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Volume 455 Number 7211
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This week on the Nature Podcast
On this show, we find out what portable plants can tell us about the effects of global warming, talk about innovation and technology in the US elections, discover how teeth evolved, and learn the origins of the mouth and anus.
Podcast Extra: The third of our special podcasts on hot science topics in the US election takes a look at innovation and technology.
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Highlights of the week
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Latest Nature Specials
- New Nature Insight - Small-Molecule Catalysis
- The Meetings That changed The World
- Large Hadron Collider Special - The world's most powerful particle accelerator.
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Nature Insight Small-molecule catalysis
The development of new small-molecule catalysts is being stimulated by insights into the mechanisms of existing catalysts, by advances in computational chemistry and by inspiration drawn from enzymes. Catalysts based on heavy elements (such as uranium) might also be developed, providing the potential for new modes of reactivity. Access the Insight online.
Image: Courtesy of P. Syder/photolibrary.com. Artwork by N. Spencer
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NatureJobs
Group efforts: Postdocs are attempting to organize and improve their lot worldwide - but results have been mixed.
Admirable aim: Postdocs need to defy obstacles and find ways to unite.
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Meetings that changed the world: Asilomar 1975: DNA modification secured
The second instalment in the Meetings That Changed The World series. The California meeting set standards allowing geneticists to push research to its limits without endangering public health. Organizer Paul Berg asks if another such meeting could resolve today's controversies.
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