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Lessons from the past ▶

The Chernobyl disaster still has much to tell us about the long-term risks of low-level radiation exposure. But only if the necessary follow-up studies are supported. Read Editorial ▶

Announcement: Nature mentoring awards ▶

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Courtroom drama ▶

Forensic science faces rough justice on both sides of the Atlantic. Read Editorial ▶

Journal launch: Welcome Nature Climate Change ▶

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Concerns over nuclear energy are legitimate ▶

Reassurances from 'experts' on the safety of nuclear power will not wash, says Colin Macilwain. The Fukushima crisis raises genuine questions. Read Column ▶

Seven days: 31 March 2011 ▶

The week in science Read Seven Days ▶

Radioactivity spreads in Japan ▶

Fallout is localized, but could persist for years in some regions. Read News ▶

Japan faces up to failure of its earthquake preparations ▶

Systems for forecasting, early warning and tsunami protection all fell short on 11 March. Read News ▶

NIH firm on grant application rules ▶

Unpopular policy limiting applicants to two submissions has sped up approvals. Read News ▶

Research sans frontières ▶

Academy report finds that international collaboration is on the rise, and should not be seen as an 'easy target' for cuts. Read News ▶

Canadian forest deal at risk ▶

Pact to preserve vast swathe of wilderness faces reluctance from industry and resistance from native groups. Read News ▶

Melanoma drug wins US approval ▶

Therapy is the first to extend lifespan in advanced cases. Read News ▶

Chernobyl's legacy ▶

Twenty-five years after the nuclear disaster, the clean-up grinds on and health studies are faltering. Are there lessons for Japan? Read Feature ▶

Social science: Web of war ▶

Can computational social science help to prevent or win wars? The Pentagon is betting millions of dollars on the hope that it will. Read Feature ▶

Tissue models: A Living system on a chip ▶

For years, scientists have struggled to reconstruct tissues and organs by combining cells and nanotechnology. These devices are now edging from cool concept to practical application. Read Technology Feature ▶

Time to rethink the NIH ▶

A radical restructure is the only way to solve the systemic problems of the world's biggest funder of biomedical research, argues Michael M. Crow. Read Comment ▶

Earth science: Mind your head ▶

From Roman reverence to dinosaur extinctions, Birger Schmitz is riveted by a history of the meteorite. Read Books and Arts ▶

Gastronomy: A visual feast ▶

Felice Frankel grapples with a 20-kilogram cookbook. Read Books and Arts ▶

Q&A: Steakhouse science ▶

Nathan Myhrvold trained as a quantum cosmologist with Stephen Hawking and was chief technology officer of Microsoft before founding Intellectual Ventures, a US company that funds inventors and acquires patents. As he publishes a six-volume work on the science of cooking, Myhrvold explains why chemistry techniques could soon be seen in every restaurant. Read Books and Arts ▶

Museums: Out of the cellar ▶

Thomas Schnalke calls on Germany to turn its historical scientific collections into centres for object research. Read Books and Arts ▶

Books in brief ▶

Read Books and Arts ▶

Unite to assess contaminant risk ▶

Paige J. Novak Read Correspondence ▶

Funding studies of the unpredictable ▶

Brajesh K. Singh Read Correspondence ▶

Turkey's research council clarifies role ▶

Nüket Yetiş Read Correspondence ▶

Microbial sequences benefit health now ▶

Edward J. P. Cartwright, Claudio U. Köser & Sharon J. Peacock Read Correspondence ▶

Career postdocs increase scrap heap ▶

Robert Insall Read Correspondence ▶

Correction ▶

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Linear ubiquitination prevents inflammation and regulates immune signalling ▶

Björn Gerlach, Stefanie M. Cordier, Anna C. Schmukle, Christoph H. Emmerich, Eva Rieser et al.

Members of the tumour necrosis factor (TNF) receptor superfamily have important ... Read Research ▶

Habenular α5 nicotinic receptor subunit signalling controls nicotine intake ▶

Christie D. Fowler, Qun Lu, Paul M. Johnson, Michael J. Marks & Paul J. Kenny

Genetic variation in CHRNA5, the gene encoding the α5 nicotinic acetylchol... Read Research ▶

CRISPR RNA maturation by trans-encoded small RNA and host factor RNase III ▶

Elitza Deltcheva, Krzysztof Chylinski, Cynthia M. Sharma, Karine Gonzales, Yanjie Chao et al.

