In this week's issue:
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Research
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Editor summaries of this week's
papers.
Highlights of the recent
literature.
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Editorial
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News of The
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In science news around the world, Korea's premier
poultry research center loses its flock to the new H5N8
avian flu strain; the World Health Organization releases
draft guidelines that halve recommended sugar intake;
the U.S. House of Representatives takes up a
controversial bill affecting research and education
programs at the National Science Foundation; and
more.
As a middle school student, Suvir Mirchandani
launched an ambitious project to investigate a simple
cost-saving technique for the federal government:
changing the font of its printed
documents.
Geologist and climate scientist Maureen Raymo becomes
the first woman to win the British Wollaston Medal in
the 183-year history of the prize. And the U.S.
Smithsonian Institution chooses David Skorton, a
cardiologist and president of Cornell University, as its
new secretary.
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News &
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Eastern Europe
Richard Stone
Ukraine's parliament is considering legislation that
would transform the nation's science and higher
education system.
U.S. Science Funding
David Malakoff
Major U.S. science agencies would see essentially
flat or declining spending under the 2015 budget request
that President Barack Obama sent to Congress on 4
March.
HIV/AIDS
Jon Cohen
HIV persists by tapping cancer genes.
Paleoclimate
Richard A. Kerr
A geochemical model published online this week in
Science suggests that Earth's temperature
controls have built-in restraints, rooted in the
chemistry of rock and flowing water, that have kept the
planet habitable for eons.
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News Focus
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Michael Balter
As the search for genes and new drugs for
schizophrenia stalls, psychotherapies are getting new
attention.
Elizabeth Pennisi
Surface tension is a force to be reckoned with,
especially if you are small.
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Letters
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Kathleen A. Alexander and Claire E.
Sanderson
Guillaume Chapron and José Vicente
López-Bao
Alana L. Conner et al.
Beryl Lieff Benderly
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Books et al.
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Women in Science
Maria Klawe
Bix uses the examples of Georgia Tech, CalTech, and
MIT to explore how women gained entrance to the
traditionally male field of engineering.
Astronomy
Eric L. Altschuler
Astronomical clues provide the foundation for Olson's
engaging detective work.
A listing of books received at Science
during the week ending 07 March 2014.
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Policy Forum
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Big Data
David Lazer et al.
Large errors in flu prediction were largely
avoidable, which offers lessons for the use of big data.
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Perspectives
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Climate Change
Isaac Held
Despite the complexity of Earth's climate system, the
influence of human activities on climate can be
identified and predicted.
Molecular Biology
Timothy W. Nilsen
Methylation of internal adenosine residues in
messenger RNA (mRNA) modulates mRNA metabolism in both
the nucleus and cytoplasm.
Genetics
Thomas H. Murray
How much discretion should parents be granted in
determining what sort of child they have?
Materials Science
Patrice Simon et al.
Electrochemical measurements can distinguish between
different types of energy storage materials and their
underlying mechanisms.
Virology
Amir Shlomai and Charles M. Rice
Eliminating the master genomic template of hepatitis
B virus in infected liver cells through cytokine therapy
may be a route to help cure chronic infection. [Also see
Research Article by Lucifora et al.]
Ecology
H. Charles J. Godfray
A field study reveals an intricate tropical community
of plants, herbivores, and parasitoids. [Also see Report
by Condon et al.]
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Research
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Martin Jinek et al.
Binding of a guide RNA triggers structural changes in
a set of DNA-cleaving enzymes.
Jian He et al.
Two different ligands can be used in succession to
tune the reactivity of a palladium
catalyst.
Julie Lucifora et al.
Cytokine induction renders viral DNA vulnerable and
eliminates infection.
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Reports
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Jiong Zhao et al.
The pores in a graphene membrane stabilize the
formation of two-dimensional iron sheets.
Brian G. Hashiguchi et al.
Lead and thallium salts are surprisingly selective
and efficient oxidants of the constituents of natural
gas.
Caroline Beghein et al.
The Gutenberg discontinuity is distinct from the
lithosphere-asthenosphere boundary.
Marty A. Condon et al.
Incorrect fly-host choice in parasitoid wasps creates
multidimensional niches, generating high levels of
hidden diversity.
Yuchen Han et al.
The crystal structure of an interferon-induced
ribonuclease shows how it selects and shreds its RNA
targets.
Yannick Jacob et al.
The specificity of a histone methyltransferase for a
histone variant maintains heterochromatin through cell
division.
Jerome Gros and Clifford J. Tabin
Cell state change, rather than differential
proliferation, initiates limb formation during
development.
Bela S. Desai et al.
The stumble gene in flies is required in
neurons that sense joint angles.
Christoph A. Diebolder et
al.
Hexameric platforms of antibodies on the cell surface
trigger the complement cascade.
Daniel Müller et al.
The fast versus slow profile of motor neurons is
controlled by expression of a membrane
protein.
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Podcast
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On this week's show: avoiding big-data traps and a
roundup of shorts from our daily news site.
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New Products
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A weekly roundup of information on newly offered
instrumentation, apparatus, and laboratory materials of
potential interest to researchers.
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