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Nature.com: Research

Spin–orbit coupling in quantum gases
Protective astrogenesis from the SVZ niche after injury is controlled by Notch modulator Thbs4
Cloning of Dirac fermions in graphene superlattices
A pathogenic picornavirus acquires an envelope by hijacking cellular membranes
Materials science: Porosity in a single crystal
Autoimmunity: Rubbing salt in the wound
Nonsense mutation in the LGR4 gene is associated with several human diseases and other traits
CLASP-mediated cortical microtubule organization guides PIN polarization axis
Chromosome-specific nonrandom sister chromatid segregation during stem-cell division
Evolution: Stuck between the teeth
Neuroscience: The units of a song
Long-term sedimentary recycling of rare sulphur isotope anomalies
Naturally occurring allele diversity allows potato cultivation in northern latitudes
Nutrition: When guests turn hostile
GLI activation by atypical protein kinase C ι/λ regulates the growth of basal cell carcinomas
Second sound and the superfluid fraction in a Fermi gas with resonant interactions
Autophagosomes form at ER–mitochondria contact sites
Signature of ocean warming in global fisheries catch
Diverging neural pathways assemble a behavioural state from separable features in anxiety
Molecular biology: The ends justify the means
Structural visualization of key steps in human transcription initiation
Genomics: Zebrafish earns its stripes
Biochemistry: Oxidation controls the DUB step
Brown-fat paucity due to impaired BMP signalling induces compensatory browning of white fat
CLP1 links tRNA metabolism to progressive motor-neuron loss
The TLR4 antagonist Eritoran protects mice from lethal influenza infection
Palaeoanthropology: Of humans, dogs and tiny tools
Shear-driven dynamo waves at high magnetic Reynolds number
Patterns and mechanisms of early Pliocene warmth
Fisheries: Climate change at the dinner table
Crystal structure of a nitrate/nitrite exchanger
Rescuing cocaine-induced prefrontal cortex hypoactivity prevents compulsive cocaine seeking
Lamin A/C and emerin regulate MKL1–SRF activity by modulating actin dynamics
SCFFBXL3 ubiquitin ligase targets cryptochromes at their cofactor pocket
Astrophysics: Black holes in a spin
Circular RNAs are a large class of animal RNAs with regulatory potency
Polymerase IV occupancy at RNA-directed DNA methylation sites requires SHH1
Corticostriatal neurons in auditory cortex drive decisions during auditory discrimination
Three-dimensional imaging of dislocations in a nanoparticle at atomic resolution
50 & 100 Years Ago
Mechanistic studies of an unprecedented enzyme-catalysed 1,2-phosphono-migration reaction
An electrically pumped polariton laser
Deglacial pulses of deep-ocean silicate into the subtropical North Atlantic Ocean
Garrouste et al. reply
NANOG-dependent function of TET1 and TET2 in establishment of pluripotency
Virology: Phages hijack a host's defence
Imaging: Magnetic bacteria on a diamond plate
Carbon monoxide in clouds at low metallicity in the dwarf irregular galaxy WLM
Specialized appendages in fuxianhuiids and the head organization of early euarthropods
ATPase-dependent quality control of DNA replication origin licensing
Long-term warming restructures Arctic tundra without changing net soil carbon storage
50 & 100 Years Ago
Structure-guided discovery of the metabolite carboxy-SAM that modulates tRNA function
Crystal structure of an RNA-bound 11-subunit eukaryotic exosome complex
Catalysis: A step closer to a methanol economy
T-helper-1-cell cytokines drive cancer into senescence
Unexpected strain-stiffening in crystalline solids
Diverse type VI secretion phospholipases are functionally plastic antibacterial effectors
Activating RNAs associate with Mediator to enhance chromatin architecture and transcription
A central role for TFIID in the pluripotent transcription circuitry
Multidomain integration in the structure of the HNF-4α nuclear receptor complex
Optical devices: Seeing the world through an insect's eyes
Formation of a topological non-Fermi liquid in MnSi
Cancer: Trouble upstream
Complex systems: Spatial signatures of resilience
APOBEC3B is an enzymatic source of mutation in breast cancer
Using membrane transporters to improve crops for sustainable food production