CRISPR/Cas systems constitute a widespread class of immunity systems that protec... Read Research ▶

A eudicot from the Early Cretaceous of China ▶

Ge Sun, David L. Dilcher, Hongshan Wang & Zhiduan Chen

The current molecular systematics of angiosperms recognizes the basal angiosperm... Read Research ▶

Cross-dressed dendritic cells drive memory CD8+ T-cell activation after viral infection ▶

Linda M. Wakim & Michael J. Bevan

After an infection, cytotoxic T lymphocyte precursors proliferate and become eff... Read Research ▶

SHARPIN is a component of the NF-κB-activating linear ubiquitin chain assembly complex ▶

Fuminori Tokunaga, Tomoko Nakagawa, Masaki Nakahara, Yasushi Saeki, Masami Taniguchi et al.

Cpdm (chronic proliferative dermatitis) mice develop chronic dermatitis and an i... Read Research ▶

SHARPIN forms a linear ubiquitin ligase complex regulating NF-κB activity and apoptosis ▶

Fumiyo Ikeda, Yonathan Lissanu Deribe, Sigrid S. Skånland, Benjamin Stieglitz, Caroline Grabbe et al.

SHARPIN is a ubiquitin-binding and ubiquitin-like-domain-containing protein whic... Read Research ▶

Aberrant chromosome morphology in human cells defective for Holliday junction resolution ▶

Thomas Wechsler, Scott Newman & Stephen C. West

In somatic cells, Holliday junctions can be formed between sister chromatids dur... Read Research ▶

The complete biosynthesis of the genetically encoded amino acid pyrrolysine from lysine ▶

Marsha A. Gaston, Liwen Zhang, Kari B. Green-Church & Joseph A. Krzycki

Pyrrolysine, the twenty-second amino acid found to be encoded in the natural gen... Read Research ▶

Crystal structure of metarhodopsin II ▶

Hui-Woog Choe, Yong Ju Kim, Jung Hee Park, Takefumi Morizumi, Emil F. Pai et al.

G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) are seven transmembrane helix (TM) proteins ... Read Research ▶

The structural basis of agonist-induced activation in constitutively active rhodopsin ▶

Jörg Standfuss, Patricia C. Edwards, Aaron D’Antona, Maikel Fransen, Guifu Xie et al.

G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) comprise the largest family of membrane prot... Read Research ▶

Distinct representations of olfactory information in different cortical centres ▶

Dara L. Sosulski, Maria Lissitsyna Bloom, Tyler Cutforth, Richard Axel & Sandeep Robert Datta

Sensory information is transmitted to the brain where it must be processed to tr... Read Research ▶

Amyloid-binding compounds maintain protein homeostasis during ageing and extend lifespan ▶

Silvestre Alavez, Maithili C. Vantipalli, David J. S. Zucker, Ida M. Klang & Gordon J. Lithgow

Genetic studies indicate that protein homeostasis is a major contributor to meta... Read Research ▶

Dual functions of Tet1 in transcriptional regulation in mouse embryonic stem cells ▶

Hao Wu, Ana C. D’Alessio, Shinsuke Ito, Kai Xia, Zhibin Wang et al.

Epigenetic modification of the mammalian genome by DNA methylation (5-methylcyto... Read Research ▶

Sensory maps in the olfactory cortex defined by long-range viral tracing of single neurons ▶

Sulagna Ghosh, Stephen D. Larson, Hooman Hefzi, Zachary Marnoy, Tyler Cutforth et al.

Sensory information may be represented in the brain by stereotyped mapping of ax... Read Research ▶

A Raf-induced allosteric transition of KSR stimulates phosphorylation of MEK ▶

Damian F. Brennan, Arvin C. Dar, Nicholas T. Hertz, William C. H. Chao, Alma L. Burlingame et al.

