Cell signaling news
Here we present recent news items specially selected from Nature, Nature Medicine and Nature Biotechnology.
June 2006
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Experts comb tropics for clues to vCJD
Fate of ex-cannibals suggests prion diseases can incubate for half a century.
Nature (29 June 2006)
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Hungary's science academy slammed as 'obsolete'
Government and researchers complain of old-fashioned and discriminatory policies.
Nature (29 June 2006)
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Hunt for AIDS vaccine tackles genomes
A coalition of scientists hopes to find out why some patients are less susceptible to the virus than others.
Nature (29 June 2006)
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Scientists become targets in Iraq
Violence is common currency in Iraq, but one group is increasingly and persistently singled out - academics.
Nature (29 June 2006)
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Human eggs supply 'ethical' stem cells
Human embryonic stem-cell lines have been successfully produced without using fertilized eggs.
Nature (29 June 2006)
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Tissue-sample payments anger lawmakers
Revelations about the unauthorized transfer of tissue samples by a US neuroscientist are adding to the challenges faced by researchers who are attempting to set up biobanks.
Nature (22 June 2006)
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Open-access journal hits rocky times
The Public Library of Science (PLoS), the flagship publisher for the open-access publishing movement, faces a looming financial crisis.
Nature (22 June 2006)
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Congress pushes plan to make papers free
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) may have to insist on grant holders submitting their publications to the online archive PubMed Central.
Nature (22nd June 2006)
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Plan to rank universities fails to impress
Britain risks undermining fundamental research in order to subsidize industry-funded projects, say critics.
Nature (22nd June)
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Science academies target G8 agenda
National science academies have issued two joint statements to the leaders of the G8 countries, endorsing a reinvention of the world's disease surveillance system and calling for a major expansion of research into energy sourcing.
Nature (15th June)
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Koreans admit disguising stem-cell lines
Federally funded US researchers were supplied with a prohibited stem-cell line, disguised as an approved line by researchers at Seoul's MizMedi hospital.
Nature (15th June)
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Cash for papers: putting a premium on publication
South Korean researchers will receive US$3,000 from the government when they publish in elite journals.
Nature (15th June)
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Born or made? Debate on mouse eggs reignites
Experiments published this week fuel the controversy about whether mammals are born with a fixed pool of egg cells or can make fresh eggs.
Nature (15th June)
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First in class stimulates natural killer cells
The first ever clinical trial of a therapeutic antibody that binds to natural killer (NK) cell receptors will take place this year.
Nature Biotechnology (June)
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Monoclonals expand into neural disorders
Pfizer bought a Genentech spinoff — Rinat Neuroscience — for two of its most advanced drugs, demonstrating the increased interest in monoclonals in new indications, such as central nervous system (CNS) disorders.
Nature Biotechnology (June)
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EU science fund targets young guns
The European Research Council becomes a reality.
Nature (8th June)
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Politicians chastise Australia's science institute
Australia's biggest research organization has faced tough questioning in the national parliament over its financial management.
Nature (8th June)
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Online methods share insider tricks
Replicating controversial lab results or tricky methods could become easier, thanks to a new breed of websites where scientists share and edit each other's laboratory techniques.
Nature (8th June)
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US scraps plan to license foreign scientists
Researchers from abroad will not face extra restrictions.
Nature (8th June)
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Australians back bacterial theory for bowel disease
Like ulcers, Crohn's disease may respond to antibiotics.
Nature Medicine (June)
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US court rules to allow experimental drugs for dying patients
People dying from a terminal illness will have the right to buy experimental drugs from companies before the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved them.
Nature Medicine (June)
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UK eyes single source of funds for biomedical research
The UK government is seeking feedback on its proposed scheme to establish a single funding agency for both basic and clinical research.
Nature Medicine (June)
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How dangerous is chemistry?
The death of a French professor in a laboratory explosion in March was a shocking reminder that research can be a risky business. Does chemistry deserves its reckless reputation?
Nature (1st June)
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Pandemic 'dry run' is cause for concern
A cluster of avian flu cases in Indonesia last month, seen by many as a dry run for the handling of an emerging pandemic virus, shows how ill-prepared the international community and affected nations still are.
Nature (1st June)
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News in brief
Academies exhorted to address gender bias
| Pal promises billions to Gates health charity
| DNA researcher found guilty of falsifying data
| NIH cash boosts bid for more knockout mice
| House votes against budget boost for the NIH
| Brighter outlook for stem-cell research in Europe
| US universities cleared to continue stem-cell research
| FDA advisor conflicts and voting weakly linked
| Europe approves two follow-on human growth hormones
| UK charity to test shelved drugs
| Former FDA chief faces criminal charges
| California stem cell scheme declared legal
| Transgenic drug gets the go-ahead in Europe
| Health agency puts focus on diseases of the poor
| US halts work with South Korean stem-cell line
| South Korea gives funding boost to stem-cell research
| India boosts university places for lower castes
| French engineer chosen as next leader of Caltech
News Features
Science on the solstice
Every day, all over the planet and beyond it, scientists try to make sense of the world in which they live. Here we present a composite picture of just one day — 21 June 2006, the Northern summer solstice.
Nature (29th June)
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Gerontology: Eat your cake and have it
Reducing your calorie intake makes you live longer — if you're a rat or a worm. Laura Spinney asks whether the same holds for humans.
Nature (15th June)
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Nuclear transfer saddles up
As equine cloning becomes a commercial reality, what will be the likely impact on the elite world of horse breeding and racing?
Nature Biotechnology (June)
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Virology: The gene weavers
The staggering diversity and genetic promiscuity of viruses could make them the most creative force in evolution.
Nature (8th June)
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Bug killers
Viruses that can kill bacteria were once wildly popular. Will the rising problem of antibiotic resistance bring them back?
Nature Medicine (June)
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Bioethics: An easy way out?
Scientists say they gas mice and rats with carbon dioxide because it is humane. It's also simple, cheap and keeps their hands clean.
Nature (1st June)
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