶

It is rational to doubt Fukushima reports ▶

Read News and Comment ▶

Post-Doctoral Research Fellow in "The EU as a Global Discursive Actor"

Université Libre de Bruxelles Belgium

Early Stage Researcher Marie Curie Fellow position of 36 months at University Claude Bernard Lyon 1 in Materials Science - ITN project NetFISiC

Universite Claude Bernard Lyon 1 LYON, FRANCE

Postdoctoral Research Fellow

University of Utah salt lake city, utah

Postdoctoral fellow

University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center Oklahoma City, OK

Advanced Bacterial Genetics

08.-28.06.11 NY, US