September 2006

• Sensing Cdc42

  Mero-CBD is a novel biosensor that can be used to visualize and quantify endogenous Cdc42 activation in living cells

  Consortium Updates

  September 2006

• New horizons in cancer research

  This web focus in Nature combines news features on the latest horizons in cancer research and newly published papers concerning the generation of cancer stem cells and the regulation of tumour angiogenesis.

  Nature

  August 2006

• Ultrasound sends neurons down wrong path

  The type of ultrasound used to scan babies in the womb disturbs neuronal migration in mouse foetuses.

  news@nature | doi:10.1038/news060807-2

  7 August 2006

• Cells come into focus

  Molecules, students are often told, are too small to see with a light microscope. But not any more.

  news@nature | doi:10.1038/news060807-16

  11 August 2006

• Winning ways

  Science is cut-throat by nature, but how should young scientists handle working on competitive projects — or worse, getting scooped?

  Nature 442, 842-843 | doi:10.1038/nj7104-842a

  August 2006