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Here we present recent news items specially selected from Nature, Nature Medicine and Nature Biotechnology.
February 2005
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Tests in Tokyo reveal flaws in Vietnam's bird flu surveillance
Efforts to diagnose human cases of bird flu in Asia have been missing the mark, and last week's findings have prompted calls for broader surveillance of the virus and a change in testing procedures.
Nature (24 February 2005)
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Flu gene discovery prompts calls for tighter monitoring
Genes from a flu strain created in a lab in 1940 have been found in samples taken from pigs in South Korea, a US biologist claims.
Nature (24 February 2005)
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New York draws fire over case of drug-resistant HIV
A decision by New York health officials to announce the detection of an unusually aggressive case of AIDS has led to criticism from some researchers and activists.
Nature (24 February 2005)
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Speech transcript stokes opposition to Harvard head
The president of Harvard University is under growing pressure, following the release of a full transcript of contentious remarks he made last month about women in science.
Nature (24 February 2005)
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US extends security clearance for scholars
The US government has announced that visa-related security checks will remain valid for up to four years, and this will ease the travel in and out of the country of students and scientists.
Nature (17 February 2005)
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Europe's research still lacks competitive edge, says panel
The European Union's main research program has met with only "modest" success in its main goal of strengthening Europe's industrial competitiveness, is the conclusion of the latest five-year assessment of the Framework funding program.
Nature (17 February 2005)
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Scientists urged to end feud with White House
Bill Clinton's former scientific adviser is trying to persuade leading researchers to use the start of President George Bush's second term as an opportunity to patch up their differences with the White House.
Nature (17 February 2005)
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Sanctions agreed over teenager's gene-therapy death
Three clinical researchers are to face restrictions on their work for their part in a gene-therapy trial that led to a teenager's death in 1999.
Nature (17 February 2005)
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Main agencies hang on to funds in skimpy US science budget
US research funding looks set to take a hit this year as the government struggles to contain a swelling budget deficit while covering the rising cost of the Iraq war.
Nature (10 February 2005)
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Gene therapy put on hold as third child develops cancer
Scientists have halted clinical trials of gene therapy to treat a rare immune disorder — less than a year after the trials were relaunched following an earlier stoppage.
Nature (10 February 2005)
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NIH open-access plans draw fire from both sides
The US National Institutes of Health (NIH) has unveiled its long-awaited plan for open access to research findings.
Nature (10 February 2005)
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Antiinfective biotechs face partnering gap
The big pharmaceutical companies are increasingly withdrawing from the fight against multidrug-resistant bacteria.
Nature Biotechnology (February 2005)
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Indian Bt gene monoculture, potential time bomb
Increasing reliance on a single gene in growing a variety of crops to make them resistant to bollworms could be dangerous, warn experts.
Nature Biotechnology (February 2005)
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China steps towards international M&A
China is changing its legislation to open up its market to foreign competition, and this could be an opportunity for increased partnering among biotech companies to exploit complementary technologies.
Nature Biotechnology (February 2005)
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Publishers irritated by Google's digital library
A spat is brewing between academic publishers and Google over the Internet-search company's plans to digitize and index library collections at major research universities.
Nature (03 February 2005)
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University dispute puts Berlin science meetings in crisis
The future of Berlin's prestigious Dahlem Conferences is hanging in the balance this week, as members of their scientific advisory board contemplate how to end a stalemate with the Free University, which administrates the meetings.
Nature (03 February 2005)
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Political deadlock delays promised German research cash
Germany's top science manager is urging the federal and state governments to go ahead with two funding programs that have been grounded by a political impasse.
Nature (03 February 2005)
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Reformation of bird-brain terminology takes off
Neuroscientists are revamping a naming system for birds' brains that has been in use for more than a century, as the old terminology hinders communication between researchers, because it does not reflect modern understanding.
