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Volume 437 Number 7063 pp1207-1396 In this issue (27 October 2005) • • • • • •
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Editorials Waking up to the importance of sleep p1207 A growing chasm separates the growing scientific understanding of sleep, and the widespread public assumption that it just doesn't matter. Is the city safe? p1207 The Environmental Protection Agency is ducking a frank assessment of New Orleans after Katrina. Free tips p1208 The National Academies offers guidance to keep the United States internationally competitive. Research Highlights Research highlights p1210 News Migration threatens to send flu south p1212 Researchers fear that the bird flu virus's next stop will be Africa, where dependence on poultry means that the consequences could be even worse than in southeast Asia. Tom Simonite reports. Sidelines p1214 Trial aims to measure social effects of choosing babies' sex p1214 Study will follow selections of couples undergoing fertility treatment. Erika Check Europe revamps visa rules to attract world's best minds p1215 'Scientist visas' aim to end lengthy delays. Alison Abbott Advisers knock Katrina health tests p1216 Environmental Protection Agency criticized over response to New Orleans disaster. Emma Marris Ministers agree to act on warnings of soaring temperatures in Africa p1217 Researchers highlight threat posed by global warming. Michael Cherry Graphic detail: Twelve years of nuclear traffic p1218 Nuclear agency reveals capture of weapons-grade material across Europe. News in brief p1219 News Features Neuroscience: While you were sleeping p1220