German geologist and palaeontologist Friedrich August Rothpletz (1853--1918) 德国地质古生物学家 Friedrich August Rothpletz 院士 (1853--1918) 德国地质古生物学家 Friedrich August Rothpletz 院士 (1853--1918) 于 1853 年出生于 莱茵兰 - 普法尔茨 (Rhineland-Palatinate) 的一个小镇 (Neustadtan der Haardt) 。他的母亲是瑞士人。 Friedrich August Rothpletz 在瑞士完成中学学业。 1871 年，他入读海德堡大学，学习自然科学，主修地质学，后来到 苏黎世和莱比锡求学。 1882 年， Friedrich August Rothpletz 在莱比锡大学获得博士学位。 1875—1885 年， Friedrich August Rothpletz 供职于萨克森地质调查局，主要从事地质填图工作。期间，他于 1884 年获得慕尼黑大学的任教资格，开始教授地质学和古植物学等课程。 1904 年， Friedrich August Rothpletz 继任慕尼黑大学古生物学家 Karl Alfred Ritter von Zittel’s (1839--1904) 的地质古生物教授之职位。 Friedrich August Rothpletz 的研究范围较广。他主要研究阿尔卑斯山地区的地质构造问题， 1894 年发表一部学术著作 ( Eingeologischer Querschnitt durch die Ost-Alpen : nebst Anhang über die sog.Glarner Doppelfalte ) 。自 19 世纪 80 年代初开始， Friedrich August Rothpletz 还对化石藻类等材料开展研究，发表了一系列论著。 1898 年， Friedrich August Rothpletz 当选为德国科学院地质古生物学科的院士。 1918 年，他在德国南方的 Oberstdorf 小镇病逝，享年 65 岁。 ------------ Brief life chronology of German geologist and palaeontologist Friedrich August Rothpletz (1853--1918) --1853: Born in Neustadt an der Weinstraße (formerly known as “Neustadt an der Haardt”), a town of Rhineland-Palatinate (Rheinland-Pfalz“ 莱茵兰 - 普法尔茨 ”) in southwest Germany; --Attended a high school ( Gymnasium ) in Zürich; --1871: Began to study geology and other subjects at the University of Heidelberg; then in Zürich and Leipzig; --1875—1880: Conducted geological mapping for the Saxon Geological Survey ( Sächsischen Geologischen Landesanstalt ); --1882: Obtained a doctorate degree from the University of Leipzig; --1884: Passed the habilitation at the University of Munich, and taught geology, palaeobotany, etc.; -- 1894: Appointed as an associate professor --1898: Elected to a member of the section of “Geologie und Paläontologie” of the German Academy of Sciences—Leopoldina; --1904: Succeeded German palaeontologist Karl Alfred Ritter von Zittel’s (1839--1904) position,i.e. professor of geology and palaeontology at the University of Munich; --1918: Died in Oberstdorf, a town in southern Germany. --------------------------- Qigao Sun ( 孙启高 ): 古植物学的故事 530 期 Story of Paleobotany Series(No.530) The Epic of Palaeobotany-530 《德国古植物学之伞》 Umbrella of German Palaeobotany(52) German geologist and palaeontologist Friedrich August Rothpletz(1853--1918) 德国地质古生物学家 Friedrich August Rothpletz 院士 (1853--1918) Feb. 2017 相关阅读 ： Umbrella of German Palaeobotany--An overview catalogue 《德国古植物学之伞》：概览 目录 http://blog.sciencenet.cn/blog-225931-1036764.html 2017-3-1 07:44 German geologist and palaeontologist Friedrich August Rothpletz(1853--1918) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_Rothpletz https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_Rothpletz ============ Some publications about German geologist and palaeontologist Friedrich August Rothpletz’s (1853--1918) palaeobotanical studies: Rothpletz, August, 1880. Die Flora und Fauna der Culformation bei Hainichen in Sachsen:Bot. Centalbl., Bande 1-2, p. 1-40, pis. 1-3. Rothpletz, August, 1890. Uber Sphaerocodium Bornemanni, eine neue fossile Kalkalge aus denRaibter Schichten der Ostalpen: Bot. Centralbl., Band 41, p. 9. Rothpletz, August, 1891. Fossile Kalkalgen aus den Familien der Codiaceen und der Coral-lineen: Deutsche geol. Gesell. Zeitschr., Band 43, p. 295-321, pis. 15-17. Rothpletz, August, 1896. Uber Flysch-Fucoiden und einige andere fossile Algen, sowie tiberliasische, Diatomeen fiihrende Hornschwamme: Deutsche geol. Gesell. Zeitschr.,Band 48, p. 854-914, pis. 22-24. Rothpletz, August, 1908. Uber Algen und Hydrozoen in Silur von Gotland und Oesel: K.Svenska vetensk.-akad. Handl., band 43, hafte 5, p. 1-25, pis. 1-6. Rothpletz, August, 1913. Uber die Kalkalgen, Spongiostromen und einige andere f ossilienaus dem Obersilur Gottlands: Sveriges geol. undersokning Afh., ser. C, hafte10, p. 1-57, pis. 1-10. ==============
