Daily Digest: Shining a Light on Plants' Quantum Secret to Boost Photosynthesis

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NEWS Shining a Light on Plants' Quantum Secret to Boost Photosynthesis Photosynthetic microbes employ quantum coherence to efficiently channel the incoming energy from photons 60-SECOND SCIENCE PODCAST Ancient East Asian Found in Roman Empire The body of an east Asian man, buried in Italy two millennia ago has been discovered NEWS Ghostbusters: Authors of a new study propose a strict ban on medical ghostwriting A scientist who takes credit as an author on an article secretly written by a pharmaceutical company should face punishment like any other plagiarist ADVERTISEMENT (Newsletter continues below) NATURE Brain scan allows unconscious patient to communicate Brain imaging has allowed a man who was previously considered unconscious to answer a series of yes-or-no questions NEWS Down to Earth: Technique Lets Ground-Based Telescopes Parse Exoplanet Atmospheres A new study shows promise for Earthbound observatories in identifying molecules in planetary atmospheres outside the solar system SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN MAGAZINE Fixing the Broken Government Policy Process Greater transparency and limits on lobbyist influence would promote better long-range strategies NEWS De-Worming Software More Effective at Detecting Infected Network Computers Before Contagion Can Spread Penn State researchers seek to contain worm outbreaks without interrupting legitimate local network use THE GREEN GROK IPCC Slips on Himalayan Ice The U.N.'s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change screwed up GREENWIRE Will U.S. Government Crackdown on "Greenwashing"? The Federal Trade Commission will update its marketing and advertising guidelines for how businesses must back up their environmental assertions NATURE Top astronomer suspended after leak allegation Row may impact on South Africa's bid to host the Square Kilometer Array telescope EXTINCTION COUNTDOWN Stay otter there! California sea otters cross over to the forbidden zone VIDEO Evacuations in flooded Bolivian city Torrential rain floods the Bolivian city of Trinidad, forcing the evacuation of outlying neighborhoods

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