Nature 9th Nov 2006 Volume 444 Number 7116 pp123-242

Nature 9th Nov 2006 Volume 444 Number 7116 pp123-242

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Volume 444 Number 7116 pp123-242


In this issue (9 November 2006)

Editorials

Another one bites the dust p123
The hazards of seeking to implement reforms at universities with outstanding reputations have been demonstrated once again, this time in Switzerland.
doi:10.1038/444123a

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Correction or retraction? p123
Errors reported in this issue by authors of a Nature paper pose a dilemma about trust.
doi:10.1038/444123b

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Smart but lightweight p124
An imaginative innovation policy in Britain continues to be under-resourced.
doi:10.1038/444124a

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Research Highlights

Research highlights p126
doi:10.1038/444126a

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News

Telescope is no longer dish of the day p128
Arecibo in the firing line as US observatories face cuts.
Heidi Ledford
doi:10.1038/444128a

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Data handling causes image problem for top lab p129
Correction to 1993 paper gets physicists talking.
Geoff Brumfiel
doi:10.1038/444129a

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It's the junk that makes us human p130
'Non-coding' DNA may organize brain cell connections.
Erika Check
doi:10.1038/444130a

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Faculty forces president to quit Swiss role p130
Leading European university in turmoil.
Alison Abbott
doi:10.1038/444130b

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Power up your memory bank p133
A stimulating night's sleep improves recall.
Kerri Smith
doi:10.1038/444133a

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Telling the time p134
Geochronologists are pinning down dates in deep time better than ever before. Rex Dalton talks to the experts who are redrawing the details of Earth history.
doi:10.1038/444134a

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Sidelines p135
doi:10.1038/444135a

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News in brief p136
doi:10.1038/444136a

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Business

A breed apart p137
The US Food and Drug Administration may soon approve the use of cloned livestock for food. But regulatory roadblocks aren't the only thing keeping clones off the menu, as Heidi Ledford reports.
doi:10.1038/444137a

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News Features

Radio astronomy: Dutch courage p138
Most astronomers head for remote mountain-tops or deserts to study the cosmos. Jenny Hogan meets a confident team set up on a patch of farmland in a crowded corner of mainland Europe.
doi:10.1038/444138a

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Infant pain: Does it hurt? p143
Working out whether premature babies feel pain has important implications for child development, says Jane Qiu.
doi:10.1038/444143a

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Correspondence

An open letter to Colonel Muammar al-Gaddafi p146
Richard J. Roberts and 113 fellow Nobel Laureates .
doi:10.1038/444146a

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Don't forget the steps that led physics to where it is p146
Antonino Zichichi
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Biodiversity definitions vary within the discipline p146
Alison Holt
doi:10.1038/444146c

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US scorn for treaties hasn't improved nuclear security p146
Sebastian Raupach
doi:10.1038/444146d

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Books and Arts

One culture? p147
We can gain a clearer picture of visual representation by crossing the divide between art and science.
Bart Kahr reviews Seen | Unseen: Art, Science and Intuition from Leonardo to the Hubble Telescope by Martin Kemp
doi:10.1038/444147a

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Exhibition: Sowing the seeds p148
Simon Mawer reviews Gregor Mendel: Planting the Seeds of Genetics
doi:10.1038/444148a

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Correction p148
doi:10.1038/444148b

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Exhibition: The ballerina within p149
Laura Spinney reviews Picasso XRAYS
doi:10.1038/444149a

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Easing the pain p149
John Carmody reviews The Worst of Evils: The Fight Against Pain by Thomas Dormandy
doi:10.1038/444149b

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News and Views

Cell biology: A clean energy programme p151
Mitochondria supply cells with energy, but in the process produce potentially damaging oxidants. It seems that a protein required to produce new mitochondria also protects against the resulting oxidative damage.
Toren Finkel
doi:10.1038/444151a

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Climate change: The south

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