January 2007

• Podosomes: Maturation and turnover

  Cortactin phosphorylation by the tyrosine kinase Src remodels osteoclast adhesions.

  Consortium Updates

  January 2007

• Focus on RNA

  This month Nature Chemical Biology features a collection of articles that discuss the diverse functional roles of RNA in biological systems.

  Nature Chemical Biology

  January 2007

• Top ten stories of 2006

  The Nature news team comment on the top stories from 2006.

  news@nature

  28 December 2006

• Animal experiments under fire for poor design

  How useful are animal experiments as a way to prepare for trials of medical treatments in humans?

  news@nature

  21 December 2006

• NIH offers free access to wealth of disease data

  The 'database of Genotype and Phenotype' (dbGaP) brings together information of thousands of subjects studied over many years in the hope of identifying new links to disease.

  news@nature

  21 December 2006

• Prospects

  A new NIH programme offers possibilities of independence for young researchers.

  naturejobs

  21 December 2006