Cell signaling news
Here we present recent news items specially selected from Nature, Nature Medicine and Nature Biotechnology.
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Stem cells derived from 'dead' human embryo
Researchers have succeeded in developing a human embryonic stem-cell line from an embryo that had died naturally.
Nature (28 September 2006)
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Statistical flaw trips up study of bad stats
When two Spanish researchers checked the statistics in scientific papers from the BMJ and Nature in 2004, their results prompted a flurry of headlines and soul-searching for editors; however, now even their findings are being called into question.
Nature (28 September 2006)
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Bad Boys question received wisdom on HIV
A group of scientists calling themselves 'The Bad Boys of Cleveland' report that the HIV virus enlists the patients' own defenses to dismantle their immune systems.
Nature (28 September 2006)
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Mouse brain map is complete
The complete Allen Brain Atlas, a three-dimensional map of gene expression the mouse brain, goes online.
Nature (28 September 2006)
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'Big science' protein project under fire
Japan's ambitious Protein 3000 project will end its five-year term next March amid criticism that, despite looking set to meet its goal of solving 3,000 structures, the information gained is of limited use.
Nature (28 September 2006)
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Claims of brain drain follow CDC reshuffle
Advocates for public health are concerned that the field is being undermined by dissent behind the doors of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), one of the world's highest-profile public-health agencies.
Nature (21 September 2006)
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Health agency backs use of DDT against malaria
After decades of being shunned as an environmentally damaging chemical, the pesticide DDT is once again being touted as the most effective way to fight malaria.
Nature (21 September 2006)
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Mystery surrounds lab death
Yasuo Kawasaki, a 42-year-old assistant professor at Osaka University, was found poisoned at his bench.
Nature (21 September 2006)
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Lawyers call for science to clear AIDS nurses in Libya
Lawyers defending six medical workers who risk execution in Libya have called for the international scientific community to support a bid to prove the medics' innocence.
Nature (21 September 2006)
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Biomedical research gets a fresh twist down on the farm
Janelia Farm, which welcomed its first few investigators in August, trumpets itself as a rare institutional model for innovative biomedical research.
Nature (14 September 2006)
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Extreme TB strain threatens HIV victims worldwide
An outbreak of virulent and very drug-resistant tuberculosis in South Africans with HIV is horrifying health professionals.
Nature (14 September 2006)
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'Vegetative' patient shows signs of conscious thought
Evidence of brain activity raises issues for neurologists.
Nature (14 September 2006)
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AIDS meeting spotlights pills to prevent infection
Antiretroviral drugs could be the best option for AIDS prevention in high-risk groups.
Nature Medicine (September 2006)
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University shuts down virologist's work on questionable AIDS drug
The University of Cape Town in South Africa has set up a committee to assess charges of professional misconduct against virologist Girish Kotwal.
Nature Medicine (September 2006)
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New clinical trials policy at FDA
In a bid to speed drug development, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is encouraging drug companies to design clinical trials with flexible enrollment and dosing.
Nature Biotechnology (September 2006)
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Safe passage
Lengthy visas delays and persistent security checks have turned foreign scientists away from the United States. Now the country is striving to woo them back.
Nature (7 September 2006)
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Mix and match: the hunt for what makes us human
Researchers sift primate genomes for clues to why human brains are so different.
Nature (7 September 2006)
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When science and theology meet
Catholic Church to clarify its position on biological evolution after a retreat on the topic held last weekend by Pope Benedict XVI.
Nature (7 September 2006)
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Ethical stem cell paper under attack
A study published in Nature has been accused of hyping the results.
Nature (7 September 2006)
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Locals rally to combat biodefence labs
As the US government picks up the pace of building high-security biodefence laboratories, community groups and watchdogs are ramping up their protests.
Nature (31 August 2006)
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Plan to pool bird-flu data takes off
A bid by leading researchers to bring into the open data on bird flu that were previously kept behind closed doors has met with cautious optimism from observers.
Nature (31 August 2006)
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News in brief
Japanese researcher admits fabricating data
| Report calls for changes to FDA to ensure drug safety
| Scientist jailed for series of animal-rights attacks
| Laboratories shape up for the subcellular dance
| Animal-rights protesters get jail for Internet activity
| 'Species factory' spawns calls for protection
| US trade group rebrands chemistry
| Autism comes under three-pronged attack
| South Africa responds to critics of its AIDS policies
| Gene-sifting tests get regulatory treatment
| Collaboration aims knockout blow for mouse genes
| Europe backs ES cells
| NIH proposes database for disease-linked gene data
| UK outlaws DNA tests performed without consent
| Californian institutes lured to Florida by cash offers
| European research council names its first head
| Prizewinning mentors
| Plan B contraceptive gets green light from FDA
News Features
Science journalism: Fighting a reporting battle
Science journalists in the developing world face unique stumbling blocks, even as some of the biggest science stories unfold around them.
Nature (28 September 2006)
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Medicine: Sleep it off
We've been told to eat less and move more to battle the growing obesity epidemic. But could getting more shuteye also be a way to fight the fat?
Nature (21 September 2006)
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A few good scientists
In two short months, the Journal of the American Medical Association has published four corrections detailing significant financial conflicts of interest.
Nature Medicine (September 2006)
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Systems Biology, Incorporated?
As the first 'systems biology' companies achieve some measure of success, the question remains whether systems biology can provide a viable business model.
Nature Biotechnology (September 2006)
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Clinical trial data: to disclose or not to disclose?
Clinical trial databases are sprouting like weeds, but do they provide the information the public needs?
Nature Biotechnology (September 2006)
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The farmyard drug store
Pharmaceuticals made in genetically modified animals have been poised to take off for years.
Nature (7 September 2006)
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Mothers of invention?
While running an analysis of academics' links with industry, two economists noticed that women are seriously underrepresented — even taking their minority status in academia into account.
Nature (31 August 2006)
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IVF in Africa: Fertility on a shoestring
IVF isn't something most Westerners associate with Africa. But low-cost methods are urgently needed to treat the misery of infertility rampant on the continent.
Nature (31 August 2006)
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