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The week in science: Success for China’s neutrino experiment; South Africa edges ahead in race to host Square Kilometre Array; and Nobel prizewinning chemist Sherwood Rowland dies.
The week in science: China’s research-budget boost; UN meets Millennium Development goals in water and poverty; and the NIH launches an online registry for genetic tests.
The week in science: Fire destroys Brazil’s Antarctic research station; Africa agricultural monitoring network launched; and World Bank partnership coordinates ocean conservation efforts.
The week in science: Animals saved from chemical safety tests; fund launched to clean up methane and black-carbon emissions; and excitement over nanopore DNA sequencing.
The week in science: Europe’s Vega rocket launches; US approves first new nuclear reactors for three decades; and this year’s schedule for the Large Hadron Collider is announced.
The week in science: hope for drilling breakthrough to Antarctic lake; AstraZeneca’s neuroscience cuts; and how land-grabs threaten Africa’s sustainable development.
The week in science: sequencing stock rebounds after takeover bid for Illumina; drug companies and nations team up against neglected diseases; and turmoil at the Global Fund.
The week in science: Tar-sands pipeline pulled; radioactive material stolen from nuclear plant under construction in Egypt; and decision on whether to ditch the leap second is postponed.
The week in science: US authorities crack down on plagiarism; failed Mars probe splashes down in the Pacific; and chemical firm BASF shifts its transgenic-plant operations out of Europe.
The week in science: China cracks down on stem-cell clinics; United States restricts use of antibiotics in farm animals; and a sequencing machine promises US$1,000 genome.