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Zeebe doi:10.1038/4661025e http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=136m=35725178r=Mzg0ODUxNzcxOQS2b=2j=ODAzMTczOTMS1mt=1rt=0 ---------------------- NEWS ---------------------- News briefing: 2026 August 2010 pp1026-1027 The week in science. doi:10.1038/4661026a http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=17m=35725178r=Mzg0ODUxNzcxOQS2b=2j=ODAzMTczOTMS1mt=1rt=0 Big science feels the pinch in Europe pp1028-1029 Financial hard times in member states are fuelling calls for budget savings across the board. Geoff Brumfiel doi:10.1038/4661028a http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=284m=35725178r=Mzg0ODUxNzcxOQS2b=2j=ODAzMTczOTMS1mt=1rt=0 Sugar synthesis speeds up p1029 Automated synthesizers can make complex carbohydrates on demand. Richard Van Noorden doi:10.1038/4661029a http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=282m=35725178r=Mzg0ODUxNzcxOQS2b=2j=ODAzMTczOTMS1mt=1rt=0 G-whizzes disagree over gravity p1030 Recent measurements of gravitational constant increase uncertainty over accepted value. Eugenie Samuel Reich doi:10.1038/4661030a http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=280m=35725178r=Mzg0ODUxNzcxOQS2b=2j=ODAzMTczOTMS1mt=1rt=0 Key Alzheimer's findings questioned p1031 Conflicting results cloud link to prion protein. Heidi Ledford doi:10.1038/4661031a http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=277m=35725178r=Mzg0ODUxNzcxOQS2b=2j=ODAzMTczOTMS1mt=1rt=0 Battle to degas deadly lakes continues p1033 Funding shortage is biggest hurdle for those striving to disarm three rare but lethal geological hazards. Nicola Jones doi:10.1038/4661033a http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=310m=35725178r=Mzg0ODUxNzcxOQS2b=2j=ODAzMTczOTMS1mt=1rt=0 Nuclear theory nudged p1034 Results from mothballed facility challenge established theory. Eugenie Samuel Reich doi:10.1038/4661034a http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=307m=35725178r=Mzg0ODUxNzcxOQS2b=2j=ODAzMTczOTMS1mt=1rt=0 ---------------------- NEWS FEATURE ---------------------- Genetics: Pet project pp1036-1038 Stymied in the search for genes underlying human neuropsychiatric diseases, some researchers are looking to dogs instead. David Cyranoski meets the geneticist's new best friend. doi:10.1038/4661036a http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=305m=35725178r=Mzg0ODUxNzcxOQS2b=2j=ODAzMTczOTMS1mt=1rt=0 ---------------------- CORRESPONDENCE ---------------------- Consumers have a right to affordable genetic testing p1040 Christopher Kanan doi:10.1038/4661040a http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=44m=35725178r=Mzg0ODUxNzcxOQS2b=2j=ODAzMTczOTMS1mt=1rt=0 Misconduct: don't assume science is self-correcting p1040 Thomas P. Hettinger doi:10.1038/4661040b http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=41m=35725178r=Mzg0ODUxNzcxOQS2b=2j=ODAzMTczOTMS1mt=1rt=0 Misconduct: don't penalize the honest majority of scientists p1040 John P. Moore doi:10.1038/4661040c http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=37m=35725178r=Mzg0ODUxNzcxOQS2b=2j=ODAzMTczOTMS1mt=1rt=0 Proposals for surface-temperature databank now open for scrutiny p1040 Peter Stott and Peter Thorne doi:10.1038/4661040d http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=39m=35725178r=Mzg0ODUxNzcxOQS2b=2j=ODAzMTczOTMS1mt=1rt=0 Clarifying knowledge ownership in Europe's medicines initiative pp1040-1041 Kim De Rijck and Michel Goldman doi:10.1038/4661040e http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=33m=35725178r=Mzg0ODUxNzcxOQS2b=2j=ODAzMTczOTMS1mt=1rt=0 Mosquitoes: schemes to render them extinct are impracticable p1041 Stephen M. Smith doi:10.1038/4661041a http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=35m=35725178r=Mzg0ODUxNzcxOQS2b=2j=ODAzMTczOTMS1mt=1rt=0 Mosquitoes: first evaluate impacts of eradicating them p1041 Jon D. Hoekstra doi:10.1038/4661041b http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=54m=35725178r=Mzg0ODUxNzcxOQS2b=2j=ODAzMTczOTMS1mt=1rt=0 Mosquitoes: retain an ex situ population for ecological insurance p1041 Ben Phalan doi:10.1038/4661041c http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=52m=35725178r=Mzg0ODUxNzcxOQS2b=2j=ODAzMTczOTMS1mt=1rt=0 Mosquitoes: just how much biodiversity does humanity need? p1041 Fern Wickson doi:10.1038/4661041d http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=49m=35725178r=Mzg0ODUxNzcxOQS2b=2j=ODAzMTczOTMS1mt=1rt=0 ---------------------- OPINIONS ---------------------- Disasters widen the rich-poor gap p1042 New Orleans's recovery five years on from Katrina is a harbinger of how climate change will drive a thicker wedge between the haves and the have-nots, says John Mutter. John Mutter doi:10.1038/4661042a http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=47m=35725178r=Mzg0ODUxNzcxOQS2b=2j=ODAzMTczOTMS1mt=1rt=0 