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The political impact of climate change in Australia and the United States is the focus of a collection of News Features in Nature this week.

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A method of reprogramming rhesus macaque adult fibroblasts into embryonic stem cells using somatic cell nuclear transfer is presented in Nature this week.

Read more of the article entitled 'Stem cells: Primate patient-specific stem cells'

In Nature China this week, scientists in China have isolated a protein from peanut seeds that has antifungal, antibacterial and anticancer activities while scientists in Hong Kong have demonstrated the possibility of a three-dimensional cloaking device for sound.

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Summaries of newsworthy papers include Testing time, A new virulence mechanism for MRSA, Genetic mutation in familial aortic aneurysm, Regulating immune suppression, Stalling chemotherapy damage, Controlling protein stability in parasites

Read more of the article entitled 'Ocean carbon: The effects of acidification'

The new programme quietly introduced by the British government last week affects people from all countries outside the European Economic Area and Switzerland.

Read more of the article entitled 'Foreign students face extra UK security checks'