Take stock of research ethics in human genome editing
Nature 549, 7672 (2017). doi:10.1038/549307a
Progress in the use of CRISPR–Cas9 for human germline editing highlights some pressing ethical considerations for research on embryos.
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Snow leopards, ancient zero and Cassini’s big finish
Snow leopards, ancient zero and Cassini’s big finish
Nature 549, 7672 (2017). http://www.nature.com/doifinder/10.1038/549312a
The week in science: 15–21 September 2017.
Sharks can live a lot longer than researchers realized
Sharks can live a lot longer than researchers realized
Nature 549, 7672 (2017). http://www.nature.com/doifinder/10.1038/nature.2017.22626
Author: Daniel Cressey
Errors in past studies could undermine conservation plans.
How the Internet of cells has biologists buzzing
How the Internet of cells has biologists buzzing
Nature 549, 7672 (2017). http://www.nature.com/doifinder/10.1038/549322a
Author: Monya Baker
Networks of nanotubes may allow cells to share everything from infections and cancer to dementia-linked proteins.
Bring on the bodyNET
Bring on the bodyNET
Nature 549, 7672 (2017). doi:10.1038/549328a
Authors: Bryant Chu, William Burnett, Jong Won Chung & Zhenan Bao
Stretchable sensors, circuits and batteries are about to change our relationships with electronics and each other, explain Bryant Chu and colleagues.
Relativity: Final ascent of physics
Relativity: Final ascent of physics
Nature 549, 7672 (2017). doi:10.1038/549331a
Author: Robert P. Crease
Robert P. Crease applauds the third volume of a thrilling guide to a special pursuit.
Fiction: The science in Sherlock Holmes
Fiction: The science in Sherlock Holmes
Nature 549, 7672 (2017). doi:10.1038/549332a
Author: Maria Konnikova
Maria Konnikova detects the fictional sleuth's inner researcher, 130 years on from his 'birth'.
Sea-level rise: No chaos in the satellite-data record
Sea-level rise: No chaos in the satellite-data record
Nature 549, 7672 (2017). doi:10.1038/549334d
Authors: R. Steven Nerem, Anny Cazenave & John Church
The use of the slang term snafu (indicating a confused or chaotic state) in your headline 'Satellite snafu masked true sea-level rise for decades' undermines the satellite record's crucial contribution to the precise measurement of indicators of Earth's changing climate (Nature547, 265
Historical data: Hidden in the past
Historical data: Hidden in the past
Nature 549, 7672 (2017). doi:10.1038/nj7672-419
Author: Roberta Kwok
Old photos, logbooks and papers are a gold mine for fields such as ecology and climatology.
The coded messenger
The coded messenger
Nature 549, 7672 (2017). doi:10.1038/549424a
Author: Andrea Kriz
It's in your make-up.