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[Book Review] Biography: From the Sea to Silent Spring
[Correction] Corrections and Clarifications
[Letter] NextGenVOICES
[Perspective] Environmental Science: Cracking the Mercury Methylation Code
[Letter] The True Challenge of Giant Marine Reserves—Response
[Perspective] Geochemistry: Carbon Cycle Makeover
[Podcast] Science Podcast: 29 March Show
[Book Review] History of Science: Heredity—The Very Long View
This Week in Science
[Book Review] Philosophy of Science: Pluralistic Paradigms
[Special Issue Review] Generating Improvement Through Research and Development in Education Systems
[News & Analysis] Paleoanthropology: A Human Smile and Funny Walk for Australopithecus sediba
This Week in Science
[Perspective] Medicine: (Poly)Combing the Pediatric Cancer Genome for Answers
[Podcast] Science Podcast: 5 April Show
[News of the Week] Around the World
[Book Review] Science Festivals: Serpentine Figures in Edinburgh
[News of the Week] Around the World
Findings
[Technical Comment] Comment on “Apatite 4He/3He and (U-Th)/He Evidence for an Ancient Grand Canyon”
[Report] Tuning Selectivity in Propylene Epoxidation by Plasmon Mediated Photo-Switching of Cu Oxidation State
[News & Analysis] 2014 U.S. Budget: Wild Cards Remain After Proposed Reshuffle of STEM Education
Findings
[Report] Early Mesodermal Cues Assign Avian Cardiac Pacemaker Fate Potential in a Tertiary Heart Field
[Special Issue Review] Observed Properties of Extrasolar Planets
[Book Review] Browsings
[Perspective] Immunology: Guilty by Association
[Report] Photochemical Route for Accessing Amorphous Metal Oxide Materials for Water Oxidation Catalysis
[Report] Multicompartment Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles with Branched Shapes: An Epitaxial Growth Mechanism
[Report] Phosphorylation of Dishevelled by Protein Kinase RIPK4 Regulates Wnt Signaling
[Letter] Drought and China's Cave Species
This Week in Science
[Perspective] Atmosphere: Irreversible Does Not Mean Unavoidable
[News Focus] The Pacific Swallows Fukushima's Fallout
[Report] Flexible Minerals: Self-Assembled Calcite Spicules with Extreme Bending Strength
[Research Article] Rational HIV Immunogen Design to Target Specific Germline B Cell Receptors
[Report] Broadband 2D Electronic Spectroscopy Reveals a Carotenoid Dark State in Purple Bacteria
[Perspective] Planetary Science: A Unique Piece of Mars
[Report] Speleothems Reveal 500,000-Year History of Siberian Permafrost
[Report] Latency-Associated Degradation of the MRP1 Drug Transporter During Latent Human Cytomegalovirus Infection
[News of the Week] Around the World
[Report] Ultrafast Tryptophan-to-Heme Electron Transfer in Myoglobins Revealed by UV 2D Spectroscopy
New Products
[Review] The Continuing Challenge of Understanding, Preventing, and Treating Neural Tube Defects
[Report] Two Modes of Change in Southern Ocean Productivity Over the Past Million Years
[Correction] Corrections and Clarifications
[Editorial] Denial of Catastrophic Risks
[Perspective] Chemistry: Are Gold Clusters in RF Fields Hot or Not?
[Perspective] Biochemistry: How HIF-1α Handles Stress
[Report] Interactions Between the Nucleus Accumbens and Auditory Cortices Predict Music Reward Value
[Podcast] Science Podcast: 1 February Show
[News & Analysis] Dual Use Research: New U.S. Rules Increase Oversight of H5N1 Studies, Other Risky Science
[Editorial] An Important Anniversary
[Report] Enhanced Role of Transition Metal Ion Catalysis During In-Cloud Oxidation of SO2
[Report] Crystalline Inorganic Frameworks with 56-Ring, 64-Ring, and 72-Ring Channels
[Book Review] History of Science: What Poincaré Knew
[News of the Week] Random Samples
[Report] Similarity of Scattering Rates in Metals Showing T-Linear Resistivity
New Products
[Report] Evidence for Two Distinct Populations of Type Ia Supernovae
Findings
[Special Issue News] Grand Challenge: Undergraduate Teaching: Transformation Is Possible if a University Really Cares
This Week in Science
[Report] Geometric Catalysis of Membrane Fission Driven by Flexible Dynamin Rings
[News Focus] Climate Change: Losing Arable Land, China Faces Stark Choice: Adapt or Go Hungry
[Report] The Crust of the Moon as Seen by GRAIL
[News & Analysis] 2014 U.S. Budget: Request Would Let Science Rebound From Sequester
[Books et al.] Books Received
[Podcast] Science Podcast: 10 May Show
[Podcast] Science Podcast: 22 March Show
[Special Issue Perspective] A Business View on U.S. Education