Save your census p1043 National censuses and surveys are threatened around the world by high costs and low response rates. The demographic data they yield are too valuable to lose, warn Stephen E. Fienberg and Kenneth Prewitt. Stephen E. Fienberg and Kenneth Prewitt doi:10.1038/4661043a http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=46m=35725178r=Mzg0ODUxNzcxOQS2b=2j=ODAzMTczOTMS1mt=1rt=0 ---------------------- BOOKS AND ARTS ---------------------- Last days of the lone astronomer pp1044-1045 A celebratory account of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey highlights astronomy's culture shift to big science -- but at what risk to individual ingenuity, asks Joss Bland-Hawthorn? Joss Bland-Hawthorn reviews A Grand and Bold Thing: An Extraordinary New Map of the Universe Ushering in a New Era of Discovery by Ann Finkbeiner doi:10.1038/4661044a http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=9m=35725178r=Mzg0ODUxNzcxOQS2b=2j=ODAzMTczOTMS1mt=1rt=0 Preserving social difference p1045 Andrew Robinson reviews What Makes Civilization? The Ancient Near East and the Future of the West by David Wengrow doi:10.1038/4661045a http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=11m=35725178r=Mzg0ODUxNzcxOQS2b=2j=ODAzMTczOTMS1mt=1rt=0 Japanese view of the natural world p1046 David Cyranoski reviews Sensing Nature: Rethinking the Japanese Perception of Nature doi:10.1038/4661046a http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=3m=35725178r=Mzg0ODUxNzcxOQS2b=2j=ODAzMTczOTMS1mt=1rt=0 ---------------------- OUTLOOK ---------------------- Parkinson's disease pS1 Michelle Grayson doi:10.1038/466S2a http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=261m=35725178r=Mzg0ODUxNzcxOQS2b=2j=ODAzMTczOTMS1mt=1rt=0 Secrets of the shaking palsy ppS2-S5 Parkinson's disease might have much in common with Alzheimer's disease, prion diseases and other protein-aggregation disorders. Jim Schnabel investigates. doi:10.1038/466S2b http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=263m=35725178r=Mzg0ODUxNzcxOQS2b=2j=ODAzMTczOTMS1mt=1rt=0 Levodopa: the story so far ppS6-S7 Alison Abbott explores the history of the first treatment for Parkinson's disease since its dramatic debut in the swinging sixties. Alison Abbott doi:10.1038/466S6a http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=256m=35725178r=Mzg0ODUxNzcxOQS2b=2j=ODAzMTczOTMS1mt=1rt=0 Parkinson's disease: a model dilemma ppS8-S10 The lack of a good animal model is frustrating efforts to curb disease progression, explains M. Flint Beal. M. Flint Beal doi:10.1038/466S8a http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=258m=35725178r=Mzg0ODUxNzcxOQS2b=2j=ODAzMTczOTMS1mt=1rt=0 Biomarkers: casting the net wide ppS11-S12 To have any hope of affecting the course of Parkinson's disease, early diagnosis is essential. Rachel Jones assesses progress so far. Rachel Jones doi:10.1038/466S11a http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=252m=35725178r=Mzg0ODUxNzcxOQS2b=2j=ODAzMTczOTMS1mt=1rt=0 Slowing the decline ppS13-S14 The search is on for disease-modifying treatments for Parkinson's disease, but, as Ruth Williams discovers, developing a compound is only part of the problem. Ruth Williams doi:10.1038/466S13a http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=254m=35725178r=Mzg0ODUxNzcxOQS2b=2j=ODAzMTczOTMS1mt=1rt=0 Treatment frontiers ppS15-S18 Cell replacement, gene therapy, and electrical and optical stimulation for the brain -- Kerri Smith looks to the future of Parkinson's disease therapies. Kerri Smith doi:10.1038/466S15a http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=248m=35725178r=Mzg0ODUxNzcxOQS2b=2j=ODAzMTczOTMS1mt=1rt=0 ---------------------- NEWS AND VIEWS ---------------------- Condensed-matter physics: The dance of electrons and holes pp1047-1048 How many pairs of electrons and 'missing electrons' can sustain collective motion in a semiconductor? The limits of this electron-hole dance are found by probing the dance floor using ultrashort laser pulses. Gregory D. Scholes doi:10.1038/4661047a http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=313m=35725178r=Mzg0ODUxNzcxOQS2b=2j=ODAzMTczOTMS1mt=1rt=0 Structural biology: Conservation in vesicle coats pp1048-1049 Coat proteins of vesicles involved in intracellular membrane trafficking have closely related