News
A collection of the very latest news items relevant to the cell migration community, selected from the CMC, news@nature.com and journals from the Nature family.
September 2005
Scientists & Societies
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Graduate students band together to foster communication
Original research paper: Nature 436 1062 (2005)doi:10.1038/nj7053-1062b
Cell biology: The secret life of sperm
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Far from being mere DNA delivery boys, it's now becoming clear that sperm also ship a complex cargo of RNA and proteins that may be crucial for an embryo's early development. Claire Ainsworth reports.
Original research paper: Nature 436 770 - 771 (2005)doi:10.1038/436770a
Bacteria designed to make new antibiotics
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Approach may produce tools to fight drug-resistant infections.
Original research paper: news@nature (2005)doi:10.1038/news050815-1
Looking at US versus European exit opportunities
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Data suggest that investor exits are dwindling in the US. For now, prospects are rosier in Europe. But, mixed messages are everywhere.
Original research paper: Bioentrepreneur (2005)doi:10.1038/bioent876
An individual approach
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Reduced side effects and more effective therapies are some of the benefits promised by pharmacogenomics. But to reach these goals industry will have to marshall a broad range of skills, as Ricki Lewis explains.
Original research paper: Nature 436 746 - 747 (2005)doi:10.1038/nj7051-746a