[Books et al.] Books Received
Findings
[Books et al.] Books Received
Editors' Choice
[Perspective] Cancer: Silencing a Metabolic Oncogene
[Report] Invasive Harlequin Ladybird Carries Biological Weapons Against Native Competitors
[Perspective] Biochemistry: Machinery to Reverse Irreversible Aggregates
[Report] The Structural Basis of ZMPSTE24-Dependent Laminopathies
[Report] High Coverage of ART Associated with Decline in Risk of HIV Acquisition in Rural KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Editors' Choice
[News of the Week] Random Sample
[News & Analysis] Neuroscience: Brain Studies Stymied by Statistics
[Perspective] Epidemiology: The SARS Wake-Up Call
[Report] Simple Scaling of Catastrophic Landslide Dynamics
New Products
[Report] Molecular Mechanism of Action of Microtubule-Stabilizing Anticancer Agents
Findings
[News Focus] Taking the Pulse of a Ravaged Ocean
[News Focus] Lunar and Planetary Science Conference: Pesky Perchlorates All Over Mars
[Report] Decameric SelA•tRNASec Ring Structure Reveals Mechanism of Bacterial Selenocysteine Formation
[Perspective] Physics: Two Indistinguishable Electrons Interfere in an Electronic Device
[Editorial] Young Researchers in Japan
[Podcast] Science Podcast: 15 February Show
[Report] Dilute Concentrations of a Psychiatric Drug Alter Behavior of Fish from Natural Populations
[News & Analysis] Space Astronomy: Cash-Strapped NASA Gets Many Ideas for 'Free' Telescopes
[Report] Genomic Analysis of Non-NF2 Meningiomas Reveals Mutations in TRAF7, KLF4, AKT1, and SMO
[Report] A Transforming Metal Nanocomposite with Large Elastic Strain, Low Modulus, and High Strength
[Perspective] Genetics: Simple Genetics for a Complex Disease
[Letter] Biodiversity Despite Selective Logging
[Report] Paramyxovirus V Proteins Disrupt the Fold of the RNA Sensor MDA5 to Inhibit Antiviral Signaling
[Report] Quantitative Magneto-Mechanical Detection and Control of the Barkhausen Effect
[Report] Multiscale Modeling of Membrane Rearrangement, Drainage, and Rupture in Evolving Foams
[Podcast] Science Podcast: 12 April Show
[News & Analysis] Archaeology: Deep Dig Shows Maya Architecture Arose Independently of Olmec's
[News & Analysis] Evolution: How Sweet It Is: Genes Show How Bacteria Colonized Human Teeth
[News of the Week] Random Sample
This Week in Science
[Report] Kepler-62: A Five-Planet System with Planets of 1.4 and 1.6 Earth Radii in the Habitable Zone
[News & Analysis] U.S. Immigration Reform: More High-Tech Visas, More STEM Education Funds
[Technical Comment] Comment on "Lethally Hot Temperatures During the Early Triassic Greenhouse"
[Research Article] The Placental Mammal Ancestor and the Post–K-Pg Radiation of Placentals
[Special Issue Research Article] Mosaic Morphology in the Thorax of Australopithecus sediba
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[Review] Planar Photonics with Metasurfaces
[Special Issue Review] Cancer Genome Landscapes
[Book Review] Philosophy of Science: A Flawed Challenge Worth Pondering
[Policy Forum] Economics: Behavioral Economics and the Retirement Savings Crisis
[Report] Living Crystals of Light-Activated Colloidal Surfers
Findings
[Perspective] Microbiology: Undernutrition—Looking Within for Answers
[News of the Week] Random Sample
[Perspective] Biochemistry: Red Wine, Toast of the Town (Again)
[Report] Structure of the Integral Membrane Protein CAAX Protease Ste24p
[Perspective] Chemistry: Lifting the Veil on an Old Mystery
[Perspective] Ecology: Fire in the Ocean
[Policy Forum] Infectious Disease: The Stability of Malaria Elimination
[Podcast] Science Podcast: 15 March Show
[Policy Forum] Research Ethics: Global Research Integrity Training
[Special Issue Review] Understanding Neurocognitive Developmental Disorders Can Improve Education for All
[Book Review] Psychology: Thinking, Broad and Deep

Science News

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[Report] High Coverage of ART Associated with Decline in Risk of HIV Acquisition in Rural KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
[News Focus] Battle for the Barrel
[Perspective] Immunology: Guilty by Association
[Perspective] Neuroscience: Heterochronic Genes Turn Back the Clock in Old Neurons

Nature.com: Research

Induction of pathogenic TH17 cells by inducible salt-sensing kinase SGK1
Long-term warming restructures Arctic tundra without changing net soil carbon storage

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