molecular architectures. The structure of COPI extends known similarities, and strengthens the case for a common evolutionary origin. Stephen C. Harrison and Tomas Kirchhausen doi:10.1038/4661048a http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=321m=35725178r=Mzg0ODUxNzcxOQS2b=2j=ODAzMTczOTMS1mt=1rt=0 Astrophysics: Making black holes from scratch pp1049-1050 The means by which supermassive black holes form and grow have remained largely unclear. Numerical simulations show that the collision of massive galaxies can naturally lead to the creation of these objects. Marta Volonteri doi:10.1038/4661049a http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=332m=35725178r=Mzg0ODUxNzcxOQS2b=2j=ODAzMTczOTMS1mt=1rt=0 50 100 years ago p1050 doi:10.1038/4661050a http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=289m=35725178r=Mzg0ODUxNzcxOQS2b=2j=ODAzMTczOTMS1mt=1rt=0 Cell cycle: Retinoblastoma, a trip organizer pp1051-1052 The retinoblastoma protein is essential for accurate DNA replication, and its loss is commonly associated with cancer. It emerges that this protein also regulates another stage of the cell cycle. Giovanni Bosco doi:10.1038/4661051a http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=293m=35725178r=Mzg0ODUxNzcxOQS2b=2j=ODAzMTczOTMS1mt=1rt=0 Neurodegeneration: An expansion in ALS genetics pp1052-1053 Aggregates and mutations of the proteins ataxin-2 and TDP-43 have been implicated in distinct neurodegenerative disorders. An interplay between these proteins is now reported for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Clotilde Lagier-Tourenne and Don W. Cleveland doi:10.1038/4661052a http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=297m=35725178r=Mzg0ODUxNzcxOQS2b=2j=ODAzMTczOTMS1mt=1rt=0 Quantum mechanics: The usefulness of uselessness pp1053-1054 A game for three or more players called 'guess your neighbour's input' reveals common ground between classical and quantum physics -- at the expense of more exotic, super-quantum, theories of nature. Andreas Winter doi:10.1038/4661053a http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=304m=35725178r=Mzg0ODUxNzcxOQS2b=2j=ODAzMTczOTMS1mt=1rt=0 Cancer: Viruses' backup plan pp1054-1055 Tumour viruses can cause cancer by altering gene expression and protein activity in the host cell. Tumour adenoviruses, however, seem to go to great lengths to ensure that one particular host cell protein, p53, is suppressed. Kevin M. Ryan doi:10.1038/4661054a http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=262m=35725178r=Mzg0ODUxNzcxOQS2b=2j=ODAzMTczOTMS1mt=1rt=0 ---------------------- ANALYSIS ---------------------- The evolution of eusociality pp1057-1062 Martin A. Nowak, Corina E. Tarnita and Edward O. Wilson doi:10.1038/nature09205 Abstract: http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=250m=35725178r=Mzg0ODUxNzcxOQS2b=2j=ODAzMTczOTMS1mt=1rt=0 Article: http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=121m=35725178r=Mzg0ODUxNzcxOQS2b=2j=ODAzMTczOTMS1mt=1rt=0 ---------------------- BRIEF COMMUNICATIONS ARISING ---------------------- Evidence for male allocation in pipefish? pE11 Darryl T. Gwynne, Kevin A. Judge and Clint D. Kelly doi:10.1038/nature09275 Abstract: http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=270m=35725178r=Mzg0ODUxNzcxOQS2b=2j=ODAzMTczOTMS1mt=1rt=0 Article: http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=251m=35725178r=Mzg0ODUxNzcxOQS2b=2j=ODAzMTczOTMS1mt=1rt=0 Paczolt Jones reply pE12 Kimberly A. Paczolt and Adam G. 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Please check BioJapan 2010. http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=31m=35725178r=Mzg0ODUxNzcxOQS2b=2j=ODAzMTczOTMS1mt=1rt=0 ===================================================================== ---------------------- ARTICLES ---------------------- Lithospheric layering in the North American craton pp1063-1068 These authors show that changes in seismic anisotropy with depth across the stable part of North America reveal the presence of two lithospheric layers. The top layer, which is chemically depleted, is ~150 km thick under the ancient core of the continent and tapers out along its younger borders. The bottom of the lithosphere is relatively flat, in agreement with the presence of a thermal conductive root that subsequently formed around the depleted chemical layer. Huaiyu Yuan and