June 2006

• Adhesion Dynamics

  Phosphorylation of Paxillin on Serine 273 by p21-activated kinase (PAK) regulates adhesion turnover in migrating cells.

  Cell Migration Consortium News

  June 2006

• Signalling in cancer

  This Insight in Nature focuses on the emergence of a new generation of cancer therapies targeted at specific molecular events

  Nature

  May 2006

• Election fever inflames the US stem-cell debate

  In the run-up to autumn's Senate elections, stem-cell research has become something of a political football.

  Nature

  25 May 2005 | doi:10.1038/441391a

• Genetics: What is a gene?

  The idea of genes as beads on a DNA string is fast fading. Protein-coding sequences have no clear beginning or end and RNA is a key part of the information package.

  Nature

  25 May 2006 | doi:10.1038/441398a

• What makes a good PhD student?

  Many students enrol without knowing what doing a doctorate actually entails.

  Naturejobs

  10 May 2006 | doi:10.1038/nj7090-252b