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Summaries of newsworthy papers include A synchrotron for neutral molecules, Nanocrystals used as dopants, Reinventing the wheel, For goodness sake, Gambling on consciousness, A tunnel that transfers lipids

Read more of the article entitled 'Gene regulation: Non-coding RNA interferes with transcription'

The influenza virus that killed about 50 million people worldwide around 90 years ago is also lethal in nonhuman primates, a study in this week's Nature reports. The results confirm that it was the virulence, associated with the virus itself, that made it so efficient in claiming young adult lives.

Read more of the article entitled '1918 flu virus lethal to primates'

An unexpected link has been spotted between the Asian monsoon and a recently discovered oscillating pattern of sea surface temperatures in the Indian Ocean. Other newsworthy papers from Nature include Health studies - new for old and Magnetic make-over

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Nature Publishing Group (NPG), publisher of the world's most influential science journals, today announced the launch of Nature Education, a new venture to develop innovative educational resources and tools for science students and their professors.

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Summaries of newsworthy papers from Nature and the Nature Research Journals that will be published online on 14 January 2007. Sizing up stem cells, Maintaining immune regulation, and Getting things into cells with the aid of small molecules.

Read more of the article entitled 'Genetic risk factor for Alzheimer disease'