Barbara Romanowicz doi:10.1038/nature09332 Abstract: http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=110m=35725178r=Mzg0ODUxNzcxOQS2b=2j=ODAzMTczOTMS1mt=1rt=0 Article: http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=132m=35725178r=Mzg0ODUxNzcxOQS2b=2j=ODAzMTczOTMS1mt=1rt=0 Ataxin-2 intermediate-length polyglutamine expansions are associated with increased risk for ALS pp1069-1075 The causes of the neurodegenerative disease amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) are poorly understood, although the protein TDP-43 seems to be involved. These authors show that the polyglutamine-containing protein ataxin 2 interacts with TDP-43 and is a potent modifier of TDP-43 toxicity. Moreover, intermediate-length polyglutamine expansions in the ataxin 2 gene significantly associate with ALS. These data establish the ataxin 2 gene as a new and relatively common ALS disease susceptibility gene. Andrew C. Elden et al. doi:10.1038/nature09320 Abstract: http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=113m=35725178r=Mzg0ODUxNzcxOQS2b=2j=ODAzMTczOTMS1mt=1rt=0 Article: http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=299m=35725178r=Mzg0ODUxNzcxOQS2b=2j=ODAzMTczOTMS1mt=1rt=0 Heterochromatin silencing of p53 target genes by a small viral protein pp1076-1081 Adenovirus E1B-55k targets transcription factor p53 for degradation and is thought to be critical for p53 inactivation during adenovirus replication. Indeed, mutant viruses lacking E1B-55k have been tested as viral cancer therapies selective for p53-positive tumours. These authors find another adenoviral protein, E4-ORF3, to inactivate p53 independently of E1B-55k by means of a chromatin-silencing mechanism that prevents access of p53 to its DNA target sites. Conrado Soria, Fanny E. Estermann, Kristen C. Espantman and Clodagh C. O'Shea doi:10.1038/nature09307 Abstract: http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=105m=35725178r=Mzg0ODUxNzcxOQS2b=2j=ODAzMTczOTMS1mt=1rt=0 Article: http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=255m=35725178r=Mzg0ODUxNzcxOQS2b=2j=ODAzMTczOTMS1mt=1rt=0 ---------------------- LETTERS ---------------------- Direct formation of supermassive black holes via multi-scale gas inflows in galaxy mergers pp1082-1084 Observations of distant quasars indicate that billion-solar-mass supermassive black holes existed less than a billion years after the Big Bang, but models have struggled to explain this. These authors report simulations showing that mergers between massive protogalaxies produce the conditions for collapse into supermassive black holes. Merger-driven gas inflows give rise to a nuclear gas disk that funnels gas to a sub-parsec-scale cloud. Gravitational collapse of this cloud leads to the formation of a massive black hole. L. Mayer, S. Kazantzidis, A. Escala and S. Callegari doi:10.1038/nature09294 Abstract: http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=107m=35725178r=Mzg0ODUxNzcxOQS2b=2j=ODAzMTczOTMS1mt=1rt=0 Article: http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=285m=35725178r=Mzg0ODUxNzcxOQS2b=2j=ODAzMTczOTMS1mt=1rt=0 Formation of asteroid pairs by rotational fission pp1085-1088 Rotational fission may explain the formation of pairs of asteroids that have similar heliocentric orbits but are not bound together. These authors report photometric observations of a sample of asteroid pairs revealing that the primaries of pairs with mass ratios much less than 0.2 rotate rapidly, near their critical fission frequency. In agreement with crucial predictions, they do not find asteroid pairs with mass ratios larger than 0.2, and as the mass ratio approaches 0.2 the primary period grows long. P. Pravec et al. doi:10.1038/nature09315 Abstract: http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=101m=35725178r=Mzg0ODUxNzcxOQS2b=2j=ODAzMTczOTMS1mt=1rt=0 Article: http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=83m=35725178r=Mzg0ODUxNzcxOQS2b=2j=ODAzMTczOTMS1mt=1rt=0 Coherent measurements of high-order electronic correlations in quantum wells pp1089-1092 The exciton state in semiconductors, where an electron and hole are paired, has been studied extensively, but the properties of exciton states involving three or more charged particles are largely unknown. These authors use a challenging spectroscopy technique to generate and characterize biexcitons, triexcitons