In metazoans, the Ras–Raf–MEK (mitogen-activated protein-kinase ... Read Research ▶

A conserved mechanism of DEAD-box ATPase activation by nucleoporins and InsP₆ in mRNA export ▶

Ben Montpetit, Nathan D. Thomsen, Kara J. Helmke, Markus A. Seeliger, James M. Berger et al.

Superfamily 1 and superfamily 2 RNA helicases are ubiquitous messenger-RNA|[ndas... Read Research ▶

Metabolic trade-offs and the maintenance of the fittest and the flattest ▶

Robert E. Beardmore, Ivana Gudelj, David A. Lipson & Laurence D. Hurst

How is diversity maintained? Environmental heterogeneity is considered to be imp... Read Research ▶

Digoxin and its derivatives suppress T_H17 cell differentiation by antagonizing RORγt activity ▶

Jun R. Huh, Monica W. L. Leung, Pengxiang Huang, Daniel A. Ryan, Michael R. Krout et al.

CD4+ T helper lymphocytes that express interleukin-17 (TH17 cells) have critical... Read Research ▶

Robins have a magnetic compass in both eyes ▶

Christine Maira Hein, Svenja Engels, Dmitry Kishkinev & Henrik Mouritsen

Arising from W. Wiltschko et al. Nature 419, 467–470 (2002); Wiltschko e...The magnetic compass of migratory birds is embedded in the visual system and it ... Read Research ▶

Wiltschko et al. reply ▶

Wolfgang Wiltschko, Joachim Traudt, Onur Güntürkün, Helmut Prior & Roswitha Wiltschko

Replying to C. M. Hein, S. Engels, D. Kishkinev & H. Mouritsen ... Read Research ▶

Immunology: Cross-dressers turn on T cells ▶

Jonathan W. Yewdell & Brian P. Dolan

Memory T cells remember viruses from previous infections, providing immunity by ... Read Research ▶

Molecular genetics: The sound of silence ▶

Laurence D. Hurst

There are various ways in which apparently 'silent' DNA mutations — thos... Read Research ▶

Biochemistry: How two amino acids become one ▶

Stephen W. Ragsdale

Twenty amino acids form the basis of all proteins, but another two genetically e... Read Research ▶

Developmental biology: A hair-raising tale ▶

Bruce A. Morgan

Signals from the external microenvironment or 'niche' determine the fate of stem... Read Research ▶

Microbiology: Dicing defence in bacteria ▶

Susan Gottesman

A newly discovered variation in the process by which bacteria resist invasion by... Read Research ▶

Archaeology: North America's first tool users? ▶

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Cancer immunology: Hide no more, tumour ▶

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Neuroscience: No sleep, better mood ▶

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Biophysics: Tiny swimmers trapped by lasers ▶

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Ecology: Feasting fish scatter seeds ▶

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Archaeology: Early farmers caused floods ▶

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Stem cells: The roots of insulin production ▶

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Tissue models: A Living system on a chip ▶

For years, scientists have struggled to reconstruct tissues and organs by combining cells and nanotechnology. These devices are now edging from cool concept to practical application. Read News and Comment ▶

Time to rethink the NIH ▶

A radical restructure is the only way to solve the systemic problems of the world's biggest funder of biomedical research, argues Michael M. Crow. Read News and Comment ▶

Museums: Out of the cellar ▶

Thomas Schnalke calls on Germany to turn its historical scientific collections into centres for object research. Read News and Comment ▶

Books in brief ▶

 Read News and Comment ▶

Turkey's research council clarifies role ▶

 Nüket Yetiş Read News and Comment ▶

Microbial sequences benefit health now ▶

 Edward J. P. Cartwright, Claudio U. Köser & Sharon J. Peacock Read News and Comment ▶

More News & Comment on Biological Sciences ▶

Linear ubiquitination prevents inflammation and regulates immune signalling ▶

Björn Gerlach, Stefanie M. Cordier, Anna C. Schmukle, Christoph H. Emmerich, Eva Rieser et al.

Members of the tumour necrosis factor (TNF) receptor superfamily have important ... Read Research ▶

SHARPIN is a component of the NF-κB-activating linear ubiquitin chain assembly complex ▶

Fuminori Tokunaga, Tomoko Nakagawa, Masaki Nakahara, Yasushi Saeki, Masami Taniguchi et al.

