Nature - the world's best science and medicine on your desktop http://www.nature.com/news/ Nature Publishing Group en Nature Publishing Group News at Nature © 2009 Nature Publishing Group permissions@nature.com 1744-7933 http://feeds.nature.com/~r/news/rss/most_recent/~3/ROlJT2y9b-0/463722a.html With a new research commissioner arriving in Brussels, and big policy changes on the cards, explains how scientists could be affected.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/news/rss/most_recent/~4/ROlJT2y9b-0" height="1" width="1"/> The future of European research 10.1038/463722a Nature 2010-02-09T18:26:04-0500 News at Nature Tue Feb 09 18:26:04 EST 2010 http://www.nature.com/news/2010/100209/full/463722a.html?s=news_rss http://www.nature.com/news/2010/100209/full/news.2010.57.html?s=news_rss Science minister Cristina Garmendia outlines her plans for research across Europe, and at home. Spain's vision for science 10.1038/news.2010.57 Nature 2010-02-09T18:24:50-0500 News at Nature Tue Feb 09 18:24:50 EST 2010 http://www.nature.com/news/2010/100209/full/463719a.html?s=news_rss Industry turns to cell lines for drug screens. Testing time for stem cells 10.1038/463719a Nature 2010-02-09T14:36:56-0500 News at Nature Tue Feb 09 14:36:56 EST 2010 http://www.nature.com/news/2010/100208/full/news.2010.55.html?s=news_rss The finding that religion scarcely influences moral intuition undermines the idea that a godless society will be immoral, says Philip Ball. Whether it 'explains' religion is another matter. Morals don't come from God 10.1038/news.2010.55 Nature 2010-02-08T17:00:00-0500 News at Nature Mon Feb 08 17:00:00 EST 2010 http://www.nature.com/news/2010/100205/full/news.2010.56.html?s=news_rss Human-related carbon emissions may skew isotope analysis for food-quality control. Is climate change hiding the decline of maple syrup? 10.1038/news.2010.56 Nature 2010-02-05T18:41:08-0500 News at Nature Fri Feb 05 18:41:08 EST 2010 http://www.nature.com/news/2010/100205/full/463721a.html?s=news_rss Interim director appointed to Europe's part of programme. Delays prompt reshuffle at ITER fusion project 10.1038/463721a Nature 2010-02-05T18:22:39-0500 News at Nature Fri Feb 05 18:22:39 EST 2010 http://www.nature.com/news/2010/100204/full/news.2010.54.html?s=news_rss Understanding how insects travel might help to predict pest invasions. Moths catch the wind to speed migration 10.1038/news.2010.54 Nature 2010-02-04T19:00:00-0500 News at Nature Thu Feb 04 19:00:00 EST 2010 http://www.nature.com/news/2010/100204/full/news.2010.50.html?s=news_rss Chemist launches collaborative project to make more potent form of much-needed drug. Open-source science takes on neglected disease 10.1038/news.2010.50 Nature 2010-02-04T17:52:37-0500 News at Nature Thu Feb 04 17:52:37 EST 2010 http://www.nature.com/news/2010/100203/full/news.2010.53.html?s=news_rss Imaging technique pierces vegetative state. Brain scan allows unconscious patient to communicate 10.1038/news.2010.53 Nature 2010-02-03T22:33:00-0500 News at Nature Wed Feb 03 22:33:00 EST 2010 http://www.nature.com/news/2010/100203/full/news.2010.47.html?s=news_rss Two driving forces acting on wet spider silk help it to capture water. Why spider webs glisten with dew 10.1038/news.2010.47 Nature 2010-02-03T19:14:00-0500 News at Nature Wed Feb 03 19:14:00 EST 2010 http://www.nature.com/news/2010/100203/full/news.2010.52.html?s=news_rss Row may impact on South Africa's bid to host the Square Kilometre Array telescope. Top astronomer suspended after leak allegation 10.1038/news.2010.52 Nature 2010-02-03T12:14:09-0500 News at Nature Wed Feb 03 12:14:09 EST 2010 http://www.nature.com/news/2010/100203/full/463607a.html?s=news_rss Innovation policies are more likely to be successful if they leverage existing capabilities, argues Daniel Sarewitz. Better all the time 10.1038/463607a Nature 2010-02-03T00:00:00-0500 News at Nature Wed Feb 03 00:00:00 EST 2010 http://www.nature.com/news/2010/100203/full/463598a.html?s=news_rss Tighter rules on accessing and developing genetic resources may be counterproductive for conservation. Biodiversity law could stymie research 10.1038/463598a Nature 2010-02-03T00:00:00-0500 News at Nature Wed Feb 03 00:00:00 EST 2010 http://www.nature.com/news/2010/100203/full/463605a.html?s=news_rss Researchers in France have switched on the world's most powerful nuclear magnetic resonance instrument. Ananyo Bhattacharya asks whether it will attract new life to NMR spectroscopy. Chemistry: Breaking the billion-hertz barrier 10.1038/463605a Nature 2010-02-03T00:00:00-0500 News at Nature Wed Feb 03 00:00:00 EST 2010 http://www.nature.com/news/2010/100203/full/463602a.html?s=news_rss The Internet is struggling to keep up with the ever-increasing demands placed on it. Katharine Gammon looks at ways to fix it. Networking: Four ways to reinvent the Internet 10.1038/463602a Nature 2010-02-03T00:00:00-0500 News at Nature Wed Feb 03 00:00:00 EST 2010 http://www.nature.com/includes/rj_globnavimages/news_logo.gif http://www.nature.com/news/