and other, unbound, correlations in a gallium arsenide nanostructure. It was previously unknown whether triexcitons, which involve correlations between six particles, can exist at all. Daniel B. Turner and Keith A. Nelson doi:10.1038/nature09286 Abstract: http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=103m=35725178r=Mzg0ODUxNzcxOQS2b=2j=ODAzMTczOTMS1mt=1rt=0 Article: http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=323m=35725178r=Mzg0ODUxNzcxOQS2b=2j=ODAzMTczOTMS1mt=1rt=0 Upper-ocean-to-atmosphere radiocarbon offsets imply fast deglacial carbon dioxide release pp1093-1097 At the end of the last ice age, rising atmospheric CO2 levels coincided with a decline in radiocarbon activity, suggesting the release of highly radiocarbon-depleted CO2 from the deep ocean to the atmosphere. These authors present radiocarbon records of surface and intermediate-depth waters from two sediment cores and find an decrease in radiocarbon activity that precedes and roughly equals in magnitude the decrease in the atmospheric radiocarbon signal during the early stages of the glacial-interglacial climatic transition. Kathryn A. Rose et al. doi:10.1038/nature09288 Abstract: http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=98m=35725178r=Mzg0ODUxNzcxOQS2b=2j=ODAzMTczOTMS1mt=1rt=0 Article: http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=189m=35725178r=Mzg0ODUxNzcxOQS2b=2j=ODAzMTczOTMS1mt=1rt=0 Global patterns and predictors of marine biodiversity across taxa pp1098-1101 Using large-scale data sets, these authors present a new assessment of global marine species diversity and its correlation with environmental and spatial parameters. Derek P. Tittensor et al. doi:10.1038/nature09329 Abstract: http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=97m=35725178r=Mzg0ODUxNzcxOQS2b=2j=ODAzMTczOTMS1mt=1rt=0 Article: http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=193m=35725178r=Mzg0ODUxNzcxOQS2b=2j=ODAzMTczOTMS1mt=1rt=0 Statistical inference for noisy nonlinear ecological dynamic systems pp1102-1104 Many ecological systems have chaotic or near-chaotic dynamics. In such cases, it has proved difficult to test whether data fit particular models that might explain the dynamics, because the noise in the data make statistical comparison with the model impossible. This author has devised a statistical method for making such inferences, based on extracting phase-insensitive summary statistics from the raw data and comparing with data simulated using the model. Simon N. Wood doi:10.1038/nature09319 Abstract: http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=100m=35725178r=Mzg0ODUxNzcxOQS2b=2j=ODAzMTczOTMS1mt=1rt=0 Article: http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=224m=35725178r=Mzg0ODUxNzcxOQS2b=2j=ODAzMTczOTMS1mt=1rt=0 A novel pathway regulates memory and plasticity via SIRT1 and miR-134 pp1105-1109 The deacetylase SIRT1 has been suggested to function in normal brain physiology, but it is not known whether it participates in higher-order brain functions. These authors demonstrate a role for SIRT1 in synaptic plasticity and memory formation, with activation enhancing synaptic strength and memory formation. These effects were regulated through a post-transcriptional mechanism involving CREB activation and miR-134 production. This interplay represents another mechanism of plasticity regulation with behavioural consequences. Jun Gao et al. doi:10.1038/nature09271 Abstract: http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=63m=35725178r=Mzg0ODUxNzcxOQS2b=2j=ODAzMTczOTMS1mt=1rt=0 Article: http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=214m=35725178r=Mzg0ODUxNzcxOQS2b=2j=ODAzMTczOTMS1mt=1rt=0 Rb regulates fate choice and lineage commitment in vivo pp1110-1114 The retinoblastoma tumour suppressor protein pRb can suppress the activity of certain transcription factors and potentiate the activity of others, and has been shown to affect the differentiation of different cell lineages in vitro. These authors show that the Rb gene has a role in driving bone cell formation or brown adipose tissue formation in vivo. Eliezer Calo et al. doi:10.1038/nature09264 Abstract: http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=64m=35725178r=Mzg0ODUxNzcxOQS2b=2j=ODAzMTczOTMS1mt=1rt=0 Article: http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=218m=35725178r=Mzg0ODUxNzcxOQS2b=2j=ODAzMTczOTMS1mt=1rt=0 