Nature (03 February 2005)
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Researchers probe the real effect of placebos
Spurred by renewed debate on how clinical trials are designed, a handful of researchers are beginning to rethink placebos' use in clinical trials.
Nature Medicine (February 2005)
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Tobacco money sparks squabble at California universities
A row is brewing between University of California (UC) administrators and faculty members at the UC's individual schools over whether to accept money given by tobacco manufacturers.
Nature Medicine (February 2005)
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Spain launches cancer research project
Spain's Catalan government has approved a collaborative effort on cancer research with New York's Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center.
Nature Medicine (February 2005)
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Iressa's fall from grace points to need for better clinical trials
The much-hyped cancer drug Iressa is showing worrying signs that it may not live up to its promise: clinical trial results released in December showed the drug does not prolong survival in patients with non-small cell lung cancer.
Nature Medicine (03 February 2005)
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Logistical hurdles slow California's lofty stem cell scheme
California's new Institute for Regenerative Medicine is forging ahead with schemes to fund scientists for human embryonic stem cell research, possibly as early as May.
Nature Medicine (February 2005)
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'Sumo' rats set researchers on hunt for obesity genes
The world's fattest rats are the focus of a new joint project for scientists from India and the US, as the researchers hope to identify and clone the genes responsible for the 'sumo' rats' obesity.
Nature Medicine (February 2005)
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Scientists irked by ethicists' alternatives for embryo research
Stem cell scientists have a message for those who propose ethically friendly methods to alter human embryos: come on down and give it a shot.
Nature Medicine (February 2005)
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News in brief
Governor attacks state backing for stem-cell work
| Furore leads university to relent over Berlin science meetings
| Capital proposal moves medical lab to city centre
| Medical agency blamed for upset over lab move
| Washington state draws on tobacco cash for research
| Europe finds Viagra patent hard to swallow
| Animal antiinfective
| Latin America gets barnyard biotech
| French innovation agency
| GM rice underway
| Flu vaccine glut
| Pharmacogenomics Dx
| Gem of a writer set to head brain trust
| Special UN delivery rescues illicit fly posters
| NIH to reveal financial stakes in trials
| Developing nations create their own 'Nobels'
| South Korea sets rules for stem cell research
| Drug companies set to disclose trial results
News Features
Dietary advice: Flash in the pan?
Obesity is the main target in the US government's latest dietary guidelines. But can this advice really make a difference? Nature's reporters sift through the heady mix of politics and science to get a taste of things to come.
Nature (24 February 2005)
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Food FAQs
Eating a healthy diet is hard work. There are hundreds of guides out there – often providing conflicting instructions. Deciding what advice to take means wrestling with a number of tough questions.
Nature (24 February 2005)
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Cell biology: Hopping fences
Just how proteins jostle around in the fatty membrane that surrounds every living cell has been a source of debate for decades. Now one researcher is using an ultra-high-speed camera to watch this dance in unprecedented detail — but that hasn't stopped the arguments. Alison Abbott investigates.
Nature (17 February 2005)
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Drug rehabilitation : Cold turkey, Vietnamese style
It was invented by a healer familiar with the horrors of opiate addiction, and refined by Vietnam's leading chemistry lab. Can this novel herbal cocktail ease withdrawal and reduce drug cravings? Peter Aldhous investigates.
Nature (10 February 2005)
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Struggling to see the forest through the trees
With the Kyoto treaty demanding reductions in greenhouse gases and the loss of forests outpacing their renewal by natural means, could it be time to start planting genetically engineered forests? Stephan Herrera investigates.
Nature Biotechnology (February 2005)
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Women at work
Pakistan's traditional ways have blocked many women's careers in science. But, as Ehsan Masood discovers, women are now fighting for their rights, both in life and in research.
Nature (03 February 2005)
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The big picture
Brain tumors are notorious for playing havoc with thinking and memory, but Greg Lancaster's tumor triggered a new insight into an entire field. Alan Dove investigates.
Nature Medicine (February 2005)
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