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.
February 2006

Electron microscopy
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Electron microscopy and computational analysis reveal the structural basis of actin filament nucleation and branch stability.
Cell Migration Consortium News
February 2006
Web Focus: Biomarkers
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This special Focus in Nature Reviews Cancer discusses how biomarkers of cancer can be used to further our understanding of tumour formation and develop new therapeutic approaches.
Nature Reviews Cancer
February 2006
Journals scolded for slack disclosure rules
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Even high-profile papers may violate conflict-of-interest policies.
Original research paper: news@nature (2006)doi:10.1038/news060116-6

Alan Hall, chairman, cell biology programme, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York
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After switching to molecular biology and stumbling into cancer research, Alan Hall moves from Britain to New York.
Original research paper: Nature 439 506 (2006)doi:10.1038/nj7075-506a