I B acts to inhibit and activate gene expression during the inflammatory response pp1115-1119 Nuclear hypophosphorylated I B is shown to bind p65:c-Rel dimers and maintain prolonged expression of TNF- in response to stimulation by lipopolysaccharide. Ping Rao et al. doi:10.1038/nature09283 Abstract: http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=66m=35725178r=Mzg0ODUxNzcxOQS2b=2j=ODAzMTczOTMS1mt=1rt=0 Article: http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=174m=35725178r=Mzg0ODUxNzcxOQS2b=2j=ODAzMTczOTMS1mt=1rt=0 A ribosome-associating factor chaperones tail-anchored membrane proteins pp1120-1124 Tail-anchored proteins have a single transmembrane domain at their carboxy termini and are post-translationally targeted to the endoplasmic reticulum via the cytosolic ATPase TRC40. These authors identify a conserved protein complex called Bat3 complex that is recruited to ribosomes, interacts with the transmembrane domain of newly released tail-anchored proteins and transfers them to TRC40 for subsequent targeting to the endoplasmic reticulum. Malaiyalam Mariappan et al. doi:10.1038/nature09296 Abstract: http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=67m=35725178r=Mzg0ODUxNzcxOQS2b=2j=ODAzMTczOTMS1mt=1rt=0 Article: http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=169m=35725178r=Mzg0ODUxNzcxOQS2b=2j=ODAzMTczOTMS1mt=1rt=0 NRMT is an -N-methyltransferase that methylates RCC1 and retinoblastoma protein pp11251128 -N-methylation is an unusual post-translational modification in which the amino-terminal residues of proteins are methylated. One example is the Ran guanine nucleotide-exchange factor, RCC1, which requires methylation for its association with chromatin. These authors describe the first -N-methyltransferase, named N-terminal RCC1 methyltransferase (NRMT). They identify the NRMT recognition sequence and several new methylation targets, and demonstrate the importance of -N-methylation for normal bipolar spindle formation and chromosome segregation. Christine E. Schaner Tooley et al. doi:10.1038/nature09343 Abstract: http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=185m=35725178r=Mzg0ODUxNzcxOQS2b=2j=ODAzMTczOTMS1mt=1rt=0 Article: http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=185m=35725178r=Mzg0ODUxNzcxOQS2b=2j=ODAzMTczOTMS1mt=1rt=0 Role of Tet proteins in 5mC to 5hmC conversion, ES-cell self-renewal and inner cell mass specification pp11291133 TET1 is an enzyme that catalyses the conversion of 5-methylcytosine of DNA to 5-hydroxymethylcytosine, raising the possibility that it is involved in mediating DNA demethylation. These authors show that Tet1 is involved in mouse embryonic stem cell maintenance and specification of the inner cell mass. It is required to maintain both the expression of Nanog in embryonic stem cells and the Nanog promoter in a hypomethylated state, supporting a role for Tet1 in regulating DNA methylation. Shinsuke Ito et al. doi:10.1038/nature09303 Abstract: http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=181m=35725178r=Mzg0ODUxNzcxOQS2b=2j=ODAzMTczOTMS1mt=1rt=0 Article: http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=181m=35725178r=Mzg0ODUxNzcxOQS2b=2j=ODAzMTczOTMS1mt=1rt=0 ---------------------- CORRIGENDA ---------------------- The giant bite of a new raptorial sperm whale from the Miocene epoch of Peru p1134 Olivier Lambert et al. doi:10.1038/nature09381 http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=177m=35725178r=Mzg0ODUxNzcxOQS2b=2j=ODAzMTczOTMS1mt=1rt=0 Fighting the monster p1134 Amy Maxmen doi:10.1038/nature09382 http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=175m=35725178r=Mzg0ODUxNzcxOQS2b=2j=ODAzMTczOTMS1mt=1rt=0 Temperature-controlled organic carbon mineralization in lake sediments p1134 Cristian Gudasz et al. doi:10.1038/nature09383 http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=288m=35725178r=Mzg0ODUxNzcxOQS2b=2j=ODAzMTczOTMS1mt=1rt=0 Detection of functional haematopoietic stem cell niche using real-time imaging p1134 Yucai Xie et al. doi:10.1038/nature09384 http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=292m=35725178r=Mzg0ODUxNzcxOQS2b=2j=ODAzMTczOTMS1mt=1rt=0 ---------------------- TECHNOLOGY FEATURES ---------------------- Cellular imaging: Taking a long, hard look pp1137-1140 Long-term, live-cell imaging helps to settle long-running