Cpdm (chronic proliferative dermatitis) mice develop chronic dermatitis and an i... Read Research ▶

SHARPIN forms a linear ubiquitin ligase complex regulating NF-κB activity and apoptosis ▶

Fumiyo Ikeda, Yonathan Lissanu Deribe, Sigrid S. Skånland, Benjamin Stieglitz, Caroline Grabbe et al.

SHARPIN is a ubiquitin-binding and ubiquitin-like-domain-containing protein whic... Read Research ▶

Aberrant chromosome morphology in human cells defective for Holliday junction resolution ▶

Thomas Wechsler, Scott Newman & Stephen C. West

In somatic cells, Holliday junctions can be formed between sister chromatids dur... Read Research ▶

The complete biosynthesis of the genetically encoded amino acid pyrrolysine from lysine ▶

Marsha A. Gaston, Liwen Zhang, Kari B. Green-Church & Joseph A. Krzycki

Pyrrolysine, the twenty-second amino acid found to be encoded in the natural gen... Read Research ▶

Crystal structure of metarhodopsin II ▶

Hui-Woog Choe, Yong Ju Kim, Jung Hee Park, Takefumi Morizumi, Emil F. Pai et al.

G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) are seven transmembrane helix (TM) proteins ... Read Research ▶

The structural basis of agonist-induced activation in constitutively active rhodopsin ▶

Jörg Standfuss, Patricia C. Edwards, Aaron D’Antona, Maikel Fransen, Guifu Xie et al.

G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) comprise the largest family of membrane prot... Read Research ▶

Amyloid-binding compounds maintain protein homeostasis during ageing and extend lifespan ▶

Silvestre Alavez, Maithili C. Vantipalli, David J. S. Zucker, Ida M. Klang & Gordon J. Lithgow

Genetic studies indicate that protein homeostasis is a major contributor to meta... Read Research ▶

A Raf-induced allosteric transition of KSR stimulates phosphorylation of MEK ▶

Damian F. Brennan, Arvin C. Dar, Nicholas T. Hertz, William C. H. Chao, Alma L. Burlingame et al.

In metazoans, the Ras–Raf–MEK (mitogen-activated protein-kinase ... Read Research ▶

A conserved mechanism of DEAD-box ATPase activation by nucleoporins and InsP₆ in mRNA export ▶

Ben Montpetit, Nathan D. Thomsen, Kara J. Helmke, Markus A. Seeliger, James M. Berger et al.

Superfamily 1 and superfamily 2 RNA helicases are ubiquitous messenger-RNA|[ndas... Read Research ▶

Correction ▶

Read Research ▶

Biochemistry: How two amino acids become one ▶

Stephen W. Ragsdale

Twenty amino acids form the basis of all proteins, but another two genetically e... Read Research ▶

Chemistry: Vesicles form with pH shift ▶

 Read News and Comment ▶

Gastronomy: A visual feast ▶

Felice Frankel grapples with a 20-kilogram cookbook. Read News and Comment ▶

Q&A: Steakhouse science ▶

Nathan Myhrvold trained as a quantum cosmologist with Stephen Hawking and was chief technology officer of Microsoft before founding Intellectual Ventures, a US company that funds inventors and acquires patents. As he publishes a six-volume work on the science of cooking, Myhrvold explains why chemistry techniques could soon be seen in every restaurant. Read News and Comment ▶

Books in brief ▶

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More News & Comment on Chemical Sciences ▶

Gravity modes as a way to distinguish between hydrogen- and helium-burning red giant stars ▶

Timothy R. Bedding, Benoit Mosser, Daniel Huber, Josefina Montalbán, Paul Beck et al.

Red giants are evolved stars that have exhausted the supply of hydrogen in their... Read Research ▶

Magnetic and non-magnetic phases of a quantum spin liquid ▶

F. L. Pratt, P. J. Baker, S. J. Blundell, T. Lancaster, S. Ohira-Kawamura et al.

A quantum spin-liquid phase is an intriguing possibility for a system of strongl... Read Research ▶

Controlling inelastic light scattering quantum pathways in graphene ▶

Chi-Fan Chen, Cheol-Hwan Park, Bryan W. Boudouris, Jason Horng, Baisong Geng et al.

