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Professor Zilfalil from Universiti Sains Malaysia and his co-researchers will be holding a press conference in Kuala Lumpur on 23 December 2009 on this research. The paper was published in Science on 10 December 2009.

Read more of the article entitled 'Scientific consortium maps the range of genetic diversity in Asia, and traces the genetic origins of Asian populations'

A ‘super-Earth’ orbiting a nearby star, We must confront the quake risk of geothermal energy, Parental influence on SNP effect, Tiny SUMOs do good work, Controlling an atom, one photon at a time, Electrons make light work of nanostructures, Creating a 3D image from one look, Coots learn to recognise their chicks, War — what is it good for?

Read more of the article entitled 'Cancer genomes: A smoking gun'

Summaries of newsworthy papers including: Reprogrammable mice,Breaking the strongest bonds, Flooding removes arsenic, The rhythm of hypertension, Variants associated with lung function, Rewiring the brain after injury, Regulator limits tumour related cellular ageing and researchers panda to next-generation sequencing

Read more of the article entitled 'Nanosensors detect cancer from whole blood'

A drug free, non-invasive method for semi-permanently blocking the return of fear memories in humans is reported in this week’s Nature. The finding may have important implications for the clinical treatment of fear-related disorders.

Read more of the article entitled 'Memory: Forego the fear'

Summaries of newsworthy papers include Magnetic power behind a gamma-ray burst, Red Queen revamped; Tetrahedra get close, Compositional effects on deep mantle discontinuity, Sharing childcare makes for yummy mummies

Read more of the article entitled 'Earth science: Flooding the Mediterranean'