debates. Monya Baker investigates how the huge investment and time commitment is finally paying off. Monya Baker doi:10.1038/4661137a http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=296m=35725178r=Mzg0ODUxNzcxOQS2b=2j=ODAzMTczOTMS1mt=1rt=0 Cellular imaging: A long-term live-cell commitment p1138 doi:10.1038/4661138a http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=300m=35725178r=Mzg0ODUxNzcxOQS2b=2j=ODAzMTczOTMS1mt=1rt=0 Cellular imaging: A software spot p1139 doi:10.1038/4661139a http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=303m=35725178r=Mzg0ODUxNzcxOQS2b=2j=ODAzMTczOTMS1mt=1rt=0 Correction p1140 doi:10.1038/4661140a http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=312m=35725178r=Mzg0ODUxNzcxOQS2b=2j=ODAzMTczOTMS1mt=1rt=0 Cellular imaging: Table of suppliers pp1141-1142 doi:10.1038/4661141a http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=324m=35725178r=Mzg0ODUxNzcxOQS2b=2j=ODAzMTczOTMS1mt=1rt=0 ---------------------- NATUREJOBS ---------------------- Careers and Recruitment A dual dilemma p1144 Despite increased efforts by universities, more and more scientists have to deal with the two-body problem, reports Karen Kaplan. Karen Kaplan doi:10.1038/nj7310-1144a http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=153m=35725178r=Mzg0ODUxNzcxOQS2b=2j=ODAzMTczOTMS1mt=1rt=0 Careers and Recruitment Negotiating for two p1145 There is no universally accepted method for when and how to broach the two-body problem with recruiters. Karen Kaplan details the options. Karen Kaplan doi:10.1038/nj7310-1145a http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=156m=35725178r=Mzg0ODUxNzcxOQS2b=2j=ODAzMTczOTMS1mt=1rt=0 ---------------------- FUTURES ---------------------- Me am Petri p1148 Information overload. Martin Hayes doi:10.1038/4661148a http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=320m=35725178r=Mzg0ODUxNzcxOQS2b=2j=ODAzMTczOTMS1mt=1rt=0 ---------------------- Advance Online Publication ---------------------- 22 August 2010 Purified human BRCA2 stimulates RAD51-mediated recombination near-final version Ryan B. Jensen, Aura Carreira and Stephen C. Kowalczykowski doi:10.1038/nature09399 Abstract: http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=60m=35725178r=Mzg0ODUxNzcxOQS2b=2j=ODAzMTczOTMS1mt=1rt=0 Article: http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=62m=35725178r=Mzg0ODUxNzcxOQS2b=2j=ODAzMTczOTMS1mt=1rt=0 25 August 2010 Structure of RCC1 chromatin factor bound to the nucleosome core particle Ravindra D. Makde, Joseph R. England, Hemant P. Yennawar and Song Tan doi:10.1038/nature09321 Abstract: http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=234m=35725178r=Mzg0ODUxNzcxOQS2b=2j=ODAzMTczOTMS1mt=1rt=0 Article: http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=234m=35725178r=Mzg0ODUxNzcxOQS2b=2j=ODAzMTczOTMS1mt=1rt=0 The structure of (CENP-A-H4)2 reveals physical features that mark centromeres Nikolina Sekulic, Emily A. Bassett, Danielle J. Rogers and Ben E. Black doi:10.1038/nature09323 Abstract: http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=237m=35725178r=Mzg0ODUxNzcxOQS2b=2j=ODAzMTczOTMS1mt=1rt=0 Article: http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=237m=35725178r=Mzg0ODUxNzcxOQS2b=2j=ODAzMTczOTMS1mt=1rt=0 Phosphorylation of the CPC by Cdk1 promotes chromosome bi-orientation Tatsuya Tsukahara, Yuji Tanno and Yoshinori Watanabe doi:10.1038/nature09390 Abstract: http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=232m=35725178r=Mzg0ODUxNzcxOQS2b=2j=ODAzMTczOTMS1mt=1rt=0 Article: http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=232m=35725178r=Mzg0ODUxNzcxOQS2b=2j=ODAzMTczOTMS1mt=1rt=0 22 August 2010 Whole-exome sequencing identifies recessive WDR62 mutations in severe brain malformations Kaya Bilguvar et al. doi:10.1038/nature09327 Abstract: http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=241m=35725178r=Mzg0ODUxNzcxOQS2b=2j=ODAzMTczOTMS1mt=1rt=0 Article: http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=241m=35725178r=Mzg0ODUxNzcxOQS2b=2j=ODAzMTczOTMS1mt=1rt=0 =========================== ADVERTISEMENT =========================== nature.com open innovation pavilion Seeking Solvers nature.com has teamed up with InnoCentive to offer its readers the opportunity to participate in research and development Challenges. 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