Inelastic light scattering spectroscopy has, since its first discovery, been an ... Read Research ▶

Winter cold of eastern continental boundaries induced by warm ocean waters ▶

Yohai Kaspi & Tapio Schneider

In winter, northeastern North America and northeastern Asia are both colder than... Read Research ▶

Transient ferromagnetic-like state mediating ultrafast reversal of antiferromagnetically coupled spins ▶

I. Radu, K. Vahaplar, C. Stamm, T. Kachel, N. Pontius et al.

Ferromagnetic or antiferromagnetic spin ordering is governed by the exchange int... Read Research ▶

Astrophysics: The inner lives of red giants ▶

Travis S. Metcalfe

The natural pulse of a red-giant star provides crucial insight into what makes i... Read Research ▶

Climate: Cold winters from warm oceans ▶

William R. Boos

Winters are colder in northeastern North America and Asia than in other regions ... Read Research ▶

Condensed-matter physics: Transitions on triangles ▶

Thomas F. Rosenbaum

An exquisitely sensitive technique shows that a magnetic field only a few hundre... Read Research ▶

Astronomy: An embarrassment of planets ▶

 Read News and Comment ▶

Lessons from the past ▶

The Chernobyl disaster still has much to tell us about the long-term risks of low-level radiation exposure. But only if the necessary follow-up studies are supported. Read News and Comment ▶

Funding studies of the unpredictable ▶

 Brajesh K. Singh Read News and Comment ▶

City seeks facility bids ▶

Hundreds of faculty posts to be created in New York. Read Careers ▶

More News & Comment on Physical Sciences ▶

Winter cold of eastern continental boundaries induced by warm ocean waters ▶

Yohai Kaspi & Tapio Schneider

In winter, northeastern North America and northeastern Asia are both colder than... Read Research ▶

A eudicot from the Early Cretaceous of China ▶

Ge Sun, David L. Dilcher, Hongshan Wang & Zhiduan Chen

The current molecular systematics of angiosperms recognizes the basal angiosperm... Read Research ▶

Climate: Cold winters from warm oceans ▶

William R. Boos

Winters are colder in northeastern North America and Asia than in other regions ... Read Research ▶

Earth science: Mind your head ▶

From Roman reverence to dinosaur extinctions, Birger Schmitz is riveted by a history of the meteorite. Read News and Comment ▶

Unite to assess contaminant risk ▶

 Paige J. Novak Read News and Comment ▶

Funding studies of the unpredictable ▶

 Brajesh K. Singh Read News and Comment ▶

City seeks facility bids ▶

Hundreds of faculty posts to be created in New York. Read Careers ▶

More News & Comment on Earth & Environmental Sciences ▶

Tissue models: A Living system on a chip ▶

For years, scientists have struggled to reconstruct tissues and organs by combining cells and nanotechnology. These devices are now edging from cool concept to practical application. Read Technology Feature ▶

Social media: Self-reflection, online ▶

Some scientists might not like the persona they see when they look online. But they can do something about it. Read Careers ▶

Funding revamp urged ▶

European universities call for a simpler grant-reporting system. Read Careers ▶

Equity rising at MIT ▶

Policies have spurred increase in female scientists. Read Careers ▶

City seeks facility bids ▶

Hundreds of faculty posts to be created in New York. Read Careers ▶

Courtroom drama ▶

Forensic science faces rough justice on both sides of the Atlantic. Read News and Comment ▶

Unite to assess contaminant risk ▶

Read News and Comment ▶

Funding studies of the unpredictable ▶

Read News and Comment ▶

Career postdocs increase scrap heap ▶

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Postdoctoral Researcher in Computational Biophysics

University of South Florida Tampa, FL

Information Technology Consultant (Core Computing Sciences Focus Area)

Louisiana State University (LSU) Baton Rouge, LA 70803

Chair, Department of Anatomical Sciences & Neurobiology

University of Louisville School of Medicine Louisville, Kentucky, USA

Two Positions as Postdoctoral Research Fellows in Neuroscience

Department of Molecular Biosciences, University of Oslo Blindern, Oslo, Norway

26th New Phytologist Symposium: Bioenergy Trees

17.-19.05.11 France