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Biodiversity: Ocean currents carried mammals to Madagascar, Synthetic biology: Making waves, Neuroscience: Grid power, Opinion: Two takes on building consensus about science, Materials: A mouldable, self-healing clay-based hydrogel, Materials science: Size matters in deformation twinning and Meteorites: Solving the colour conundrum

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Nature's News Feature's this week highlights uncertainties in four key areas of climate science: precipitation, regional climate predictions, palaeoclimate data and aerosols and takes a look at five of the technical challenges involved in blending the sciences of engineering and biology.

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Origin of fat build up in muscle, A new risk locus for major mood disorders, Long-term contamination in Alaska, New variants influence type 2 diabetes risk and blood sugar levels, Host factors implicated in influenza virus replication and more

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The field of research into cancer is constantly expanding and developing. Here we highlight the many experts and research projects on cancer including genetic implications and possible new treatments. Experts are listed in this article.

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15 Jan, Kunming, China - More than 30 partner institutions attended the Asian Partnership on Emerging Infectious Diseases (APEIR) meeting where researchers presented key findings to the media. The key outcomes from the research are summarised in this press release.

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