A roundup of weekly science policy and related news.

Planned Parenthood controversy spurs state bill that would criminalize research.

Correlation may not mean causation when statistical trends point in opposite directions.

Differing from previous clunky cloaks, new device erases an object's optical signature.

Oldest ancient nuclear DNA suggests humans and Neandertals parted ways early.

Dates and DNA solidify presence of elusive human relative in Siberia.

Suite of imagers will complement other space telescopes.

Triumph in a clinical trial is no guarantee a vaccine stock will be available in the next outbreak.

Nir Barzilai wants to launch the first rigorous test of a drug that could put the brakes on aging.

Lessons from the recombinant DNA revolution of the 1970s

A scientist's guide to building professional networks

A listing of books received at Science during the week ending 11 September 2015.

Agency incentives undermine policy effectiveness

A small-scale genome study of an indigenous population elucidates the genetics that influence height and weight [Also see Report by Fumagalli et al.]

Wnt signaling in prostate cancer cells may contribute to escape from androgen receptor–targeted therapies [Also see Report by Miyamoto et al.]

Radical-chain processes can dominate the kinetics of photogenerated radical catalysis

The window for fossil fuel subsidy reform is closing fast

Local surface processes drive calcite dissolution [Also see Report by Laanait et al.]

Why is caffeine intake at bedtime a sleep disrupter?

Simplified processing and improved performance may lead to low-temperature fuel cells [Also see Report by Duan et al.]

An engineered stem-only hemagglutinin vaccine candidate provides broad protection in an animal model of influenza infection.

Relative to the average American, Yale Law School students are less fair-minded and substantially more efficiency-focused. 

X-ray diffraction experiments and simulations show a crossover from fractal to homogeneous structure in metallic glasses.

A metamaterial surface can be designed to operate as an invisibility skin cloak.

Strontium titanate films become ferroelectric when they are as thin as naturally occurring nanosized polarized regions.

The dynamics of an ensemble of 36 atoms of rubidium-87 in a cavity is restricted by measuring the cavity’s transmission.

A proton-conduction cathode and simpler fabrication enable lower-temperature operation of methane-fueled ceramic fuel cells. [Also see Perspective by Gorte]

Two catalysts leverage visible light and oxygen to form carbon-nitrogen bond motifs of interest in pharmaceutical research.

Calcite surfaces can dissolve at conditions far away from equilibrium by controlling the solution saturation state. [Also see Perspective by Wolthers]

Neural stem cells segregate age-related damage by establishing a diffusion barrier during cell division.

Dengue viruses show as much divergence within a type as between types.

Inuit populations in Greenland have adapted genetically to their environment and to their high-fat diet. [Also see Perspective by Tishkoff]

Liquid crystalline arrays of viral RNA are copied by prepackaged polymerases inside a viral protein coat.

Analysis of circulating tumor cells from prostate cancer patients reveals a mechanism that contributes to treatment failure. [Also see Perspective by Nanus and Giannakakou]

A small open reading frame encodes peptides that control a ubiquitin ligase for proteasome processing of a transcription factor.

On this week's show: The preferences of elite law students and a roundup of daily news stories.

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